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2021 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Schneider Family Book Awards, which honor authors or illustrators for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences...
2021 Sydney Taylor Book Award winners announced
CHICAGO – The 2021 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award, administered by the Association of Jewish Libraries, an affiliate of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), were announced at 8 a.m. Central today at 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Virtual, held Jan. 22 - 26...
YMA highlights 2021 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth category winners
CHICAGO - The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (AP91´«Ã½), an affiliate of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announced 2021 winners of its Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth categories today at 8 a.m. Central during the 91´«Ã½...
91´«Ã½ announces 2021 Youth Media Awards
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting &...
YALSA names 2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announced its 2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults list. The list consists of 81 titles selected from 149 official nominations, which...
YALSA names 2021 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announced its 2021 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list. The list of 64 titles is drawn from 81 official nominations, which...
YALSA names 2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has announced its 2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. The list consists of 126 titles selected from 145 official nominations, which...
2020 Schneider Award Winners Virtual Celebration
2020 Schneider Award Virtual Celebration Sunday, January 24, 2021 The 91´«Ã½ and the Schneider Family Book Award Committee cordially invite you to the 2020 Schneider Award Virtual Celebration honoring our winners: Just Ask!: Be...
Booklist’s 2020 Top of the List and Editors’ Choice announced
CHICAGO — Every January, Booklist publishes Editors’ Choice: lists of the best adult and youth books, and audiobooks of the past year. From these lists, we further select what we call the Top of the List: the single best title in seven categories—adult...
YALSA announces 2021 William C. Morris finalists
CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), selected five books as finalists for the 202 1 William C. Morris Award, which honors the year’s best books written for young adults by a...
YALSA announces 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award finalists
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), selected five books as finalists for the 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, which honors the best nonfiction books...
91´«Ã½ Youth Media Awards webcast open to schools, libraries and public
CHICAGO - On Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at 8 a.m. CT, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) will reveal the next classics in children’s and young adult literature and media during its Youth Media Awards announcements. Libraries, schools, and book lovers...
91´«Ã½ unveils shortlist for 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) today announced the six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for...
Longlist for 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction announced
CHICAGO – A total of 46 books (26 fiction, 20 nonfiction) has been selected for the longlist for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The list is now available on the awards’ website. The six-title shortlist—three each...
Applications open for 2021 AASL awards
CHICAGO – Applications for the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2021 awards are now available. AASL members are encouraged to nominate a colleague or themselves to be lauded for their outstanding talent and dedication to the profession as...
