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YALSA announces 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award finalists
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), selected five books as finalists for the 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, which honors the best nonfiction books...
91传媒 Youth Media Awards webcast open to schools, libraries and public
CHICAGO - On Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at 8 a.m. CT, the 91传媒 (91传媒) 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传媒 unveils shortlist for 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒) 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...
AASL announces Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has released its inaugural list of Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning. Best Digital Tools combines the previously separate lists of Best Apps and Best Websites for Teaching & Learning...
Celebrate YALSA鈥檚 2020 book award winners virtually
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association invites everyone to celebrate its 2020 book award winners virtually. YALSA’s book award celebrations were originally to take place at 91传媒’s now canceled 2020 91传媒 Annual Conference in Chicago. The Alex...
91传媒 book award winners featured in exciting virtual celebration
CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒) is offering an exciting new 11 hour virtual event celebrating the winners of several of its major book awards, including the esteemed Newbery and Caldecott medals, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, the...
Attend YALSA鈥檚 2020 Alex Awards virtual celebration
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) will celebrate its 2020 Alex Awards winners via a free virtual celebration on June 11 at 3:30 pm EST. Previously, the ceremony was scheduled to be held at the canceled 2020 91传媒 Annual...
The 2020 edition of the Newbery and Caldecott Awards guide
CHICAGO — Newly updated to include the 2020 award and honor books, “ The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books,” published by 91传媒 Editions, gathers the books deemed most distinguished in American children's literature and...
鈥淗ow We Fight for Our Lives鈥 and 鈥淐antoras鈥 win 2020 Stonewall Adult Awards
PHILADELPHIA -- Two of the 2020 Stonewall Book Awards were announced Sunday, Jan. 26 by the Rainbow Round Table (RRT) of the 91传媒 (91传媒), during the 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits, held January 24-28 in Philadelphia...
PHILADELPHIA -- The Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 committee (formerly known as the Amelia Bloomer Project), a subgroup of the Feminist Task Force (FTF) of the 91传媒's Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT)...
Jerry Craft, Kadir Nelson win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
PHILADELPHIA - Jerry Craft, author of “New Kid,” and Kadir Nelson, illustrator of “The Undefeated,” are the 2020 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. Craft and Nelson were...
LITA announces the 2020 Excellence in Children鈥檚 and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists
The LITA Committee Recognizing Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction presents the 2020 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists. The lists are composed of notable children’s and young adult science fiction...
WGBH wins Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award for the app, 'Molly of Denali'
PHILADELPHIA – WGBH is the 2020 recipient of the Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award for the app, Molly of Denali. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library...
