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2016 Nonfiction Award finalists announced
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), selected five books as finalists for the 2016 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, which honors the best nonfiction books...
Thousands to join free 91´«Ã½ Youth Media Awards webcast
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) will unveil the next classics in children’s and young adult literature and media during the 91´«Ã½ Youth Media Awards at 8 a.m. ET on Jan. 11, 20l6, from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Unlimited...
IFRT accepting nominations for 2016 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award
CHICAGO — The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is seeking nominations for its 2016 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award. The biennial award is presented for the best published work in the area of intellectual freedom and consists of $500 and a citation...
91´«Ã½ unveils shortlist for 2016 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 adult...
Longlist for 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction announced
CHICAGO — Forty books (20 fiction, 20 nonfiction) comprising the longlist for the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction have been selected. The list is now available on the awards’ website. The six-title shortlist—three each...
Santa Barbara Public Library System chosen as site for 2016 Arbuthnot Lecture
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) announced that the 2016 May Hill Arbuthnot Committee has selected the Santa Barbara Public Library System (California) as the site of the 2016 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture featuring Pat...
SAN FRANCISCO —The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, funded, in part, by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. “All the Light...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, keynote speaker at Andrew Carnegie Medals announcements and celebration
CHICAGO -- In what’s shaping up to be an exciting literary event at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in San Francisco, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been announced as keynote speaker at the celebratory 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence award ceremony. The event...
2015 RBMS Leab Exhibition award winners
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) has selected five winners and two honorable mentions for the 2015 Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab “American Book Prices Current” Exhibition...
The 91´«Ã½ honors Camila Alire with Equality Award
CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ past-President Camila Alire is the 2015 recipient of the 91´«Ã½ Equality Award. The annual award, $1,000 and a framed citation of achievement donated by Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, is given to an individual...
2015 Teens’ Top Ten Nominees to be announced during National Library Week
CHICAGO — To celebrate National Library Week, the Young Adult Library Services (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½, will officially announce the 24 nominations for its 2015 Teens’ Top Ten on April 16, the Thursday of National Library...
The 2015 guide to the Newbery and Caldecott awards
CHICAGO — Updated to include the 2015 award and honor books, “ The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books, 2015 Edition,” published by 91´«Ã½ Editions, gathers together the books deemed most distinguished in American children's...
ALSC Invites E-book Submissions for the 2016 Mildred L. Batchelder Award Pilot Program
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) announces that e-books, including a book published in both the country of origin and the United States exclusively as e-books or a book published in both countries as an e-book and print...
91´«Ã½ unveils shortlist for 2015 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 adult...
IFRT accepting nominations for 2016 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is seeking nominations for its 2016 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award. The biennial award is presented for the best published work in the area of intellectual freedom and...
