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DOGObooks to host landing page for YALSA’s 2014 TTT vote
CHICAGO — Today the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) announced that DOGObooks, the largest website for kids and teens to review books, will host the voting for the 2014 Teens’ Top Ten Books Voting that opens on Aug. 15. For the second year...
District of Columbia Public Library chosen as site for the 2015 Arbuthnot Lecture
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) announced that the 2015 May Hill Arbuthnot Committee has chosen DC Public Library, Washington, D.C., as the site of the 2015 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture featuring author/illustrator Brian...
LAS VEGAS –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 through a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. “The Goldfinch,” by Donna...
AASL announces 2014 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced its 2014 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning at the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Annual Conference in Las Vegas. The annual list honors 25 Internet sites that provide...
AASL announces 2014 list of Best Apps for Teaching & Learning
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced its 2014 list of Best Apps for Teaching & Learning at the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Annual Conference in Las Vegas. The list of 25 apps provides new technology resources for...
ALSC recommends more Great Websites for Kids
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½, has added more sites to Great Websites for Kids, its online resource containing hundreds of links to exceptional websites for children. The...
Celebrate the best in GLBTQ literature at the 2014 Stonewall Book Awards Brunch
CHICAGO — Join the 91´«Ã½ Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) and award winning authors in celebration of the very best in GLBTQ literature at the 2014 Stonewall Book Awards Brunch, held during the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Las Vegas...
The 2014 guide to the Newbery and Caldecott awards
CHICAGO — Updated to include the 2014 award and honor books, “ The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books, 2014 Edition,” published by 91´«Ã½ Editions, gathers together the books deemed most distinguished in American children's...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) and the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee will celebrate 45 years of the best in children’s and young adult literature representing the African-American experience...
'Hell or Richmond' by Ralph Peters wins the 2014 W.Y. Boyd Award
CHICAGO — "Hell or Richmond" by Ralph Peters, published by Forge Books, is the winner of the 2014 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award “for excellence in Military Fiction.” The W. Y. Boyd Literary Novel Award honors the best fiction set in a period when the United...
A discussion guide for Coretta Scott King Award-winning books
CHICAGO — Spotlighting titles appropriate for grades K-12, “ Coretta Scott King Award Books Discussion Guide: Pathways to Democracy,” published by 91´«Ã½ Editions, builds on the rich legacy of the Coretta Scott King award-winning books to offer an important...
AASL announces 2014 award recipients
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has announced the recipients of its 2014 awards. AASL awards and grants recognize excellence and showcase best practices in the school library field in categories that include collaboration...
91´«Ã½ unveils shortlist for 2014 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
CHICAGO —The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) today announced the six books shortlisted for the prestigious Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The medals are awarded for the best fiction and nonfiction books written for...
El-Sherbini book wins ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS) Outstanding Publication Award recipient for 2014 is Magda El-Sherbini for her book " RDA: Strategies for Implementation," Chicago: 91´«Ã½ Editions, 2013. The Outstanding...
2014 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 2014 Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab “American Book Prices Current” Exhibition...
