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Longlist for 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction announced
CHICAGO – A total of 49 books (24 fiction, 25 nonfiction) has been selected for the longlist for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The list is now available on the awards’ website. The six-title shortlist—three each...
2020 Symposium on the Future of Libraries Opens Call for Session Proposals
CHICAGO – The Center for the Future of Libraries is accepting session proposals for the 2020 Symposium on the Future of Libraries (January 24 - 28, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pa.). Sponsored by the Center for the Future of Libraries, the Symposium features...
Revised Library Bill of Rights interpretations adopted at Seattle Midwinter Meeting
91传媒 Council adopted revisions to three Library Bill of Rights interpretations proposed by the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) at the Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. On January 29, Council approved the proposed changes to “Challenged Resources,”...
ALCTS Statement Against Harassment, Racism and Discrimination
CHICAGO—In light of reports of incidents of harassing, discriminatory and racist behavior that occurred at the 2019 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Board offers its...
New Library Bill of Rights Provision Recognizes and Defends Library Users鈥 Privacy
The Library Bill of Rights — first adopted in 1939 and last amended in 1980 — has been updated to include an article focused on the concept of ensuring privacy and confidentiality for library users. The new article of the Library Bill of Rights, Article...
2019 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits Closes, Community Bound
SEATTLE – The dialogue continues on the position of our nation’s libraries. As evidenced, the current role of the library, and its library workers, has become wide-ranging. In order to provide aid and transformation in our respective communities, the...
91传媒 Council approves new Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation Through Adversity
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) Council, at a Sunday session during the 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits, approved the new Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation Through Adversity. The award, which 91传媒 intends to present at its...
Corey R. Tabor wins Geisel Award for 鈥淔ox the Tiger鈥
SEATTLE– Author and illustrator Corey R. Tabor is the 2019 recipient of the Award for “Fox the Tiger,” published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children...
Yuyi Morales, Elizabeth Acevedo win Pura Belpr茅 Awards
SEATTLE – Yuyi Morales, illustrator of “Dreamers,” and Elizabeth Acevedo, author of “The Poet X,” are the 2019 winners of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award and Author Award, honoring Latinx authors and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms and...
Joyce Sidman wins 2019 Sibert Medal
seattle – Joyce Sidman, author of “The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science,” was named the winner of the 2019 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2018. The award was...
YALSA announces 2019 Alex Awards
SEATTLE – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), has selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2019 Alex Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Margaret A...
SEATTLE – Dr. Pauletta Brown Bracy is the recipient of the 2019 Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The announcement was made today by the 91传媒 (91传媒), during the 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits...
SEATTLE – “Julián is a Mermaid” by Jessica Love and published by Candlewick Press, and “Hurricane Child” by Kheryn Callender and published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., are the 2019 recipients of the Stonewall Book Awards – Mike...
SEATTLE– The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees, by Don Brown and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has been named the 2019 winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, the first national award that honors the best...
2019 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named
SEATTLE – The 91传媒 (91传媒) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Schneider Family Book Awards, which honor an author or illustrator for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences...
