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2019 Batchelder Award honors Thames & Hudson for 鈥淭he Fox on the Swing鈥
Seattle– Thames & Hudson, Inc. is the winner of the 2019 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for “The Fox on the Swing.” The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒)...
American Indian Youth Literature Awards highlighted during 91传媒 Youth Media Awards
SEATTLE – The American Indian Library Association’s (AILA) American Indian Youth Literature Awards were highlighted today during the 91传媒 (91传媒) Youth Media Award announcements. The awards are presented in even-numbered years, and...
2019 Sydney Taylor Book Award winners announced
SEATTLE – Selections from a new addition to the 91传媒 Youth Media Awards pantheon were revealed today. The 2019 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award, administered by the Association of Jewish Libraries, an affiliate of the 91传媒...
Neil Gaiman to deliver 2020 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
Neil Gaiman will deliver the 2020 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. The announcement was made today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), during the 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits held January 25 - 29, in Seattle, Washington.
YMA highlights 2019 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth category winners
SEATTLE -The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (AP91传媒), an affiliate of the 91传媒 (91传媒), announced the 2019 winners of its Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth categories today during the 91传媒 Youth Media...
鈥淒arius the Great Is Not Okay鈥 wins 2019 William C. Morris Award
SEATTLE – “Darius the Great Is Not Okay,” written by Adib Khorram and published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House, has been named the 2019 winner of the William C. Morris Award, which honors a book...
Macmillan Audio wins 2019 Odyssey Award for 鈥淪adie鈥
SEATTLE– Macmillan Audio, producer of the audiobook, “Sadie,” has won the 2019 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production. The award announcement was made today during the 91传媒 (91传媒) Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits held...
SEATTLE - M.T. Anderson is the recipient of the 2019 Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring his significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens for “Feed;” “The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party;”...
SEATTLE - The 91传媒 (91传媒) selects "The Great Believers," by Rebecca Makkai, published by Viking, as the winner of the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and "Heavy: An American Memoir," by Kiese Laymon, published...
Philanthropist, author Melinda Gates to serve as 2019 National Library Week honorary chair
CHICAGO – Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has dedicated her life to achieving transformational improvements in the health and prosperity of families, communities and societies. Now she will lend her support to advocate for...
Meeting room policies, displays and drag queen storytimes to be discussed at 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting
Meeting room policies, drag queen storytimes, research databases, and library book displays have made headlines and sparked controversy in libraries. At the 2019 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting, the 91传媒 Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) will host “ Intellectual...
New books, products, special events at the 91传媒 Store at Midwinter Meeting in Seattle
Make sure to carve out some time in your schedule to shop and browse the 91传媒 Store at the 2019 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits for products that meet the widest range of your promotional and continuing education/professional development needs—as well as...
Jeanne Theoharis to keynote 20th annual King observance and Sunrise Celebration
CHICAGO – Professor and author Jeanne Theoharis will deliver the keynote address at the 20 th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration during the 91传媒’s Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits in Seattle...
A free “United for Libraries Institute: Friends, Foundations, and Trustees” will be held Saturday, January 26, 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Seattle Central Library’s Microsoft Auditorium at the 2019 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. Library Trustees...
2019 Nonfiction Award finalists announced
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 2019 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, which honors the best nonfiction books...
