Youth Source

2011 Midwinter Meeting Awards

The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the top books, video and audiobooks for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting in San Diego.

A list of all the 2011 award winners follows:

American Library Association announces  youth media award winners
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6048

Clare Vanderpool, Erin E. Stead win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6047
 
Dr. Henrietta Mays Smith 2011 recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime Achievement
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6075
 
“Ship Breaker” Wins 2011 Printz Award
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6073
 
Sy Montgomery, Nic Bishop win 2011 Sibert Medal
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6071
 
“Almost Perfect” wins 2011 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6070
 
Author/Illustrator Tomie dePaola wins 2011 Wilder Award
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6069
 
Listening Library wins 2011 Odyssey Award for “The True Meaning of Smekday”
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6068
 
“The Freak Observer” wins 2011 William C. Morris Award
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6066
 
YALSA announces 2011 Alex Awards
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6064
 
“Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing” wins 2011 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6067
 
2011 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6063
 
2011 Batchelder Award honors Delacorte Press for “A Time of Miracles”
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6062
 
Peter Sís to deliver 2012 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6061
 
Rita Williams-Garcia, Bryan Collier win 2011 Coretta Scott King Book Awards
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6056
 
Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard win 2011 Carnegie Medal for “The Curious Garden”
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6058
 
Sir Terry Pratchett wins 2011 Edwards Award
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6052
 
Eric Velasquez, Pam Muñoz Ryan win Pura Belpré Awards
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6051
 
Kate DiCamillo, Alison McGhee and Tony Fucile win Geisel Award for “Bink and Gollie”
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6046
 
Winners of the 2011 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Awards
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6014
 
ALA Video Round Table Notable Videos for Adults Committee releases 2011 list of Notable Videos for Adults
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6045
 
Top genre fiction titles named to 2011 RUSA Reading List
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6018
 
2011 Sophie Brody Medal for Jewish literature names winner, honor title
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6021
 
RUSA’s 2011 Outstanding Reference Sources list
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6020

Bill Ott named 2011 Louis Shores Award recipient for book reviewing
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6022
 
Best fiction, non-fiction and poetry for adults named to 2011 Notable Books List
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6019
 
2011 Dartmouth Medal winner, honor title selection
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6017
 
Association of Jewish Libraries announces 2011 Sydney Taylor Book Awards
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6006
 
2011 Stonewall Book Awards announced
http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6044
 

ALA 2010 Literary Awards for Children & YA

The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the 2010 literary award winners for children and young adults, including the Caldecott and Newbery awards.  The press release is available here. 

Encourage teens to enter the 2010 Morris/Nonfiction book trailer contest

TheYoung Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) seeks entrants for its Morris/Nonfiction Award Book Trailer Contest. Teens ages 13-18 can win a box of books plus a $100 gift card to a bookstore, and librarians can win $200 worth of books and materials for their library. Entrants can read the official rules and download the entry form at http://yalsa.ala.org/BookTrailerContest.pdf.

Bluestem Award

The Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) is sponsoring the creation of a new book award.  “The Bluestem Award: Illinois’ 3-5 Children’s Choice Award”, designed for students in grades 3-5, will have an annual reading list that may contain non-fiction, timeless classics as well as current titles, biography,  and  other diverse and varied content titles appropriate for this age group.

The committee is in need of title nominations (by June 15, 2009) and volunteer readers.  Reading will be done during 2009-2010 with the first Master List to be released for the 2010-2011 school year.

See the ISLMA web site for forms and more information.

ALA Youth Media Awards on Today Show

On Jan. 27, the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2009 Caldecott and Newbery Medal winners, and the Chair of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee, appeared on NBC’s “Today Show” to discuss the ALA’s Youth Media Awards.

King Book Award Committee Chair Deborah Taylor was interviewed on the Tuesday morning broadcast with Neil Gaiman, Newbery Medal winner for “The Graveyard Book,” and Beth Krommes, Caldecott Medal winner for “The House in the Night.” In the interview, both Gaiman and Krommes discuss the inspiration behind their work. The “Today” clip can be seen at:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/28873383#28873383

ALSC 2009 award winners announced

Association for Library Service to Children announced the 2009 award winners this morning.The complete list of winners is included in this press release 

The winner of the 2009 Newbery award is "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman, HarperCollins Children's Books

The winner of the 2009 Caldecott award is "The House in the Night," illustrated by Beth Krommes and written by Susan Marie Swanson, Houghton Mifflin Co.

A more detailed press release is now available.

Webcast, Twitter, Facebook, Second Life will highlight 2009 ALA Youth Media Awards

The results of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Youth Media Awards, which present the best of the best in children's and young adult literature and media, will be announced during the ALA's Midwinter Meeting on Monday, Jan. 26 at the Colorado Convention Center. You can obtain those results in a number of ways besides attending the ceremony: