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 Great Stories Club

The Great Stories CLUB is organized by the American Library Association Public Programs Office (PPO), in cooperation with the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Major funding for the Great Stories CLUB has been provided by Oprah’s Angel Network.

The Great Stories CLUB is a reading and discussion program that targets underserved, troubled teen populations. The program reaches teens through books that are relevant to their lives, inviting them to read and keep the books, and encourages them to consider and discuss each title with a group of their peers.

YALSA offers more than $35,000 in grants for conference, research and more

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is announcing more than $35,000 worth of grants and awards available to YALSA members. Members can use the awards to attend ALA Annual Conference for the first time, start a research program, add to their library’s collection and much more. In addition, YALSA will award the biennial YALSA/Greenwood Publishing Group Award for outstanding achievement in teen services on a national level.

ALSC and Candlewick Press once again offer “Light the Way” grant

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), in partnership with Candlewick Press, is once again offering the “Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved” grant in 2010.  This $3,000 grant, which is presented in honor of Newbery Medalist and Geisel Honoree Kate DiCamillo,  was first given in 2008 as a one-time award.  Through the generous contributions of Candlewick Press, the Light the Way grant will now continue in 2010.

National Center for the Blind Youth Slam

The National Center for the Blind (NCB) and the National Center for Blind Youth in Science (NCBYS) are sponsoring Youth Slam, a 5-day learning opportunity at the University of Maryland from July 26 - August 1, 2009. Two hundred blind and low vision students from all across the country will be accepted to attend the five-day adventure that will engage, inspire, and encourage the next generation of blind youth to consider careers falsely believed to be impossible for the blind.

Applications are open to high school students including those entering high school in Fall 2009 and those graduating in Spring 2009. Applications are due by March 1, 2009. See the full details on the NCBYS website.

ISLMA/LBSS Endowment Fund Grant

The Illinois School Library Media Association/Library Book Selection Service (ISLMA/LBSS) Endowment Fund will issue its second annual book grants.  Public and private school libraries as well as public libraries registered in any of the children’s choice reading awards programs—the Monarch Award, the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, and the Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award—are eligible to apply.

Grant recipients will be awarded one set of books for the 2010 reading campaign for the book award the library indicated on their application.  The titles in each book award set are determined by the individual committees in charge of the reading award programs.  Sets include one copy of each of the 20 or 22 books depending on the award program selected. 

Information about the grant and the application form is available at the ISLMA/LBSS Endowment Fund website (www.lbssfund.org).  The application form will be available starting March 15, 2009   All grant applications must be submitted by May 15, 2009.  Applicants must also be registered to participate in the appropriate 2010 children’s choice program by May 15, 2009.  Questions may be sent to [email protected], by fax to 309/649-0916 or by phone to 309/649-0911.

Book vendors interested in bidding for the contract to provide books for this grant will find information at the same website.
 
Funds for the endowment fund were received by the Illinois School Library Media Association when the nonprofit Library Book Selection Service was dissolved in June of 2005.  A stipulation of the agreement between LBSS and ISLMA was that the assets be invested in order to fund grants to encourage student reading of quality literature in Illinois.

The ISLMA/LBSS Endowment Fund’s mission is to “Promote reading in Illinois.”  In 2008, the fund awarded 160 sets of books to school and public libraries.

National Financial Literacy Challenge

The National Financial Literacy Challenge is sponsored by the US Treasury Department and Charles Schwab Foundation to promote learning among high school youth about financial matters.  Teachers register their school and students take a 35 question test online.  Students getting a perfect score can win a $1000 scholarship prize.  Schools with a perfect-scoring student receive $1000 for the school. 

Improving Literacy Through School Libraries grant

The U.S. Department of Education’s Improving Literacy Through School Libraries discretionary/competitive grant offering. Grant information is accessible at: http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/index.html.
The application deadline is March 7, 2008.

ELIGIBILITY
Local education agencies in which at least 20 percent of students served are from families with incomes below the poverty line may apply. The poverty rate table for Illinois school districts is accessible using the Eligibility link on the grant page and is included here for informational purposes: http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/eligible/illinois.xls.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This program helps local education agencies improve reading achievement by providing students with increased access to up-to-date school library materials; well-equipped, technologically advanced school library media centers; and professionally certified school library media specialists.

TYPES OF PROJECTS
Districts may use funds for the following activities:
• Purchase up-to-date school library media resources, including books;
• Acquire and use advanced technology that is integrated into the curricula to develop and enhance the information literacy, information retrieval, and critical-thinking skills of students;
• Facilitate Internet links and other resource-sharing networks;
• Provide professional development for school library media specialists and provide activities that foster increased collaboration among library specialists, teachers, and administrators; and
• Provide students with access to school libraries during non-school hours, weekends, and summer vacations.

NoveList and NoveList K-8 Available

Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White and the Illinois State Library are pleased to announce the E-Rich offering of NoveList & NoveList K-8.

NoveList allows adults and teens to find recommended books based on existing favorite books, favorite authors, subject interests and more. NoveList K-8 helps children in grades K-8, parents & teachers identify books that are appropriate for children's reading abilities and interests. This offering not only provides access to a database, but also offers a wide range of resources that will expand your staff's ability to serve readers of all ages and increase your library's reach.

NoveList and NoveList K-8 is avilable t ILLINET member academic, public, special, high school, middle school and elementary school library buildings. The Illinois State Library will subsidize 50% of the cost for each library building.

Application and invoice instructions can be found at the NoveList section of the Illinois State Library's webstie. Please contact Gwen Harrison at [email protected] or 217-785-7334 for further information.

Grant to Attend AASL

This year, Bound to Stay Bound, a supplier of children's and young adult books, would like to award two grants to members of the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) to help defray the costs of attending their first American Association of School Librarian's Conference in Reno, NV, October 25-28, 2007.  The grants will be in the amount of $750 each and the ISLMA Grants and Awards Committee will determine the two winners.

Take a look at the ISLMA website at this address:  http://www.islma.org/Bound.htm for details of eligibility and the online application form.  Applications are due by May 4, 2007.