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ALA Book and Media Awards and Notables
Want to know what the experts consider the best books? Visit the links below for ideas on great books for kids, teens, and adults. You can find out about the awards and notable lists themselves, or see a list of the most recently lauded books and read their reviews.
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Children's Books and Media
Amelia Bloomer Book List
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The Amelia Bloomer list is a recommended reading list of feminist books for girls, ranging from beginning readers to teens, that feature strong, independent, female protagonists and that challenge what it means to be a woman, regardless of ethnicity or socioeconomic background.
Batchelder Award
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This award, established in Mildred L. Batchelder's honor in 1966, is a citation awarded to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States.
Belpre Medal
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The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth
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Committed to providing a broad selection of outstanding books that mixes popular appeal with literary excellence, the Books for Youth editorial staff has chosen the titles below as best-of-the-year fiction, nonfiction, and picture books.
Booklist Editors' Choice: Media
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Booklist Editors' Choice: Reference Sources
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Titles were reviewed in RBB from February 2006 through January 2007. All the titles are intended for a general readership at the high-school level and up. For our pick of the crop for students, see “Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers” in the September 1 issue.
Booklist's Top of the List
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Every January, Booklist publishes Editors’ Choice: lists of the best books, databases, video/DVDs, and audiobooks of the past year. From these lists, we further select what we call the Top of the List: the single best title in eight categories—adult fiction, adult nonfiction, youth fiction, youth nonfiction, youth picture book, reference source, video/DVD, and audiobook.
Caldecott Medal
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The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Carnegie Medal
Sponsored by ALSC
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The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video, supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, was awarded for the first time in 1991 to honor outstanding video productions for children released during the previous year. The annual award is given to the video's producer by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA, through a Carnegie endowment.
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Sponsored by ALA Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table
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Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream.
Newbery Medal
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The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Notable Children's Books
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Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, videos, and computer software.
Notable Children's Recordings
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Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, videos, and computer software.
Notable Children's Videos
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Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, videos, and computer software.
Notable Computer Software for Children
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Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, videos, and computer software.
Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
Sponsored by ALSC and YALSA
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This annual award will be given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States.
Rainbow Project Book List
Sponsored by Social Responsibilities Round Table and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table
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The Rainbow Projecte Book List is list of recommended books dealing with gay, lesbian, bisexual, trangendered and questioning issues and situations for children up to age 18.
Schneider Family Book Award
Sponsored by ALA Governance Office
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The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. Three annual awards each consisting of $5000 and a framed plaque, will be given annually in each of the following categories: birth through grade school (age 0-10), middle school (age 11-13) and teens (age 13-18). (Age groupings are approximations). The book must emphasize the artistic expression of the disability experience for children and or adolescent audiences. The book must portray some aspect of living with a disability or that of a friend or family member, whether the disability is physical, mental or emotional. Donated by Dr. Katherine Schneider. Deadline is December 1st.
Sibert Medal
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The Sibert Award honors the most distinguished informational book published in English in the preceding year for its significant contribution to children’s literature.
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
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The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, established in 2004, is given annually (beginning in 2006) to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s literature known as beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year.
W.Y. Boyd Literary Award
Sponsored by ALA Governance Office
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An annual award consisting of $5,000 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement honoring the best fiction set in a period when the United States was at war. It recognizes the service of American veterans and military personnel and encourages the writing and publishing of outstanding war-related fiction. Donated by William Young Boyd II. Deadline is December 1st.
Wilder Award
Sponsored by ALSC
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The award, a bronze medal, honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.
Young Adult Books and Media
Alex Awards
Sponsored by YALSA
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The Alex Awards are given to 10 adult books that are appealing to young adults. On this page you will find information about the award and the award winners.
Amelia Bloomer Book List
Sponsored by Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table
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The Amelia Bloomer list is a recommended reading list of feminist books for girls, ranging from beginning readers to teens, that feature strong, independent, female protagonists and that challenge what it means to be a woman, regardless of ethnicity or socioeconomic background.
Best Books for Young Adults
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The list presents books published in the past 16 months that are recommended reading for young adults 12 to 18). It is a general list of fiction and nonfiction titles selected for their proven or potential appeal to the personal reading tastes of the young adult.
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth
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Committed to providing a broad selection of outstanding books that mixes popular appeal with literary excellence, the Books for Youth editorial staff has chosen the titles below as best-of-the-year fiction, nonfiction, and picture books.
Booklist Editors' Choice: Media
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Booklist Editors' Choice: Reference Sources
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Titles were reviewed in RBB from February 2006 through January 2007. All the titles are intended for a general readership at the high-school level and up. For our pick of the crop for students, see “Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers” in the September 1 issue.
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults
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Selected by the Books for Youth editors, the following titles comprise the year’s best personal reading for teenagers among adult books published in 2006. More on each book’s content and suggested audience can be found in the full-length Booklist review.
Booklist's Top of the List
Sponsored by Booklist Magazine
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Every January, Booklist publishes Editors’ Choice: lists of the best books, databases, video/DVDs, and audiobooks of the past year. From these lists, we further select what we call the Top of the List: the single best title in eight categories—adult fiction, adult nonfiction, youth fiction, youth nonfiction, youth picture book, reference source, video/DVD, and audiobook.
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Sponsored by ALA Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table
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See all 2007 winning titles | Coretta Scott King Book Awards Web Site
Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream.
Great Graphic Novels for Teens
Sponsored by YALSA
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The list presents graphic novels published in the past 16 months that are recommended reading for teens aged twelve to eighteen.
Margaret A. Edwards Award
Sponsored by YALSA
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The Margaret A. Edwards Award, established in 1988, honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, that have been popular over a period of time. It recognizes an author's work in helping adolescents become aware of themselves and addressing questions about their role and importance in relationships, society, and in the world.
Michael L. Printz Award
Sponsored by YALSA
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The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
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This annual award will be given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States.
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
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The purpose of the list is to encourage young adults to read for pleasure by presenting to them lists of popular or topical titles which are widely available in paperback and which represent a broad variety of accessible themes and genres.
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
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The list is for young adults (ages 12-18) who, for whatever reasons, do not like to read. The purpose of this list is to identify titles for recreational reading, not for curricular or remedial use.
Rainbow Project Book List
Sponsored by Social Responsibilities Round Table and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table
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The Rainbow Projecte Book List is list of recommended books dealing with gay, lesbian, bisexual, trangendered and questioning issues and situations for children up to age 18.
Schneider Family Book Award
Sponsored by ALA Governance Office
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See all 2007 winning titles | Schneider Family Book Award Web Site
The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. Three annual awards each consisting of $5000 and a framed plaque, will be given annually in each of the following categories: birth through grade school (age 0-10), middle school (age 11-13) and teens (age 13-18). (Age groupings are approximations). The book must emphasize the artistic expression of the disability experience for children and or adolescent audiences. The book must portray some aspect of living with a disability or that of a friend or family member, whether the disability is physical, mental or emotional. Donated by Dr. Katherine Schneider. Deadline is December 1st.
Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults
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This is an annual list of notable audio recordings significant to young adults from those released in the past two years
Selected Videos and DVDs for Young Adults
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The purpose of this list is to identify for collection developers videos and DVD's that will appeal to young adults in a variety of settings.
Teens' Top Ten Books
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This is an exciting nationwide list of books chosen for teens by teens as the best reads of the year.
W.Y. Boyd Literary Award
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An annual award consisting of $5,000 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement honoring the best fiction set in a period when the United States was at war. It recognizes the service of American veterans and military personnel and encourages the writing and publishing of outstanding war-related fiction. Donated by William Young Boyd II. Deadline is December 1st.
Adult Books and Media
Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books
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The Adult Books editors have selected the following titles as representative of the year’s outstanding books for public-library collections. Our scope has been intentionally broad, and we have attempted to find books that combine literary, intellectual, and aesthetic excellence with popular appeal.
Booklist Editors' Choice: Media
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Booklist Editors' Choice: Reference Sources
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Titles were reviewed in RBB from February 2006 through January 2007. All the titles are intended for a general readership at the high-school level and up. For our pick of the crop for students, see “Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers” in the September 1 issue.
Booklist's Top of the List
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See all 2007 winning titles | Booklist's Top of the List Web Site
Every January, Booklist publishes Editors’ Choice: lists of the best books, databases, video/DVDs, and audiobooks of the past year. From these lists, we further select what we call the Top of the List: the single best title in eight categories—adult fiction, adult nonfiction, youth fiction, youth nonfiction, youth picture book, reference source, video/DVD, and audiobook.
Dartmouth Medal
Sponsored by RUSA
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A medal that honors the creation of a reference work of outstanding quality and significance, presented by the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA). Deadline for receiving submissions is December 15.
Eliza Atkins Gleason Book Award
Sponsored by ALA Office for Research and Statistics
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The Eliza Atkins Gleason Book Award is presented by the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association every third year to recognize the best book written in English in the field of library history, including the history of libraries, librarianship, and book culture. It will next be awarded in 2010
Notable Books for Adults
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Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council has been to make available to the nation’s readers a list of 25 very good, very readable, and at times very important fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books for the adult reader.
Notable Videos for Adults
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Notable Videos for Adults is a list of 15 outstanding programs released on video within the past two years and suitable for all libraries serving adults.
Outstanding Reference Sources
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The Outstanding Reference Sources list was established in 1958 to recommend the best reference publications for small and medium-sized libraries.
Stonewall Book Awards
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The first and most enduring award for lesbigay books showing exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered experience.
The Sophie Brody Award
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The Reference and User Services Association and Arthur Brody and the Brodart Foundation have established the Sophie Brody Medal, an award for the U.S. author of the most distinguished contribution to Jewish literature for adults.
W.Y. Boyd Literary Award
Sponsored by ALA Governance Office
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An annual award consisting of $5,000 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement honoring the best fiction set in a period when the United States was at war. It recognizes the service of American veterans and military personnel and encourages the writing and publishing of outstanding war-related fiction. Donated by William Young Boyd II. Deadline is December 1st.
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