SAN DIEGO – Listening Library, an imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group, producer of the audiobook, “The True Meaning of Smekday,” has won the 2011 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production. The award announcement was made today …
SAN DIEGO - Sir Terry Pratchett is the recipient of the 2011 Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring hissignificant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. The Young Adult Library Services Association ( YALSA ), a division of the American Library …
SAN DIEGO - Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., is the winner of the 2011 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for “A Time of Miracles.” The Mildred L. Batchelder Award honors an American publisher for …
SAN DIEGO – Rita Williams-Garcia, author of “One Crazy Summer,”and Bryan Collier, illustrator of “Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave,” are the winners of the 2011 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring African American authors and illustrators of …
SAN DIEGO – The American Library Association ( ALA ) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Schneider Family Book Awards, which honor an author or illustrator for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent …
SAN DIEGO – Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard of Weston Woods, producers of “The Curious Garden,” are the 2011 recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in children’s video. The award was announced today by the Association for Library …
SAN DIEGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association ( YALSA ), a division of the American Library Association ( ALA ), has selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2011 Alex Awards. The awards, sponsored by the …
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SAN DIEGO – ”Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing” written by Ann Angel, Published by Amulet/Abrams, has been named the 2011 winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, the first national award that honors the best nonfiction books …
Vineland Station, Ontario, January 10, 2011 — Canada’s Economic Action Plan is delivering real results for Ontario fruit producers and processors. MP Dean Allison (Niagara West-Glanbrook) announced today, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry …
SAN DIEGO – “The Freak Observer” written by Blythe Woolston and published by Carolrhoda Lab, an imprint of Carolrhoda Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group , has been named the 2011 winner of the William C. Morris Award, which honors a book …
Last night the President continued to call the families of the victims from the terrible tragedy in Arizona and will continue to do so throughout the week. The President is assuring them that all is being done to try and get to the bottom of this. …
SAN DIEGO – Authors Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee and illustrator Tony Fucile are the 2011 recipients of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for “Bink and Gollie,” published by Candlewick Press. The award was announced today by the Association for Library …
SAN DIEGO - Clare Vanderpool, author of “Moon Over Manifest”and Erin E. Stead, illustrator of“A Sick Day for Amos McGee,”are the 2011 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. …
Posted on January 10, 2011 by Heather Settlement of Bombay Hook Suit Makes Southeast Refuges Next Legal Target The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has agreed to stop planting genetically engineered (GE) crops on all its refuges …
SAN DIEGO – Eric Velasquez, illustrator of “Grandma’s Gift,” and Pam Muñoz Ryan, author of “The Dreamer” are the 2011 winners of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award and Author Award, honoring Latino authors and illustrators whose work best portrays, …
CHICAGO - The American Library Association ( ALA ) Video Round Table Notable Videos for Adults Committee has compiled its 2011 list of Notable Videos for Adults, a list of 15 outstanding programs released on video within the past two years and …
January 10, 2011 Universal Music Group Donates Over 200,000 Master Recordings to the Library of Congress Library’s Largest Musical Gift Features Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby & Others The …
January 7, 2011 American Folklife Center Announces Archie Green Fellowships The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is accepting applications for Archie Green Fellowships. They will offer scholars an …
January 5, 2011 Queens Library and Frick Art Reference Library Are New Cataloging Partners The Library of Congress welcomes Queens Library in Queens, N.Y., and Frick Art Reference Library in New York, N.Y., as new …
