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- Jan 29
- 2 min read

2021 Youth Media Awards

by Kristine, Youth Services Librarian

Every January the American Library Association (ALA) announces its Youth Media Awards for the previous year. These awards go to books and digital media for children and young adults.

Some of the awards given are:

The Newberry Medal for outstanding contribution to children’s literature
The Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book for children.
The Coretta Scott King Awards recognizing African American authors and illustrators.
The Michael L. Prinz award for excellence in literature for young adults
The Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody and artistic expression of the disability experience.
The Pura Belpre Awards honoring Latinex writers and illustrators
The Stonewall Book Award books of exceptional merit relating to the LGBT experience.

These awards were announced on Monday and Mary Beth and I came in early to make sure we didn’t miss a minute. We clapped and cheered for all the amazing books, authors, and illustrators that were honored. Happily, we have most of these award winners in our collection and we would love to have children and teens read them all. Here are a few of the award winning titles you can check out today.