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News Spotlight Lists
RUSA Notable Books Council releases 2008 list
American Library Association announces literary award winners (Jan 2008)
Booklist announces prestigious 2007 Top of the List selections - Top of the List: The Best of Editors' Choice (Jan 2008)
YALSA releases companion titles for The Kite Runner (Dec 2007)
"New Moon" rises in YALSA's 2007 Teens' Top Ten (Oct 2007)
Books to Make You LOL @ your library® (YALSA Teen Read Week 2007)
YALSA offers resources, read-alikes to keep teens reading after final Harry Potter book (July 2007)
New bibliographies boast Best in Children's Literature (June 2007)
Booklist Announces Prestigious 2006 Top of the List selections (Jan 2007)
YALSA creates list of "Chronicles of Narnia" read-a-likes (Dec 2005)
YALSA offers recommended reading for teens in light of recent disaster (Sept 2005)
Harry-a-like Books -- Library association recommends fantasy books for Harry Potter fans (June 2005)
Top Ten Most Re-Read Books List (July 2004)
For Children
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2008 American Indian Youth Literature Award (see the Picture Book and Middle School winners) - 2006 Picture Book and Middle School winners
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Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature - See Children Literature
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Amelia Bloomer Project: Picture Books - Fiction and Nonfiction and Middle Grades - Fiction and Nonfiction
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Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth (scroll down to the center of the page for the Middle Readers and The Young sections)
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Coretta Scott King Book Award - list of previous Coretta Scott King winners
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Schneider Family Books Award - first two books listed are the current winners for the birth through grade school and middle school categories - see the 2004-2007 winners list
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Sibert Informational Book Medal - list of previous Sibert winners
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New bibliographies boast Best in Children's Literature (June 2007) - Building A Home Library Bibliographies (all four!)
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Children's librarians recommend books for the holidays (Oct/Dec 2006)
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Growing Up Around the World - (all lists below are Adobe Reader PDF files)
Growing Up in Africa
Growing Up in the Americas
Growing Up in Asia and the Middle East
Growing Up in Australia and New Zealand
Growing Up in Europe
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Positive Portrayals of the Aging and Elderly (Microsoft Word document)
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Sharing Cultures: Asian American Children’s Authors: A Selected Bibliography
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Suggested Books for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America List
For Young Adults/Teens
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2008 American Indian Youth Literature Award (see for the Young Adult winner) - 2006 Young Adult winner
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Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature - See Youth/Young Adult Literature
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Amelia Bloomer Project: Young Adult - Fiction and Nonfiction
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Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth (at the top of the list is the Older Readers section)
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Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners
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Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
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Schneider Family Books Award - third book listed is the current winner for the teen category - see the 2004-2007 winners list
For Adults
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Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature - See Adult Fiction Literature
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Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Awards- list of previous winners
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Sophie Brody Medal (outstanding achievement in Jewish literature, both fiction and non-fiction)
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The Reading List Council: Honoring the Best Adult Genre Fiction
Established in 2007 by CODES (Collection Development and Evaluation Section) of ALA's RUSA (Reference and User Services Association, a division of ALA), The Reading List Council seeks to highlight outstanding genre fiction that merits special attention by general adult readers and the librarians who work with them. The Council, which consists of ten librarians who are experts in readers’ advisory and collection development, select books in eight different categories: adrenaline titles which include suspense, thrillers, and action adventure; Fantasy; Historical Fiction; Horror; Mystery; Romance; Science Fiction; and Women’s Fiction. This inaugural juried list features established voices and debut novelists and suggests titles that will thrill avid fans and entice new readers. -
Stonewall Book Awards (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table) - list of previous winners
Reference Books (for children, teens, and adults)
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Booklist Nonfiction Series Roundup (searchable online database, preschool through high school books)
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Booklist Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers (elementary through high school levels): 2007
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University Press Books Selected for Public and Secondary School Libraries
Reading List Articles, Columns
Archive of Online Articles from ALA's Book Links: Connecting Books, Libraries, and Classrooms magazine
Thought Bubbles series of columns on graphic novels (2002-2005) by Philip Crawford from ALA's Knowledge Quest magazine
Reading Events, Programs, and Tips
ALA Professional Tips Wiki - Selection (online and print resources for selecting books)
Banned Books Week - September 27-October 4, 2008
Born to Read: How to Raise A Reader
Boys will be...The Unique Reading and Development Needs of Boys in Libraries (Internet Archive version; page currently removed from ALA site)
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) - April 30, 2008National Library Week 2008 - April 13-19, 2008
Teen Read Week - October 12-18, 2008
Summer Reading and Learning for Children
Products to Promote Reading from ALA Graphics at the ALA Online Store
February 2008