Book+Awards

=Featured Book Awards=

The [|Alex Awards] are given annually to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults.

The [|Michael L. Printz Award] is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.

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.

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.

The [|Coretta Scott King Book Award] is given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, promoting understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples.

In 1982, Scott O'Dell established The [|Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction]. Scott O'Dell established this award to encourage writers--particularly new authors--to focus on historical fiction.

The [|Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award], established by the Association for Library Service to Children in 2001 with support from Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc., is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year.

__Though not currently featured in our library, there are many book awards. To find out more about these awards, explore the following links.__

[|Hugo Award] -- presented annually since 1955, for Science Fiction. The Hugo Awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention. [|Nebula Award] -- are given each year by the [|Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America] (SFWA) for the best science fiction or fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year. [|Pulitzer Prize] -- Joseph Pulitzer stood out as the very embodiment of American journalism. In writing his 1904 will, he made provision for the establishment of the Pulitzer Prizes as an incentive to excellence. [|Edgar Award] -- The Edgar Allan Poe Awards are awarded annually by the Mystery Writers of America to authors of best work in various categories of the genre. Joseph Pulitzer stood out as the very embodiment of American journalism. Hungarian-born, an intense indomitable figure, Pulitzer was the most skillful of newspaper publishers, a passionate crusader against dishonest government, a fierce, hawk-like competitor who did not shrink from sensationalism in circulation struggles, and a visionary who richly endowed his profession.