The 2021 Youth Media Award announcements will take place on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at 8 a.m. CT during the ALA Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits virtual conference. Are YOU hosting Mock YMA Elections in preparation for these annual announcements?
Tag: Newbery
And the winners are… #alayma #alamw19
As always, today’s Youth Media Awards offered lots of excitement – as well as some surprises – for the many, many, many librarians in attendance and for the thousands of students, teachers, librarians and other interested children’s book lovers who watched the announcements about the winners via live stream.
FINAL CALL FOR NEWBERY SUGGESTIONS DUE
Love a book this year? Send your suggestions to the Newbery 2019 Committee. Suggestions from ALSC members can be sent to Committee Chair Ellen Riordan (emary1@gmail.com) through October 30th.
Call for Suggestions – 2018 Newbery Award
The Newbery committee is surrounded by books and beginning to identify worthy titles for discussion, but we need your assistance in ensuring we are identifying the very best in children’s literature published in 2017. Please suggest a title to the committee for consideration. Visit the Newbery Medal page, log into your ALA account and fill out the suggestion form. It’s that easy! The Newbery Medal is presented annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published during the preceding year. Honor books may be named. Distinguished is defined as: marked by eminence and distinction: noted for significant achievement marked by excellence in quality marked by conspicuous excellence or eminence individually distinct More information can be found on the Submission Process and FAQ’s about ALSC’s Book & Media Awards pages. Send your choices soon – the suggestion form closes on October 15, 2017! ************************************************************************************************ Today’s…
Excitement about the YMAs at #alamw17
Today I enjoyed one of the highlights of the ALA Midwinter Meetings. Today were the announcements of the Youth Media Awards, otherwise known as the YMAs.
Be Inspired By the 2016 ALSC Award Speeches!

Did you miss the ALSC media award acceptance speeches in Orlando? Or just want to enjoy them again at your leisure? PDFs of the Batchelder, Belpré, Caldecott, Carnegie, Geisel, Newbery, Sibert, and Wilder acceptance remarks are available below. Thanks to ALSC Marketing Intern Elizabeth Taft, we’ve also provided some images with quotes below. These inspiring quotes show the passion and dedication authors and illustrators bring to children’s literature. Download PDFs Download PDFs
Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder Dinner #alscac16
I was an “honorary local arrangements” volunteer and had a lot of fun greeting people headed for the Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder dinner! If you have a chance to help out (and don’t want to pay the banquet $$) volunteering gets you the perk of reserving a prime seat for the speeches early and the fun of being a greeter for the banquet!
Youth Media Awards
How exciting to have Last Stop on Market Street be awarded the Newbery Medal as well as a Caldecott Honor. I remember this also happened with A Visit to William Blake’s Inn.