ALA Recommended Viewing

List of links to ALA's recommended videos and DVDs, sorted by age group.

News Spotlight Lists

YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of ALA) names 2009 Fabulous Films for Young Adults

Video Round Table announces 2009 Notable Videos for Adults

Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly win 2009 Carnegie Medal for MARCH ON! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World

For Children

• Booklist Editors' Choice: Media (those few titles geared toward younger grade levels indicated)

• (Andrew) Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video

All previous Carnegie Medal winners (award est. 1991)

• Notable Children's Videos

Previous Notable Children's (Films and) Videos Lists (1996 to the present only available online)

For Young Adults/Teens

• Booklist Editors' Choice: Media (some titles may be appropriate for high school students)

• Fabulous Films for Young Adults
  (all previous lists available online, from 1997 to the present)

For Adults

• Booklist Editors' Choice: Media

• Notable Videos for Adults
  (all previous lists available online, from 1999 to the present)

Video Resources for Librarians and Educators

• @ your library Video
• America's Libraries Change Lives Video and Tipsheet
• Coretta Scott King Award Video
• Rediscover America @ your library video
• Working @ your library: For Love or Money (DVD)

Promotional Materials from ALA, available from the ALA Online Store

Celebrity READ Posters

TV and Movie Characters Posters