Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video (HISTORICAL)
The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video, supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, was awarded for the first time in 1991 to honor outstanding video productions for children released during the previous year. The annual award is given to the video's producer by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA, through a Carnegie endowment.
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) may be best-remembered by his establishment of free public libraries meant to make available to everyone a means of self-education. In 1881, when he began the project, very few public libraries existed; he spent over $56 million to build 2,509 libraries throughout the English-speaking world. After the program was terminated in 1917, the Carnegie Corporation continued for about 40 years in providing funds to improve libraries' services. Today the Corporation continues to fund programs for adult education and education in the fine arts.
Video productions that receive the Andrew Carnegie Medal meet criteria that include the following: they show respect for a child's intelligence and imagination, and reflect and encourage children's interests; they take advantage of the special techniques of the medium, including visuals, voices, music, language, and sound effects; and, if adaptations of materials originally produced in other mediums, they remain true to, expand, or complement the work. Only entries originally released in the United States, and produced by a U.S. citizen or resident or by a company headquartered in the U.S. are eligible.
The winning producer is selected by the Carnegie Award Selection Committee of ALSC, announced at the ALA Midwinter Meeting (usually in January), and receives the medal at the Annual Conference in June.
Name | Title | Year |
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Ryan Swenar | Ryan Swenar | 2017 - Winner |
Weston Woods Studios and Mo Willems for “That Is NOT a Good Idea!” | Weston Woods Studios, Willems win 2016 Carnegie Medal for “That Is NOT a Good Idea!” | 2016 - Winner |
Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard for “Me...Jane” | Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard for “Me...Jane” | 2015 - Winner |
Bink & Gollie: Two for One | Bink & Gollie: Two for One | 2014 - Winner |
Anna, Emma and the Condors | Anna, Emma and the Condors | 2013 - Winner |
Ellard, Melissa Reilly | Children Make Terrible Pets | 2012 - Winner |
Gagne, Paul R. | Children Make Terrible Pets | 2012 - Winner |
Brown, Peter | Children Make Terrible Pets | 2012 - Winner |
Eiden, Emily | Children Make Terrible Pets | 2012 - Winner |
Children Make Terrible Pets | 2012 - Winner | |
Brown, Peter | The Curious Garden | 2011 - Winner |
Ellard, Melissa Reilly | The Curious Garden | 2011 - Winner |
Gagne, Paul R. | The Curious Garden | 2011 - Winner |
Kellgren, Katherine | The Curious Garden | 2011 - Winner |
Willems, Mo | Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! | 2010 - Winner |
Gagne, Paul R. | Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! | 2010 - Winner |
Gagne, Paul R. | March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World | 2009 - Winner |
Reilly, Melissa | March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World | 2009 - Winner |
Robertson, Amy Palmer | Jump In!: Freestyle Edition | 2008 - Winner |
Lafferty, Kevin | Jump In!: Freestyle Edition | 2008 - Winner |
Davis, John | Jump In!: Freestyle Edition | 2008 - Winner |
Sterling, Danielle | Jump In!: Freestyle Edition | 2008 - Winner |
Willems, Mo | Knuffle Bunny | 2007 - Winner |
Knuffle Bunny | 2007 - Winner | |
Gagne, Paul | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers | 2006 - Winner |
Sporn, Michael | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers | 2006 - Winner |
Reilly, Melissa | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers | 2006 - Winner |
Gagne, Paul R. | The Dot | 2005 - Winner |
Reynolds, Peter H. | The Dot | 2005 - Winner |
Bresnahan, Karen | The Dot | 2005 - Winner |
Reilly, Melissa | The Dot | 2005 - Winner |
Goldberger, Gary | The Dot | 2005 - Winner |
Meath, Jonathan | The Dot | 2005 - Winner |
Reilly, Melissa | Giggle, Giggle, Quack | 2004 - Winner |
Gagne, Paul R. | Giggle, Giggle, Quack | 2004 - Winner |
St. George, Judith | So You Want to Be President? | 2003 - Winner |
Small, David | So You Want to Be President? | 2003 - Winner |
Gagne, Paul R. | So You Want to Be President? | 2003 - Winner |
Reilly, Melissa | So You Want to Be President? | 2003 - Winner |
Di Loreto, Dante | My Louisiana Sky | 2002 - Winner |
Edwards, Anthony | My Louisiana Sky | 2002 - Winner |
Holt, Kimberly Willis | My Louisiana Sky | 2002 - Winner |
Carroll, Willard | My Louisiana Sky | 2002 - Winner |
Wilhite, Tom | My Louisiana Sky | 2002 - Winner |
Sierra, Judy | Antarctic Antics | 2001 - Winner |
Gagne, Paul R. | Antarctic Antics | 2001 - Winner |
Allard, Harry | Miss Nelson Has a Field Day | 2000 - Winner |
Gagne, Paul R. | Miss Nelson Has a Field Day | 2000 - Winner |
Moynihan, Frank | The First Christmas | 1999 - Winner |
Davenport, Tom | Willa: An American Snow White | 1998 - Winner |
Mangan, Tacy | Notes Alive! On the Day You Were Born | 1997 - Winner |
Gagne, Paul R. | Owen | 1996 - Winner |
Henkes, Kevin | Owen | 1996 - Winner |
Sporn, Michael | Whitewash | 1995 - Winner |
Fulton, Rawn | Eric Carle: Picture Writer | 1994 - Winner |
Soto, Gary | The Pool Party | 1993 - Winner |
Kelly, John | The Pool Party | 1993 - Winner |
Matulavich, Peter | Harry Comes Home | 1992 - Winner |
Matthews, John | Ralph S. Mouse | 1991 - Winner |
McQuilkin, George | Ralph S. Mouse | 1991 - Winner |
Cleary, Beverly | Ralph S. Mouse | 1991 - Winner |