Schneider Family Book Award
The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. Three annual awards each consisting of $5000 and a framed plaque, will be given annually in each of the following categories: birth through grade school (age 0-8), middle school (age 9-13) and teens (age 14-18). (Age groupings are approximations). The book must emphasize the artistic expression of the disability experience for children and or adolescent audiences. The book must portray some aspect of living with a disability or that of a friend or family member, whether the disability is physical, mental or emotional. The nominated novel (fiction or non-fiction), biogaphy and/or picture book must be published during the past two(2) years. Donated by Dr. Katherine Schneider. Deadline is December 1.

W.Y. Boyd Literary Award
An annual award consisting of $5,000 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement honoring the best fiction set in a period when the United States was at war. It recognizes the service of American veterans and military personnel and encourages the writing and publishing of outstanding war-related fiction for young adults or adults. Donated by William Young Boyd II. Deadline is December 1.

Alex Awards
The Alex Awards are given to 10 adult books that are appealing to young adults. On this page you will find information about the award and the award winners.

Batchelder Award
Information, about the ALSC (Mildred L.) Batchelder Award for an outstanding children's book published in a foreign language and translated into English. Includes links to winners and submission instructions.

Belpré Medal
Information about the ALSC/REFORMA Pura Belpré Medal for outstanding children's literature and illustration that celebrates the Latino/a cultural experience. Includes links to past winners and to the submission instructions.

Best Books for Young Adults
The Best Books for Young Adults Lists from 1996 to the present along with information on the list policies and procedures and nomination form.

Caldecott Medal
Information about the Randolph Caldecott Medal, awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Includes links to past winners and submission instructions. Administered by the Association for Library Service to Children.

Carnegie Medal
Information about the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video, administered by the Association for Library Service to Children.

Children's Notable Lists
Links to current and past ALSC Children's Notable Lists, including books, recordings, videos and computer software. Submission instructions for publishers and other vendors.

Dartmouth Medal
A medal that honors the creation of a reference work of outstanding quality and significance, presented by the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA). Deadline for receiving submissions is December 15.

Geisel Award
Information about the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, yo select from the books published the preceding year within the terms, definitions and criteria governing the awards, the most distinguished American book for beginning readers.

Margaret A. Edwards Award
Find information on the latest winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in young adult literature along with information on the history of the award, links for information about previous winners and policies and procedures.

Michael L. Printz Award
Find information about the current year's Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature along with information on the award, links for information on previous winners, policies and procedures and a nomination form.

Newbery Medal
Information about the current ALSC Newbery Medal winners and links to past winners and award criteria. Administered by the Association for Library Service to Children.

Notable Books for Adults
Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council, of the CODES Section the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has been to make available to the nation’s readers a list of approximately 25 very good, very readable, and at times very important fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books for the adult reader.

Outstanding Books for the College Bound
Links to information on the Outstanding Books for the College Bound list along with the various section titles - fiction, non-fiction, biography, drama, and poetry.

Outstanding Reference Sources
Annual recommendations of distinguished reference works selected by experienced librarians of the Oustanding References Committee, CODES Section of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).

Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Links to the Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults lists from 1997 to the present along with information on the list policies and procedures and nomination form. To view the lists of titles with annotations, after 2000, visit YALSA's For Members Only section.

Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Links to the Quick Picks for Young Adults lists from 1996 to the present along with information on the list policies and procedures and nomination form.

Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults
Links to the Audiobooks for Young Adults lists from 1999 to the present along with information on the list policies and procedures and nomination form. For the full annotated versions of the list after 1999 visit the YALSA For Members Only section.

Selected DVDs & Videos for Young Adults
Links to the Selected DVDs and Videos list from 1997 to the present along with information on the list policies and procedures. To read the full annotated list after 2001 visit YALSA's For Members Only section.

Sibert Medal
Information about the ALSC Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, including links to winner lists and submission instructions.

Wilder Medal
Information about the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, which honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children. Administered by the Association for Library Service to Children.

Gleason (Eliza Atkins) Book Award
The Eliza Atkins Gleason Book Award is presented every third year to recognize the best book written in English in the field of library history, including the history of libraries, librarianship, and book culture.

Coretta Scott King Book Award
The Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the American Library Association's Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT). Recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream."

Stonewall Book Awards
Stonewall Book Award-Barbara Gittings Literature Award and the Stonewall Book Award-Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award are presented to English language works published the year prior to the announcement date. The award, which consists of a commemorative plaque and a cash stipend, is announced in January and presented to the winning authors or editors at the American Library Association Annual Conference in June.