Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

YALSA names 2020 Best Fiction for Young Adults

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2020 Best Fiction for Young Adults list.

Apply now for YALSA’s new Joann Sweetland Lum Memorial Grant

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, has announced the Joann Sweetland Lum Memorial Grant, which aims to annually recognize a librarian or a library employee who has a creative, innovative project that promotes literacy.

“I am excited that this opportunity, honoring my late wife, will go to a library with limited resources to develop a literacy program for young people,” commented Gregory Lum.

"The Field Guide to the North American Teenager" wins 2020 William C. Morris Award

PHILADELPHIA– “​​​​​​The Field Guide to North American Teenager,” written by Ben Philippe and published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, has been named the 2020 winner of the William C. Morris Award, which honors a book written for young adults by a previously unpublished author. The award was presented by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits held Jan. 24 – 28, in Philadelphia.

Steve Sheinkin wins 2020 Edwards Award

PHILADELPHIA – Steve Sheinkin wins the 2020 Edwards Award for “Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon,” “The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights,” and “The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery,” all published by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, and “Lincoln's Grave Robbers,” published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

YALSA announces 2020 Alex Awards

PHILADELPHIA – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2020 Alex Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust and Booklist, were announced today at the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits held in Philadelphia, from Jan. 24 – 28, 2020.

The 2020 Alex Award winners are:

"Dig" wins 2020 Printz Award

PHILADELPHIA – “Dig,” written by A.S. King, published by Dutton Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House, has won the 2020 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) today announced the winner during the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits held Jan. 24 – 28, in Philadelphia. 

"Free Lunch" wins 2020 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award

PHILADELPHIA– “Free Lunch,” written by Rex Ogle, and published by Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, has been named the 2020 winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, the first national award that honors the best nonfiction books for teens. The award was presented today by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits held Jan. 24 – 28, in Philadelphia.

Garcia receives YALSA’s 2020 Innovation Award

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected Brittany Garcia, Teen and Adult Services Librarian II at the Rancho Cucamonga (RC) Public Library in Cucamonga, California, for her Adult 101: Life Skills for Teens program as the recipient of its 2020 Innovation Award.

YALSA announces 2020 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

CHICAGOThe Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2020 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list.

YALSA names 2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults

CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults list.