ALA Youth Media Awards Press Kit

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Each year the American Library Association (ALA) honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA

Youth Media Awards, including the prestigious Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and Coretta Scott King Book Awards, guide parents, educators, librarians, and others in selecting the best materials for youth. Selected by committees composed of librarians and other literature and media experts, the awards encourage original and creative work in the field of children’s and young adult literature and media.

The 2025 Youth Media Awards were announced on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, during LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience.

Past Press Releases:

American Library Association announces 2025 Youth Media Award winners

Erin Entrada Kelly, Rebecca Lee Kunz win Newbery, Caldecott Medals

Ame Dyckman, Mark Teague Win 2025 Geisel Award for ‘Vacation’

Fuzzytown Productions and Spiffy Pictures wins Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award for ‘Carl the Collector’

Lynn Brunelle, Jason Chin win 2025 Sibert Medal

2025 Batchelder Award honors Yonder for ‘John the Skeleton’

Marcelo Verdad, Karla Arenas Valenti y Carolina Ixta ganan premios Pura Belpré

Carole Boston Weatherford wins 2025 Children’s Literature Legacy Award

Marcelo Verdad, Karla Arenas Valenti, and Carolina Ixta win Pura Belpré Awards

2025 Odyssey Awards for Excellence in Audiobook Production for Children and Young Adults announced

‘Brownstone’ wins 2025 Printz Award

‘Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire’ wins 2025 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award

‘Not Like Other Girls’ wins 2025 William C. Morris Award

Tiffany D. Jackson wins 2025 Edwards Award

Jason Reynolds, Charles George ‘C.G.’ Esperanza win 2025 Coretta Scott King Book Awards

Carolyn L. Garnes 2025 recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement

YALSA announces 2025 Alex Awards

‘Lunar Boy’ and ‘Canto Contigo’ win 2025 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Awards

2025 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named

2025 Sydney Taylor Book Award winners announced

YMA highlights 2025 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth category winners

Media contact

ALA Communications, Marketing & Media Relations Office at cmomedia@ala.org.