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AASL and ALSC Partner with Pokémon to Launch School and Public Library Pokémon Clubs

CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC), divisions of the American Library Association (ALA), are excited to announce a new partnership with The Pokémon Company...

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American Library Association announces 2026 Youth Media Awards Public Announcement Date and Location

The YMAs guide parents, educators, librarians and others in selecting the best materials for youth.

The Kerlan Collection of Children's Literature (MN) will host Cynthia Leitich Smith in April 2026 for ALSC’s Children’s Literature Lecture

The lecture series celebrates scholarship and critical thinking about literature for children

ALSC awards Bound to Stay Bound and Melcher Scholarships to six students

All four recipients will receive $8,000 in scholarship aid for the 2024-2025 academic year.

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Finkelstein Memorial Library Receives 2025 ALSC/Candlewick Press Light the Way Grant

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has announced that Finkelstein Memorial Library is the recipient of the 2025 ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved" Grant.

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North Miami Public Library awarded 2025 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2025 ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant to North Miami Public Library in North Miami, Florida.

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Botkin, Rogers receive 2025 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award

The Association for Library Service to Children has awarded the 2025 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award to Tess Botkin, Metropolitan (OK) Library System, and Alicia Rogers, Worcester (MA) Public Library.

Ariana Hussain Elected 2025-2026 ALSC Vice-President/President-Elect

Ariana Hussain, Teacher Librarian, The Blake School, Hopkins, Minnesota, has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). She will begin her...

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Zuckerman named recipient of ALSC’s 2025 Distinguished Service Award

Judy Zuckerman is the 2025 recipient of the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious award honors an individual who has made significant contributions to library service to children and to ALSC.

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ALSC Opens Applications to Host the 2026 Children’s Literature Lecture

This annual event will feature author Cynthia Leitich Smith

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Cynthia Leitich Smith to deliver 2026 Children’s Literature Lecture

Author Cynthia Leitich Smith will deliver the 2026 Children’s Literature Lecture.

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Aryssa Damron receives 2025 Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Professional Recognition and Scholarships Committee have awarded the 2025 Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship to Aryssa Damron.

American Library Association announces 2025 Youth Media Award winners

The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience held January 24-27 in Phoenix.

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

Erin Entrada Kelly, author of “The First State of Being,” and Rebecca Lee Kunz, illustrator of “Chooch Helped,” are the 2025 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature.

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

Author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Mark Teagueare the 2025 recipients of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for “Vacation” published by Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Shuster Children’s Publishing Division.