Midwinter Meeting

Yuliana Aceves

Arlington librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

Yuliana Aceves recognized with national public service honor  CHICAGO – Yuliana Aceves, community programming librarian at the Arlington Public Library in Arlington, Texas, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American...

William Gibbons

CCNY librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award

William Gibbons recognized with national public service honor  CHICAGO – William C. Gibbons, associate professor and curator of archives and special collections at the City College of New York (CCNY), is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award...

Renee Greenlee

Vinton librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

Renee Greenlee recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Renee Greenlee, former children and family services librarian at the Marion Public Library (MPL) in Marion, Iowa, and current director of the Vinton Public Library in Vinton, Iowa, is...

Shannon Horton

Decorah librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

Shannon Horton recognized with national public service honor  CHICAGO – Shannon Horton, teacher librarian at the Decorah Community School District in Decorah, Iowa, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American Library...

John Paul Mahofski

Westover librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

John Paul Mahofski recognized with national public service honor  CHICAGO – John Paul Mahofski, librarian at the Eastern Correctional Institution for the State of Maryland (ECI) in Westover, Maryland, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award...

Melissa Pillot

St. Louis librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

Melissa Pillot recognized with national public service honor  CHICAGO – Melissa Pillot, librarian and media specialist at Forsyth School in St. Louis, Missouri, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American Library...

Arnulfo Talamantes

San Antonio librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

Talamantes recognized with national public service honor  CHICAGO – Arnulfo Talamantes, librarian at Sul Ross Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American Library Association (ALA)...

ALA forges new path with Midwinter Virtual

CHICAGO — The American Library Association hosted the 107th and final Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits online Jan. 22-26, 2021. The event attracted more than 7,100 participants. The second ALA conference to be presented virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

Youth Media Awards

Tae Keller, Michaela Goade win Newbery, Caldecott Medals

CHICAGO - Tae Keller, author of “When You Trap a Tiger,” and Michaela Goade, illustrator of “We Are Water Protectors” are the 2021 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. Keller...

Youth Media Awards

Mildred Taylor wins 2021 Children’s Literature Legacy Award

CHICAGO – Mildred D. Taylor is the winner of the 2021 Children’s Literature Legacy Award honoring an author or illustrator, published in the United States, whose books have made a significant and lasting contribution to literature for children. Her...

Youth Media Awards

Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann win 2021 Sibert Medal

CHICAGO – Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann, author and illustrator of "Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera," were named the winners of the 2021 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2020. The...

Youth Media Awards

'Everything Sad is Untrue (a true story)' wins 2021 Printz Award

CHICAGO – “Everything Sad is Untrue (a true story),” written by Daniel Nayeri and published by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Levine Querido, has won the 2021 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. The Young Adult Library...