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<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk938762" href="http://bit.ly/2WDbkVx" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">American Library Association announces 2019 youth media award winners</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black; text-decoration:none"><br>
</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">The American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King,
Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, Washington. </span>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">Meg Medina, author of “Merci Suárez Changes Gears,” and Sophie Blackall, illustrator of “Hello Lighthouse,” are the 2019 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals,
the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. </span><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk745722" href="http://bit.ly/2WB7FHJ" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">Read
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<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk972851" href="http://bit.ly/2WBRR7i" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">'The Great Believers,' 'Heavy: An American Memoir,' receive 2019
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">The American Library Association (ALA) selected "The Great Believers," by Rebecca Makkai, published by Viking, as the winner of the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in
Fiction, and "Heavy: An American Memoir," by Kiese Laymon, published by Scribner, as the winner of the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. The selections were announced this evening at the Reference and User Services Association's Book
and Media Awards (BMAs) sponsored by NoveList, during the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
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Award of the Stonewall Book Awards Announced</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">Two of the 2019 Stonewall Book Awards were announced Sunday, Jan. 27, by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA),
during the ALA Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits, held Jan. 25-29 in Seattle, Washington.
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<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk896397" href="http://bit.ly/2WzBw30" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">2019 Over the Rainbow List released, over 100 fiction and non-fiction
titles</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black; text-decoration:none"><br>
</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">The Over the Rainbow Booklist Committee of the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) considered 469 books this
year, 284 fiction and 185 nonfiction titles. After careful reading, wide-ranging discussion, and due deliberation, the final Booklist consists of 50 fiction titles in five categories (Short Stories, Poetry, Literacy and General Interest [combined], Graphic,
and Genre [all genres]) and 54 nonfiction titles in four categories (Academic, Memoirs/Biographies, History, and General Interest).
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<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk152076" href="http://bit.ly/2WDmsRU" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">2019 Rainbow Book List bibliography announced</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">The 2019 Rainbow Book List, a project of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA), was announced at ALA’s Midwinter
Meeting and Exhibits held Jan. 25-29 in Seattle. </span><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk126468" href="http://bit.ly/2WDmsRU" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">Read more</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk751928" href="http://bit.ly/2WA9WCV" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">ALA Executive Board releases statement regarding incident at Council
Forum</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black; text-decoration:none"><br>
</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">The ALA Executive Board has released a statement regarding a recent incident during Council Forum at the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Seattle.
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<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk502009" href="http://bit.ly/2Wx1KDz" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">ALA, Grow with Google kick off economic opportunity initiative in
public libraries nationwide</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">The American Library Association (ALA) and Google launched a national tour of libraries as part of the Grow with Google initiative. The Grow with Google tour will consist of free,
one-day events hosted at local libraries in cities and towns across the country, where Grow with Google experts will deliver in-person workshops for job seekers, small businesses, and library staff.
</span><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk186748" href="http://bit.ly/2Wx1KDz" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">Read more</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk384338" href="http://bit.ly/2WzBZ5g" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">ALA Council approves new Penguin Random House Library Award for
Innovation Through Adversity</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">The American Library Association (ALA) Council, at a Sunday session during the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits, approved the new Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation
Through Adversity.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">The award, which ALA intends to present at its Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., recognizes the staff of U.S. libraries who overcome adversity to create lasting innovative
community service programs that inspire and connect with readers. </span><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk598653" href="http://bit.ly/2WzBZ5g" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">Read
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<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk99026" href="http://bit.ly/2WICPgm" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">Philanthropist, author Melinda Gates to serve as 2019 National Library
Week honorary chair</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has dedicated her life to achieving transformational improvements in the health and prosperity of families, communities
and societies. Now she will lend her support to advocate for our nation’s libraries as honorary chair of National Library Week, April 7 – 13, 2019. Over the last 20 years, Gates has invested more than $1 billion through her foundation’s Global Libraries initiative
to enhance the power of libraries to improve lives.<br>
“We couldn’t imagine a more ideal person to serve as National Library Week honorary chair,” stated American Library Association President (ALA) Loida Garcia-Febo. “Melinda Gates has been a partner and catalyst for focusing global attention on the essential
roles of libraries in providing equitable access to information and learning in the digital age for more than two decades. Her efforts to lift up underserved communities and empower individuals to make a difference in the world mirror the spirit of librarians
and library workers, who work to help patrons reach the peak of their potentials.”
</span><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk330702" href="http://bit.ly/2WICPgm" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">Read more</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">The American Library Association (ALA) announced today the names of 10 library and information professionals selected to participate in the 2019 ALA Policy Corps, which aims to
develop a cadre of experts with deep and sustained knowledge of national public policies in areas key to ALA’s strategic goals.
</span><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk850713" href="http://bit.ly/2sZdJvN" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">Read more</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk458998" href="http://bit.ly/2WAjHRt" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">ALA, Dollar General Literacy Foundation announce 16 public libraries
receiving adult literacy grants</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">The American Library Association (ALA) and Dollar General Literacy Foundation have announced 16 U.S. public libraries to receive 2019 American Dream Literacy Initiative grants,
$10,000 awards to expand services for adult English language learners or adults in need of basic education and workforce development.<br>
“Public libraries are an invaluable resource to Americans who need help improving their English language skills, getting their GEDs or developing the skills they need to be competitive in the workplace,” said ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo. “ALA has partnered
with the Dollar General Literacy Foundation over the past decade to enable libraries across the country, from big cities to small towns, to offer more of these important services to their communities.”
</span><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk702802" href="http://bit.ly/2WAjHRt" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">Read more</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk201714" href="http://bit.ly/2WAe3Pq" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">AASL Celebrates 2019 School Library Month with Spokesperson Dav
Pilkey</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black; text-decoration:none"><br>
</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">Dav Pilkey, New York Times bestselling author of the Captain Underpants and Dog Man series, will serve as the national spokesperson for the 2019 celebration of School
Library Month (SLM). Observed in April and sponsored by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), School Library Month celebrates school libraries as open, equitable, and personalized learning environments necessary for every student’s well-rounded
education. </span><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk195656" href="http://bit.ly/2WAe3Pq" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">Read more</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">2019 YOUTH MEDIA AWARDS<br>
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King Book Awards</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk297355" href="http://bit.ly/2WBU7vi" target="_blank" previewremoved="true"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#1155cc">M.T. Anderson wins 2019 Edwards Award for ‘Feed,’ ‘The Astonishing
Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party,’ ‘The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves’</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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youth category winners</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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Media Awards</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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