From the State Library

The ALA Youth Media Awards will be announced on Monday, January 24 starting at 9:00 a.m. EST during LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience. 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.

You can watch the results as they are announced by using ALA’s streaming platform at http://ala.unikron.com.

Here is a list of all the Youth Media Awards with descriptions:
www.ala.org/news/mediapresscenter/presskits/youthmediaawards/alayouthmediaawards

The 2022 announcements will also include ALA Affiliate Awards including the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature, Sydney Taylor Book Award, and the biennial American Indian Youth Literature Award.

The 2022 William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalists have been announced. View the list, along with annotations: www.ala.org/yalsa/morris-award.
The Morris Award honors a book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.

ALA, in collaboration with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation), announces Thinking Money for All Kids: Diverse and Inclusive Reads, an inclusive financial literacy programming kit.

One hundred US public and school libraries will receive free books and resources through this initiative to distribute diverse and inclusive financial literacy resources for children and young people.

Selected libraries will receive a printed copy of the “Thinking Money for (ALL) Kids” book list with corresponding best practices and programming ideas for public and school libraries; a print copy of “Rainy Day Ready: Financial Literacy Programs and Tools” edited by Melanie Welch and Patrick Hogan for the ALA Public Programs Office (ALA Editions, 2020), a ready-to-use guide for library staff with 16 model financial capability programs; and one print copy of five books from the book list for libraries to add to their circulating collection.

Library workers are invited to apply online to receive one of the kits for their library. Applications will be accepted until January 3, 2022. Apply here: www.ala.org/tools/programming/InclusiveFinLit
The application will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Please submit only one application per library.

Learn more about Thinking Money for All Kids:
https://programminglibrarian.org/articles/apply-now-inclusive-financial-literacy-programming-kit


From the State Library The ALA Youth Media Awards will be announced on Monday, January 24 starting at 9:00 a.m. EST during LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience. 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. You can watch the results as they are announced by using ALA’s streaming platform at http://ala.unikron.com. Here is a list of all the Youth Media Awards with descriptions: www.ala.org/news/mediapresscenter/presskits/youthmediaawards/alayouthmediaawards The 2022 announcements will also include ALA Affiliate Awards including the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature, Sydney Taylor Book Award, and the biennial American Indian Youth Literature Award. The 2022 William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalists have been announced. View the list, along with annotations: www.ala.org/yalsa/morris-award. The Morris Award honors a book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature. ALA, in collaboration with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation), announces Thinking Money for All Kids: Diverse and Inclusive Reads, an inclusive financial literacy programming kit. One hundred US public and school libraries will receive free books and resources through this initiative to distribute diverse and inclusive financial literacy resources for children and young people. Selected libraries will receive a printed copy of the “Thinking Money for (ALL) Kids” book list with corresponding best practices and programming ideas for public and school libraries; a print copy of “Rainy Day Ready: Financial Literacy Programs and Tools” edited by Melanie Welch and Patrick Hogan for the ALA Public Programs Office (ALA Editions, 2020), a ready-to-use guide for library staff with 16 model financial capability programs; and one print copy of five books from the book list for libraries to add to their circulating collection. Library workers are invited to apply online to receive one of the kits for their library. Applications will be accepted until January 3, 2022. Apply here: www.ala.org/tools/programming/InclusiveFinLit The application will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Please submit only one application per library. Learn more about Thinking Money for All Kids: https://programminglibrarian.org/articles/apply-now-inclusive-financial-literacy-programming-kit
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