{"id":5130,"date":"2012-01-23T01:58:41","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T07:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.wordpress.com\/?p=5130"},"modified":"2012-01-23T01:58:41","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T07:58:41","slug":"the-big-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/23\/the-big-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

2012 ALA Youth Media Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today is the big day! The eyes of the publishing world will turn to Dallas at 7:45 a.m. CT on Jan. 23, 2012, when the American Library Association (ALA) announces the top awards in children\u2019s and young adult literature<\/a> as part of the ALA Midwinter Meeting, January 20 – 24.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a02012 Youth Media Award announcements include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Alex Awards<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Andrew Carnegie Medal<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Coretta Scott King Book Awards<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. John Newbery Medal<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Margaret A. Edwards Award<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Michael L. Printz Award<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Mildred L. Batchelder Award<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Odyssey Award<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. Pura Belpr\u00e9 Awards<\/a><\/li>\n
  12. Randolph Caldecott Medal<\/a><\/li>\n
  13. Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal<\/a><\/li>\n
  14. Schneider Family Book Award<\/a><\/li>\n
  15. Stonewall Children\u2019s & Young Adult Literature Award<\/a><\/li>\n
  16. Theodore Seuss Geisel Award<\/a><\/li>\n
  17. William C. Morris Award<\/a><\/li>\n
  18. \u00a0YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    ALA will host a live\u00a0Webcast<\/span><\/a>\u00a0from the Dallas Convention Center begining at 7:30 a.m. CT, Jan. 23. \u00a0(Virtual seating will be available on a first-come,\u00a0first-serve basis.) You\u00a0can\u00a0also follow the\u00a0announcements\u00a0live via twitter<\/strong> at @ALAyma<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    January 2012 Carnival Of Children’s Literature<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Add your post about this year’s winners to our carnival!<\/p>\n