This is a reading incentive program for kids at the intermediate grade levels
Here you will find descriptions, information and resources about the current and past years' MCBA nominees, winner, and honor books. Twenty-five titles are nominated every year and kids vote for the winner!
Many of these titles can be found in our NAMS Follet eBook collection or Overdrive Kids
Meets on Thursday afternoons on Zoom to talk about a common book
Meet and interact with the book's author and talk with other kids about the book
Requires registration by a parent/guardian
Get a Boston Public Library E-Card to open a hoopla account - must be 13 or older to open an account
Hoopla can be used in a web browser or with its app on iOS, Android, or Kindle devices.
Hoopla offers simultaneous user access! No waiting lists! Check out up to 10 items in a calendar month!
SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens 13+
SYNC will give away two complete audiobooks a week TO KEEP!!! - pairs of high interest titles, based on weekly themes.
Click here for more information
Register at https://www.audiobooksync.com/
Download the SORA Reading App to listen on any device
Get awesome audiobooks to keep! No waiting lists!
Visit this site to view a complete list of the Youth Media Awards sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA)
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"Our Choices reading lists, shaped by thousands of students and educators across the United States, serve as a valuable resource—particularly in these times of remote and virtual learning. "
Co-sponsored by the International Literacy Association and the Children’s Book CouncilThe Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book.
Association of Library Service to Children, a division of the ALA - complete list of Book and Media Awards
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The "best of the best" in children's books as identified by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).
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The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
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Young Adult Library Service Association, a division of the ALA, Includes various book lists selected for teens from 12 to 18 years of age
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The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
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