Book Award Winners and Nominees
Click on the book cover to view it on the online catalog! Click on the name of the award to view the webpage for the award.
Maine-Based Book Awards
Maine-Based Book Awards
Read at least 3 of these books by April 1st to be able to vote for the winner!
Make a copy of the Google Sheet (linked below) to keep track of which ones you've read and what you want to vote for:
American Library Association and Other Middle Grade Awards
American Library Association and Other Middle Grade Awards
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.
The first and most enduring award for LGBTQIA+ books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table. Since Isabel Miller's Patience and Sarah received the first award in 1971, many other books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.
This award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
The Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature celebrate Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage. Winner and Honor books were chosen from titles by or about Asian Pacific Americans published between September 2020 to August 2021. The awards are based on literary and artistic merit for five categories including Picture Book, Children’s Literature, Youth Literature, Adult Fiction and Adult Non-Fiction.
American Indian Youth Literature Awards are announced in even years (e.g. 2022, 2024, 2026) and were established to identify and honor the very best writing and illustrations by and about American Indians and Alaska Natives. Selected titles present American Indians in the fullness of their humanity in the present and past contexts.
