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Tag: ALA Youth Media Awards

January 27, 2026 by Betsy Bird

ALA Youth Media Awards: The Interviews, Videos, and Behind-the-Scenes of the Winners

Here's the full roster of the new ALA YMA winners (Newbery, Caldecott, etc.) including a collection of behind-the-scenes info with interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the titles.

January 28, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Hindsight/The Year is 2020: ALA YMA Wrap-Up

The highlights of the 2020 Youth Media Awards.

April 2, 2017 by Betsy Bird

Video Sunday: “It has to be perfect”

This past Monday I had the honor of being Illinois State University’s 2017 Lois Lenski Lecturer, following in the footsteps of such luminaries as Leonard Marcus, Phil Nel, and many others. Intimidating, to say the least. The campus news team was on hand to film it. Sometimes when I am filmed, I like to watch […]

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Thoughts on the Recent Spate of Awards

January 15, 2016 by Betsy Bird

I’ve been privy to lots of interesting conversations about our most recent ALA winners this week.  And since it’s Friday and we’re all now able to step back and take into account what all just happened, here is a quick summary of some of the discussions, topics, and random facts surrounding the Youth Media Awards […]

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