Library Spotlight: Alex Award Winners

The following titles, 2010 Alex Award Winners, are part of the library collection. This award is administered by YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association, and announced at ALA's midwinter meetings as part of the annual Youth Media Awards.

"The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing. The Alex Awards were first given annually beginning in 1998 and became an official ALA award in 2002."

"The award is sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust. Edwards pioneered young adult library services and worked for many years at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore. Her work is described in her book Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, and over the years she has served as an inspiration to many librarians who serve young adults. The Alex Awards are named after Edwards, who was called “Alex” by her friends." -- YALSA, Alex Awards

Alex Award winners may be located in the juvenile, general circulating, and recreational reading collections. Check location in the catalog and please feel free to ask if you need assistance locating one of these books.

• My Abandonment
  
  PS3568.O327 M9 2009
• The Magicians: A Novel
  
  PS3557.R6725 M34 2009
• Everything Matters!
  
  PS3603.U774 E94 2009
• The Bride's Farewell
  
  PS3568.O89419 B75 2009
• The Kids Are All Right: A Memoir
  
  PS3623.E4622 Z46 2009
• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
  TJ820.K36 2009
• The Good Soldiers
  
  DS79.764.U6 F56 2009
• Soulless
  
  PS3603.A765 S68 2009
• Stitches: A Memoir
  
  PN6727.S54465 Z46 2009

Additional 2010 Youth Media Award winners were announced January 18, 2010.