Every year, the American Library Association and its member units honor people and institutions through an awards program that recognizes distinguished service to librarians and librarianship.
ALA and its member units honor books, print and other forms of media through a variety of awards. These awards are given to publications and the authors, illustrators, and publishers who create them.
View the complete list of ALA annual awards for Book, Print, and Media
Linked on the left are the major award winners for Children's Books, Young Adult, Adult Reader, Christian novel and Adult novel categories. Adult Reader Book Awards include Pulitzer Prize winners.
The Christy Awards are not related to ALA, they are awarded by Christian publishers for excellence in Christian fiction annually since 1999.
