Showing posts with label Alex Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alex Awards. Show all posts

June 3, 2026

2026 Youth Media Awards • Alex Awards

The following books have been added to the library's general circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor, near the information desk, or in their regular location.

About the Alex Award

"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."

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May 8, 2025

Main Collection • 2025 Youth Media Awards

 Unless otherwise noted, the following books have been added to the main circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor, near the information desk, or in their regular location.

Note;  Due to the Library Services Platform migration, catalog links are not provided with these titles.

Alex Award Winners (Adult Books for YA)

  • Beautiful people : my thirteen truths about disability
    HV3013.B53 B43 2024  
  • The witch of Colchis : Medea's story
    PR6108.E98 M43 2024  
  • Big Jim and the white boy : an American classic reimagined (Juvenile)
    PN6727.W2665 B54 2024  
  •  I feel awful, thanks
     PN6777.S29 P53513 2024 
  • Woman, life, freedom
    HQ1735.2 .S28 2024  
  • I was a teenage slasher 
    PS3560.O5395 I93 2024  
  • The dead cat tail assassins
     PS3603.L36843 D43 2024  
  • How to solve your own murder : a novel
     PS3616.E785 H69 2024  
  • Daughters of Shandong
    PS3603.H85334 D38 2024  


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March 19, 2024

Alex Awards 2024 • Recreational Reading

The following titles were recognized by YALSA, ALA's Young Adult Library Services Association, as 2024 Alex Award winners: "The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18 (YALSA, 2024).  These books have have been added to the library's recreational reading collection. 

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March 16, 2022

Recreational Reading • 2022 Alex Awards

The following titles were recognized as ALA's 2022 Alex Award winners, adult books for young adults. These books have have been added to the library's recreational reading collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display or in their regular location on AU Library main floor.

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February 18, 2020

2020 Alex Award Winners

The following titles have been recognized with ALA's Alex Award distinction; they have have been added to the library's recreational reading collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display or in their regular location on AU Library main floor.

About the Alex 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." - Alex Awards, YALSA


Alex Award titles were purchased with library funds from the Dean endowment for juvenile fiction.
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February 12, 2019

2019 Alex Awards

The following titles have been recognized with ALA's Alex Award distinction; they have have been added to the library's recreational reading collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display or in their regular location on AU Library main floor.

"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." - Alex Awards, YALSA




Alex Award winners are featured on the IRC's Alex Award Winners Pinterest board.


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March 16, 2018

2018 Alex Awards

The following Alex Award winning books have been added to the library's recreational reading collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in their regular location on the main floor.
"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." - About the Alex Awards, YALSA 
Titles were purchased with funds from the Dean endowment for juvenile fiction.


Alex Award winners are featured on the IRC's Alex Award Winners Pinterest board.

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June 7, 2017

Recreational Reading: Alex Awards

Looking for titles to add to your summer reading list? The following books, including 2017 Alex Award Winners, have been added to the library's main recreational reading collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display, library main floor, or in their regular location.


Alex Award winners are featured on the IRC's Alex Award Winners Pinterest board.

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May 17, 2016

Main Recreational Reading: Alex Awards

Looking for titles to add to your summer reading list? The following Alex Award winning books have been added to the library's main recreational reading collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display, library main floor, or in their regular location.


Interested in the Alex Awards? More information, including more of the 2016 winners, is available on the Alex Awards: Main Recreational Reading post published in February.

Alex Award winners are featured on the IRC's Alex Award Winners Pinterest board.

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February 16, 2016

Main Recreational Reading: Alex Awards

The following Alex Award winning books have been added to the library's main collection and recreational reading collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.
"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." - About the Alex Awards, YALSA 
These titles were purchased with library funds from the Dean endowment for juvenile fiction. Sue Ellen Ronk selects juvenile and young adult titles for this endowment
Alex Award winners are also featured on the IRC's Alex Award Winners Pinterest board.

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March 11, 2015

2015 Alex Award Winners

The following Alex Award winning books have been added to the library's main, recreational reading, and juvenile circulating collections. You will find them shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.
"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." - About the Alex Awards, YALSA 
These titles are also featured on the IRC Pinterest board Alex Award Winners.


These titles were purchased with library funds from the Dean endowment for juvenile fiction. Sue Ellen Ronk selects juvenile and young adult titles for this endowment
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February 21, 2014

2014 Alex Award Winners

The following Alex Award winning books have been added to the library's main, recreational reading, and juvenile circulating collections. You will find them shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.
"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." - About the Alex Awards, YALSA
The 2014 award books and winning titles from 2012 and 2013 are featured on the IRC Pinterest board Alex Award Winners.
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May 6, 2013

Recreational Reading: 2013 Alex Award Winners

The following books have been added to the circulating collection, recreational reading. You will find them shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.


These titles are 2013 Alex Award winners. "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." - About the Alex Awards, YALSA
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March 21, 2011

AU Circulating: Recreational Reading

The following books have been added to the libraries circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.
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AU Circulating: Fiction

The following books have been added to the libraries circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.
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March 1, 2010

AU Circulating: Alex Awards

The following book have been added to the circulating collection. You will find it shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in it's regular location.
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February 11, 2010

AU Circulating: Alex Awards

The following books have been added to the circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in it's regular location.

The above selections are 2010 Alex Award Winners and are located in the circulating and recreational collection. "The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18."

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March 20, 2009

AU Circulating: Recreational

The following books have been added to the circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.

This group of books are 2009 Alex Award winners. "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."
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February 21, 2008

AU Recreational: Alex Award

The following book has been added to the circulating collection. You will find it shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in it's regular location.

This book is one of the 2008 Alex Award winning titles
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February 14, 2008

AU Recreational: Alex Award

The following book has been added to the circulating collection. You will find it shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in it's regular location.
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