Showing posts with label Recreational. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recreational. Show all posts

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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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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June 8, 2017

Recreational & Main Collections: Pulitzer 2017

The following books have been added to the libraries circulating collection. Included are several of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners in Letters, Drama, and Fiction. 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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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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July 28, 2015

Main Collection: 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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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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August 22, 2011

AU Circulating: Recreational

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 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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May 12, 2010

AU Circulating: Recreational

The following book has been added to the library 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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April 30, 2010

AU Circulating: Recreational

The following book has been added to the recreational reading collection. You will find it shelved in the recreational books display next to the patio entrance on the library main floor or in its regular location.
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March 19, 2010

AU Circulating: Recreational

The following books have been added to the recreational reading collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display next to the patio entrance on the library main floor or in their regular location.

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January 28, 2010

AU Circulating: Recreational

The following book has been added to the circulating collection. You will find it shelved in the new books display next to the serials and periodicals area on the main floor of the library or in it's regular location.
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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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November 3, 2008

AU Circulating: Recreational

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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September 30, 2008

AU Circulating: Recreational

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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September 10, 2008

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.
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