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The Pura Belpré Medal is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, and the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (REFORMA) an ALA affiliate affiliate.
- Belpré MedalDetailed information about the Belpre Medal including a complete list of medal winners and honor books.
- Association for Library Service to ChildrenDetailed information about ALSC, including listings of other awards administered by the organization.
- American Library AssociationALA is the professional voice of librarians across the United States. The ALA website includes a wide variety of resources useful to librarians and library users.
- REFORMADetailed information about the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, commonly known as REFORMA.
Belpré Author Winner and Honor Books 2011
In January 2011, the Pura Belpré Award Committee named one Medal Winner for narrative and three Honor Books. A complete list of all Belpré Medal Winners and Honor Books, for narrative and illustration, can be found at the Pura Belpré Medal Website.
Belpré Illustrator Winner and Honor Books 2011
In January 2011, the Pura Belpré Award Committee named one Medal Winner for illustration and three Honor Books. A complete list of all Belpré Medal Winners and Honor Books, for narrative and illustration, can be found at the Pura Belpré Medal Website.
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About the Pura Belpré Award
The Pura Belpré Medal was first awarded in 1996. Between 1996 and 2008, Belpré Medals for Narrative and Illustration were presented every other year. Beginning in 2009, the Belpré Medals will be awarded annually.
Named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina Children's Librarian at the New York Public Library, the award is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. The winners and honor books are announced at the Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association (ALA). This meeting usually occurs in January. The medals are presented at ALA's Annual Conference which usually occurs in June.
The winners and honor books are named by the Pura Belpré Medal Committee which consists of seven members from the Association for Library Service to Children and/or REFORMA.
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