Listeners’ Advisory for your Littlest Patrons: 2020 ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on January 30, 2020

Looking for the best audiobooks to recommend to young readers? The ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings list “includes recordings for children 14 years of age and younger of especially commendable quality that demonstrate respect for young people’s intelligence and imagination; exhibit venturesome creativity; and reflect and encourage the interests of children and young adolescents in exemplary ways.” Read more

Tagged: ALA Awards, ALA Youth Media Awards, ALSC Notable Children's Recordings

Celebrating the 2020 YALSA Amazing Audiobooks! Submitted by Erin Murphy on January 28, 2020

The YALSA Amazing Audiobooks list is aimed towards young adults aged 12-18 and is drawn from the previous year of spoken-word releases. Read on for the fantastic listens from BOT & Listening Library—including 4 Top Ten selections—that made the list this year! You can view the YALSA Committee’s comments and full list here. Read more

Tagged: A.S. King, ALA Awards, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Andy Weir, Arwen Elys Dayton, Chesire Crossing, Daisy Jones and the Six, David Yoon, Dig, Emily Woo Zeller, Ezekiel Kwaymullina, Frankly in Love, Julie Berry, Karen M. McManus, Kat Cho, Kirby Heyborne, Kwame Onwuachi, Laurie Halse Anderson, Lovely War, Mike Chamberlain, Miranda Tapsell, Notes From a Young Black Chef, Patron Saints of Nothing, R.J. Palacio, Ramón de Ocampo, Randy Ribay, Roller Girl, Ruta Sepetys, Shout, Sophie Amoss, Stronger Faster and More Beautiful, Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Fountains of Silence, The Things She's Seen, Tonya Cornelisse, Two Can Keep a Secret, Victoria Jamieson, White Bird, Wicked Fox

Congratulations to our 2020 Odyssey Honorees Song for a Whale and We’re Not From Here Submitted by Becca Stumpf on January 27, 2020

*UPDATE* Watch the 2020 Odyssey Award Ceremony on ALA’s YouTube Page on June 28th, 2020 at 4:30 pm ET!

The American Library Association has announced the winners of the 2020 Odyssey Award and Honors, including Odyssey Honors for Song for a Whale and We’re Not From Here! Read more

Tagged: ALA Awards, Odyssey Award, Odyssey Awards

School Library Journal‘s Best Kids Audiobooks of 2019 Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on December 20, 2019

As selected by School Library Journal, “These 10 audiobooks represent the best of November 2018 to October 2019 releases, with selections for all age groups and interests. Exceptional narration enhances the fascinating stories.” Listening Library is thrilled to celebrate our 3 picks from the list below. Don’t miss sharing these standouts with your young listeners. Read more

Tagged: Best of 2019, Best of Lists, SLJ

Booklist Editors’ Choice Youth Audiobooks 2019 including top of the list! Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on December 18, 2019

Booklist‘s 2019 Editors’ Choice picks for audio truly speak for themselves. As Booklist shared, these picks “provide youth with superlative listening experiences across the age and interest spectrum.”

Here’s what will keep kids engaged on audio…including the TOP OF THE LIST winning pick! Read more

Tagged: Best of 2019, Booklist, Booklist Editors' Choice

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