On Monday the American Library Association (ALA) announced all of the Youth Media Awards (or YMAs). I’m sure you’ve heard of some of them, like the Caldecott for illustrations and the Newbery for writing. But, there are more than a dozen awards given out by multiple divisions within ALA. This day can be compared to the Academy Awards,

February is all about awards. The teenager in me cheered when Richard Linklater won Best Director at the Golden Globes and again when Beck won Album of the Year at last night’s Grammys. But even though I’m gearing up to watch the Oscar red carpet, my favorite February awards were announced last Friday at the American Library