Award Winners
- Newbery Medal - Awarded by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American literature for children.
- Randolph Caldecott Medal - Awarded by the American Library Association (ALA)for the most distinguished American picture books for children.
- Coretta Scott King Medal- Awarded by the American Library Association to African American authors and illustrators for young people.
- Pura Belpré Medal - Awarded by the American Library Association to a Latino/Latina for outstanding children's books.
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal - Awarded by the American Library Association for and outstanding book of information for young people.
- ALSC Awards - More awards from the Association of Library Services to Children.
- John and Patricia Beatty Award- Awarded by the California Library Association (CLA)for an outstanding children's book set in California.
- California Young Reader Medal - Awarded by young people across the state who vote in an annual election sponsored by the California Library Association, the California Association of Teachers of English, the California Reading Association, and the California School Library Association.
- Children's Choice Book Awards - Award-winning books in other states decided by the votes of young people
We also maintain in-house bibliographies on a variety of topics, including social issues, multicultural titles, California history, California authors, ancient civilizations, and easy, easy readers, that you may consult in the library.