PPL Kid's Place
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PPL Picks
Great books on popular topics available in the
Portland Public Library collection.
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Hans Christian Andersen Award
Books by these award-winning authors and illustrators are available in the Children's Services Room. This award, called the "Little Nobel Prize," is the highest international recognition given to an author or illustrator of children's books.
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Amelia Bloomer Project
This 2nd annual list of Feminist Books for Youth recommended by the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association. Selected items are on display this month in the Children's Services Area at the Main Library.
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Sydney Taylor Award Winners
The Sydney Taylor Book Award encourages the publication of outstanding books of positive Jewish content for children.
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Lupine Award Winners
The Maine Library Association Youth Services Section award to recognize an outstanding contribution to children's literature of Maine
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Caldecott Medal Winners
American Library Association award to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children
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Newbery Medal Winners
American Library Association award to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children
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Maine Student Book Awards
A project of the Maine Association of School Librarians, the Maine Library Association, and the Maine Reading Association, the titles are chosen by elementary and middle school students throughout the state
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