For All Ages

• Resources and Sustainability Bibliography, compiled by the staff of the Hawaii State Library.

For Children

• Major Resources:
  • Children's Literature Web Guide courtesy of David K. Brown
  • Novelist K-8:  Fiction Resources for Grades K-8. (Scroll down the list of databases, then click on NoveList.)
• Individual Awards and Lists:
  • Awards, Notables, Grants, Fellowships, and Scholarships courtesy of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)
  • Children's Book Council
  • John Newbery Medal courtesy of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)
  • Nene Award: chosen by the children of Hawaii
  • Read Across America
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal courtesy of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)

For Young Adults

• 2011 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults
• IT's Alive @ the Library!  Bibliography Suggestions compiled by HSPLS Young Adult librarians.
• YALSA's Booklists courtesy of the American Library Association's Young Adult Library Services Association

For Adults

• Major Resources:

• Novelist Fiction Advisory:  Find a Really Good Book. (Scroll down the list of databases, then click on NoveList.)
• Barnes and Noble Top 100: check out what B&N customers are buying. Updated daily.
• Construction Books @ Your Library: a booklist of materials purchased through a multi-year grant from the Building Industry and Labor Industry of Hawaii (BILA) through the Hawaii Library Foundation.
• Energy Resources Collection: a booklist of materials purchased through a multi-year grant from HEI Charitable Foundation and Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) through the Hawaii Library Foundation.
• Hot Picks by the Hawaii State Public Library System  

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