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will help you locate the different Sydney Taylor Book Award books that are in our collections.  Just click on a name to go to the record!

Please note: if a title is not linked, it means that we currently do not have it in our collection.  Please check the Kearney Public Library or consider ordering it from Interlibrary Loan

Below, you will find links to Thematic Lists that may be of interest!

Sydney Taylor Book Award

The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. Presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) since 1968, the Award encourages the publication and widespread use of quality Judaic literature. Gold medals are presented in three categories: Younger Readers, Older Readers, and Teen Readers. Honor Books are awarded silver medals, and Notable Books are named in each category. 

Occasionally, a Body of Work Award has been presented.  For information on those recipients, please see the award website.

Please note:  From 1968-2004, the dates reflect the publication date.  This dating policy changed in 2006, when the date listed started to reflect the year the award was presented, not the publication date (i.e. the books listed under 2004 were published in 2004, the books listed under 2006 were published in 2005).

Also:  The formal "Teen Readers" (later renamed "Young Adult") category did not start until 2007.  Despite this, some books prior to this date were listed in a Teen category.

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Sydney Taylor Book Award 1970

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Sydney Taylor Book Award 1969

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Sydney Taylor Book Award 1968

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