Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature

The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) founded the Américas Award in 1993 to encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use. Each year CLASP celebrates winning titles by holding an award ceremony at the Library of Congress during Hispanic Heritage Month. This collection houses awards ceremonies from 1995-2002. Recordings post 2002 can be found on the Library of Congress website: . For more information on the Américas Award, visit the CLASP website: .