Voice of Youth Award
About the Voice of Youth Award
The Voice of Youth Award (VOYA) is a special school-year reading program offered by the Youth Services Department of Skokie Public Library. Students in grades 3 through 8 are encouraged to read books of high quality, carefully selected by our Youth Services librarians for reading and interest level. Multiple copies of the VOYA books are available in the Youth Services Department for check out.
Students who read at least three of the books (and hopefully more) will
be invited to vote for their favorite book. Students can vote at Skokie
Public Library and at their school library. The winning title will be
announced, and the author of that book will be invited to visit Skokie
Public Library during the following school year. Schools that participate in
the VOYA program will be eligible for that author to visit their school.
Announcing the 2010-2011 Voice of Youth Award Winners!
Our tenth annual Voice of Youth Awards election took place during National Library Week in April 2011. The winners were announced in early May...
1st Place Hachiko Waits by Lesléa Newman
2nd Place Savvy by Ingrid Law
3rd Place The 100-Year-Old Secret by Tracy Barrett
Thank you to all of the schools and students who participated in the VOYA vote! For more information about the Voice of Youth Award and next year's VOYA vote, please call the Youth Services Department at 847.324.3149.
Don't miss our very special visit with Lesléa Newman! She's coming to Skokie on February 8 for a day filled with stories, visits to local schools, and an evening presentation about her books and writing. She's even bringing an Akita dog like the one she wrote about in Hachiko Waits. Visit our online calendar for more information about Lesléa's programs and appearances on February 8.
Voice of Youth Award Booklists
Following are links to the titles and descriptions of books selected by our librarians for the VOYA program. Booklists are organized by school year and grade level. You can also browse the Library catalog to see which titles are available for checkout. An alphabetical Master List of all nominated titles from 2001 to the current school year is also available.
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| 2011-2012 NEW! |
2010-2011 |
2009-2010 |
| 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 |
2006-2007 |
2005-2006 |
2004-2005 | 2003-2004 |
| 2002-2003 | 2001-2002 | |
Youth Services also has several copies of past Voice of Youth Award titles available in classroom sets for teacher checkout.