The Information Book Award was established in 2010 to reinforce the importance of information books and celebrate the high standard of titles available. There are three separate age categories:

• Under 7s
• Ages 7-12
• Ages 12-16

The award is administered by the School Library Association and judged by a panel that includes experienced librarians. Winners are selected for each category and there is also an overall winner.

There is the opportunity for young readers to ‘shadow’ the judging and to vote for their favourite title in each category and their overall winner in the Children’s Choice Awards.

You can view the 2021 winners here and see the full shortlist here.

Timetable:

• The shortlist is announced in early June and shadowing for the Children’s Choice Awards starts.
• The winners of the Information Book Award and the Children’s Choice Award are announced in November.

Cost: Free.

About School Library Association: The SLA is a charity that supports everyone involved in school libraries. It has 23 regional branches across the UK and Ireland and provides training, advice and resources, as well as publishing a quarterly journal – The School Librarian.