From 1996 to 2020, two medals were awarded at ALA's annual conference, one to a Latinx author and one to a Latinx illustrator, for creating outstanding original children's (age 0-14) books that portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latinx cultural experience.
From 1996 to 2020, ALA awarded two prizes annually at its conference to recognize outstanding original children's books by Latinx authors and illustrators that depict, affirm, and celebrate the Latinx cultural experience.