The Youth Services Section Interest Group of the Maine Library Association wishes to encourage the reading, writing, illustrating and study of children's literature in Maine; to elevate the status of children's literature in Maine, and to foster pride in our native state.
The Katahdin Award, chosen by the Lupine Committee, is a lifetime achievement award given by the Youth Services Section Interest Group of the Maine Library Association to recognize an outstanding body of work of children's literature in Maine by one author or illustrator. The award may be given annually but may not necessarily be given each year. The award consists of a commemorative set of bookends or a stone carving.
Established in 1999. Sponsored by the Maine Library Association.