The Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award is the oldest children's choice award in the U.S. and Canada. The award was established in 1940 by a Seattle bookseller, the late Harry Hartman, who believed every student should have an opportunity to select a book that gives him or her pleasure.
The Young Reader's Choice Award Selection Policy was adopted by the Board of the Pacific Northwest Library Association in 2006.
Established in 1940. Sponsored by Pacific Northwest Library Association.