an award for the best children's book published each year, made by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals and named after Andrew Carnegie. The first book to win the award was Arthur Ransome'sPigeon Post (1936).

a medal given to citizens of the US and Canada who risk or lose their lives trying to save someone's life. The award was started in 1904 by Andrew Carnegie, who provided money for the Carnegie Hero Fund to help winners of the medal who suffered as a result of their action and to help the families of those who lost their lives.

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the Carnegie Medal