Our Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing winner Joseph Coelho discusses the journey he takes his protagonist on while interweaving myth, magic and his own experiences into The Boy Lost in the Maze #YotoCarnegies24 Otter-Barry Books Full interview here: yotocarnegies.co.uk/books/the-boy-…

Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration and Shadowers' Choice Medal winner @StoryBreathing tells us about the years of work that he put into the realm of The Tree and the River. #YotoCarnegies24 Walker Books @BigPictureBooks Discover the full interview at: yotocarnegies.co.uk/books/the-tree…

CALLING ALL Joseph Coelho The Carnegies fans - Joseph will be interviewed TODAY on ITV London on the 6pm programme, talking about #TheBoyLostInTheMaze. Hope lots of you can tune in! Bounce Sales and Marketing ❤️📗 CILIP CILIP YLG South East Bounce Waterstones

Had a busy, but lovely weekend seeing both children perform in different shows. So proud of them, not just because of how they were on stage, but because the organisers of both shows have commented on their fantastic attitude throughout the whole process ❤️

Teenagers aren't interested in poetry - this year's Yoto Carnegies shows otherwise as novels in verse win big at the #YotoCarnegies24 Read more👇(click image) cilip.org.uk/news/675576/Cr…

The early bird offer for our conference in September has been EXTENDED until 31st July. To be part of the conversation and book your place, go to cilip.org.uk/event/YLGconfe… Keep an eye on this account for exciting news and exclusives over the summer!

A lovely few days in London with my daughter will be culminating with her first Open Day this morning 😱 Exciting times, but also a ‘little’ bit terrifying!

Kick off your summer reading with Sora! Discover new books and earn badges. 📚✨ #SummerReading #SoraApp

Ever wondered about the judging process for the Yoto Carnegies? Hear from Michelle Morgan Library @ St Paul's, our Northern Ireland judge for 2024-25 in her guest blog for CILIP Ireland: cilipireland.wixsite.com/blog/post/expe…

You probably know that reading with your baby is important. But do you know why? There’s a long list of reasons, but today let’s focus on one of the most important of them all: the development of a rich vocabulary. Your baby learns new words through exposure. But the truth is

Absolutely thrilled with this announcement. @JosephACoelho has been an incredible Laureate and Frank is the perfect person to continue this legacy.

We are delighted to announce that the new Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce will be joining us at our #YLG24Gla Conference in September! He will be speaking on the Sunday alongside Laureate na nÓg Patricia Forde (Patricia Forde). Book your place now: cilip.org.uk/event/YLGconfe…

Congratulations to the Young Quills winners 2024 11-13 years category Winner: Where the River Takes Us - Lesley Parr (Bloomsbury) Highly Commended: The Diary of Sarah Forbes Bonetta: A Novel - Victoria Princewill (Scholastic) Lesley Parr

So proud of my wonderful, talented and hard-working daughter this weekend. She has been obsessed with ‘Joseph’ since being in the choir for a week of the 2014 tour and now she got to perform as narrator (aka ‘dream role’). And she was amazing (as were the whole cast)! ❤️

🎬 Hot off the editing table! Check out the highlights reel from the Yoto Carnegies 2024 Ceremony. Relive the excitement and inspiration of this year's celebration of the best books for children and young people! #YotoCarnegies24 CILIP

LeaderLive thanks to LeaderLive for sharing this great article about our productions: trib.al/KU49Obt?fbclid…

Guess what's giving us that #FridayFeeling? The SLA Awards are now OPEN for the next round of nominations! 🎉 If you know a #SchoolLibrary project or person(s) worth celebrating, we want to hear about it. Download our guide and apply for #FREE! 👉🏼 buff.ly/3YchMVB

How to restore Britain’s cultural lifeblood? "The absolute top of my list would be libraries & librarians in all primary schools" - Richard Osman We couldn't agree more! theguardian.com/culture/articl…