Great news! Booking for YLG Committee conference 2024 is now open! 🎉🎉 #YLG24Gla Join us in Glasgow in September to celebrate “reading for wellbeing”. Look out for speaker teasers over the coming days 🧐 cilip.org.uk/events/EventDe…

TONIGHT!!!!!
Look forward to discussing three amazing titles from the Yoto The Yoto Carnegies
Medal for Illustration shortlist !
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#YLGSE PictureBookChat
#YLGSE #KidLit #PictureBooks

If you haven't yet received the zoom link, email/DM us ! :)

For #WorldBookNight we were delighted that Alison King had the chance to catch up with The Yoto Carnegies winner 2024 Manon Steffan Ros to talk all things 'Me and Aaron Ramsey'.

Don't miss this inspiring and insightful conversation.

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NEXT MONTH! Are you ready to #EngageTheTeenage with us? the #YLGSE Training Day takes place 10am -4pm on Tuesday 14 May at Worthing Library. With our key guest speakers Tia Fisher lnk.to/crossingthelinebook & Jacqueline Silvester 📚! A day of networking & idea sharing not to be missed!
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We caught up with C.G. Moore (Order TRIGGER 📖) and spoke about his new novel, 'Trigger', discussing sexual assault, consent, writing in verse and the catharsis that own voice stories can bring.

Thanks to Little Island Books for the opportunity.

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That's it for our first lineup announcement - it's already shaping up to be an unforgettable #EmpathyDay 🤩

Stay tuned TOMORROW after school for our next group of authors & illustrators... who do you think it will be?🔍

Learn more at empathylab.uk/empathy-day

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Meet the inspirational Kerrin Wilson QPM who is volunteering her time to support and judge on our national #countylines initiative. Thank you Kerrin and YMCA Lincolnshire for creating the QR Code, much appreciated.🤗
Hi HeadteacherChat April is #NationalPoetryMonth . Please share with…

ICYMI, our founder and publisher Sarah Pakenham was interviewed by The Bookseller to celebrate our 5 year anniversary - and to reveal the 'EEK test' that all Scallywag books have to pass... 👀📚

Read more online (subscription req.): thebookseller.com/trade-intervie… Bologna Children's Book Fair

This week 'The World of Brian Wildsmith' exhibition opens Barnsley Museums we spoke with Simon Wildsmith ahead of its opening about his father, Brian Wildsmith official's work, don't miss this special interview on the blog or the exhibition!

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THE NEXT  #YLGSEPictureBookChat Tues 30 April (7.30pm via Zoom), continuing our look into the  #YotoCarnegies24  medal for Illustration:
Lost (Mariajo Ilustrajo)
To the Other Side (Erika Meza)
The Wilderness (Steve McCarthy)

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CILIP SLG Barbara Band Caroline Roche Teresa Cremin National Literacy Trust Thanks, Barbara Band! Makes me even more look forward to the keynote I am doing on reading for wellbeing at YLG Committee conference later this year!

TONIGHT! Still time to DM or email for zoom link.
Look forward to seeing you all there as we start our in-depth look at the #YotoCarnegies24 medal for Illustration!
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What a wonderful evening at our YLG Committee AGM and The Yoto Carnegies celebration evening. Thanks to all who gave their time to join us - too many faces to fit on the screen!

Dive into the amazing teaching resources for the #YotoCarnegies24 Shortlists by CLPE, English & Media Ctr, and YLG Committee! Bursting with fresh activities, prompts, & reading guides. 📚✨

Access the packs on each book's page, or download all here: yotocarnegies.co.uk/take-part/down…

Calling librarians, teachers and anyone who helps children to love reading.... Please help Noodle Juice discover whether stories from our past are still being told by completing the survey. You could win a bundle of books!

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Congratulations to all the authors, illustrators and poets shortlisted for the #YotoCarnegieMedals24 just announced! What an amazing job the judges have done! For more info on the Shortlists and the awards see here: yotocarnegies.co.uk/2024-shortlist… The Yoto Carnegies YLG Committee

Over 1900 libraries took part, playing a special role in schools & communities to support all children and families to love reading. A special shout out to all of the libraries & librarians who supported #WorldBookDay ! & Libraries Connected ASCEL CILIP SLG YLG Committee School Library Association (SLA)

We would like to wish everyone a happy World Book Day! World Book Day UK 📚
We hope you all have a joyous day sharing and exploring the fantastical world of books!
We'd love to hear about your favourite book characters and locations! 📚📖

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Make today the day you pick up a book by a debut author. Forget the titles you see in the supermarket-those authors will always have readers. There are so many talented creators out there just waiting to share their stories with you! #WorldBookDay2024 YLG Committee

I'm thinking some of your members might like this, either as parents or as working in schools, School Library Association (SLA) YLG Committee FCBG CILIP BSA Boarding 🙏