LBSC 645 Children's Literature and Materials

Part of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, the Children’s Literature Center was founded in 1963 with the Congressional mandate to “provide reference services to government officials, librarians, publishers, writers and illustrators, and the general public.

web site listing State Awards for children’s and young adult books and also a list of diverse reads.

The purpose of this database is to create a tailored reading list of quality children's literature or to find out if a book has won one of the indexed awards

SocialJusticeBooks.org is a project of Teaching for Change, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide teachers and parents with the tools to create schools where students learn to read, write and change the world.

This explains the criteria of each award and lists all previous winners.These awards include the Geisel Award (for early readers, the Carnegie Medal for the most distinguished video production to the Pura Belpré Award for a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work celebrates the Latino cultural experience.

A local organization that meets monthly to nominate, discuss and then choose the best books in all genres for readers from 0-14 and up. Non-members are welcome to view our nominations and chime in on our discussions. And new members are always welcome.

A local organization made up of authors, illustrations, librarians, teachers and children's literature specialists who meet monthly to discuss current topics in the field, usually with a guest speaker. Members are available to speak at local schools and libraries and interested parties are encouraged to visit the Guild's web site to find out their information and also the meeting topics.