Youth Libraries Group Virtual Conference 2022

September 12th – 14th

To ensure we offer support to all our members, The Youth Libraries Group National Conference will offer an additional virtual programme in September 2022

Taking place from 12th to 14th of September, wherever you are, The Reading Planet: Libraries in a Changing Climate theme could not be more topical. Young people’s activism around the environment, climate change and more generally on societal change, gives us all hope for the future. We know how important it is that the next generation is well informed and able to distinguish between facts and fake news. Libraries find themselves in a challenging political climate too and so we want you to hear from library advocates. We want to know how libraries are planning for a sustainable future and as ever we are all concerned with literacy and equality of opportunity for all to enable them to become readers for life. In terms of reading the planet we should be interested in world literature too. It is so important for empathy that readers are exposed to a wide range of cultures and lives.

The conference will extend across three days to avoid screen fatigue for our delegates and all sessions will be archived and will be available to view at your leisure for 12 weeks after the conference has concluded

We look forward to welcoming you!

Please note: some of the timings listed may change and details will continue to be added as they are confirmed.

Monday 12th September

11:00-12:00	Picturebooks to save the planet Hayley Wells (Pavilion) Ken Wilson-Max (Otter-Barry Books) Neal Layton (Hachette) Sarah Roberts (Scholastic)
16.00-17.00	The Green Libraries Partnership- Working together for people and planet Rabeea Arif (CILIP Projects and Programmes Manager)
19.00-19.30	Wild Child and Activist Dara McAnulty and Barry Falls (Macmillan)
19.30-20.00	Wrath Marcus Sedgewick (Barrington Stoke)

Tuesday 13th September

11:00-12:00	Be The Change: Making a Difference in a Messed-Up World Rob Greenfield (Greystone Kids) writer, YouTuber and environmental activist
16:00-17:00	Books to inspire Activism With Dina Nayeri (Walker)Elizabeth Laird (Otter Barry Books) A.M Dassu (Scholastic) Onjali Q Raúf (Hachette)
19:00-19:30	Never Too Young to be an Activist- Environmental Early Readers Emma Beswetherick (Rock the Boat) and Polly Ho-Yen ( KnightsOf)
19.30-20.00	Children Lead the Way Sharna Jackson (PRH) Nat Amoore (Rock The Boat)

Wednesday 14th September

11:00-12:00	Reading the planet – Reading the Rainbow: International LGBTQ+ Literature for Children and Young Adults Dr Liz Chapman (Sheffield Hallam)
16:00-17:00	No Longer Forgotten- Black History Activism Alex Wheatle (Andersen) Patrice Lawrence (Nosy Crow) Sufiya Ahmed (Bloomsbury) J.T. Williams (Farshore)
19:00-19.30	The Worlds We Leave Behind A.F.Harrold (Bloomsbury)
19.30-20.00	The Door of No Return Kwame Alexander (Andersen Press)

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Pricing

CILIP Member

(Ticket Code - YLGV1)

Full conference programme and access to all recorded sessions post conference

Virtual goody bag

£50 + VAT

CILIP Non Member

(Ticket Code - YLGV2)

Full conference programme and access to all recorded sessions post conference

Virtual goody bag

A discount is available to non-members who are Employer Partners staff. Please email employerpartners@cilip.org.uk for the discount code to complete your booking

£65 +VAT. Non Member Employer Partners staff £52 +VAT