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About the Youth Libraries Group

  • Promotes excellence in children and young people's literature by organising, judging and publicising the most prestigious children's book award in the UK - the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals. Find out more about becoming a Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Judge.
  • Advocates quality provision of public and schools library services to children and young people by disseminating best practice on professional issues.
  • Inspires, supports and represents all those working in or with library services for children and young people through it's publications, annual conference, meetings, training courses and events.
  • Provides specialist expertise, knowledge and advice to CILIP, the Government, the book trade and related professions on issues relating to books, reading and library services for children and young people.
  • Creates opportunities to network with colleagues and those in related professions.    

YLG Business Plan Aims & Objectives

  • To identify and meet the needs for members interested in the specialism, providing support for members in continuing professional development throughout their career 
  • To develop a sense of community amongst members of the Special Interest Group 
  • To provide leadership within the specialism and inform CILIP of new and emerging themes and developments 
  • To support CILIP membership recruitment and retention 
  • To ensure there is visibility of CILIP within the specialism through the activities of the Special Interest Group
  • To advocate quality provision of public and schools library services to children and young people by disseminating best practice on professional issues.
  • To inspire, support and represent all those working in or with library services for children and young people through publications, annual conference, meetings, training courses and events.
  • To provide specialist expertise, knowledge and advice to CILIP, the Government, the book trade and related professions on issues relating to books, reading and library services for children and young people.
  • To create opportunities to network with colleagues and those in related professions.

 

 YLG History

A brief history of the Youth Libraries Group to 2006.

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