YLG News May 2019 Part 1
WELCOME Easter has passed – I do hope that gorgeous Easter Eggs arrived for breakfast along with the sunshine. It is time to look forward to the summer – prize lists (so exciting and great for displays) and of course the YLG/SLA Conference in June. But first there is May – here is your monthly update of book news and book related news. Please do let me know if you have something you want to broadcast – a local prize, a local initiative...Just email [email protected] PS If you hear of a CILIP YLG member who is not receiving the newsletter could you remind them to contact CILIP to opt in.
GET INVOLVED WITH YLG The Youth Libraries Group of CILIP is the organisation of choice for librarians, information professionals and all those working with or interested in children's and young people's books, reading development and the promotion of libraries and reading for pleasure. Our members come from a wide range of workplaces - public libraries, schools, school library services, colleges, universities and early years’ settings. We also welcome and have many student, non- working and international members. With twelve groups across the United Kingdom, we form one of the largest and liveliest special interest groups in CILIP YLG has branches in each of the 9 English Regions and the 3 Home Nations. Each committee acts as a point of contact for local authorities and run events for our members in their areas. Enthusiastic YLG members are encouraged to get involved with their local committees – contact details for branch secretaries can be found on the YLG Website – http://www.cilip.org.uk/ylg
YLG/SLA Conference Friday 21st – Sunday 23rd June Aston University, Birmingham Building Readers, building identity: Well-being and the Library The joint 2019 SLA/YLG weekend course will be one of the highlights of the year for all those working in the children’s library sector, focusing on the themes of building identity and mental well-being in children and young adults. Seminars and workshops will deal with practical topics on these themes; including, bibliotherapy, character building and self-identification. We are pleased that the programme will also feature award-winning illustrators and authors ranging from Chris Riddell, Lauren Child and Ross Collins to Meg Rosoff, Savita Kalhan and Joseph Coelho. Join us for three days packed with CPD and reader development opportunities and a fabulous publishers’ exhibition. Find the programme here https://www.sla.org.uk/weekend-course-2019.php Residential bookings are no longer available but the SLA office can provide advice on alternative accommodation and there are opportunities for day delegates. Fees https://www.sla.org.uk/dwl.php?doc=weekend-2019-prog-v110w.pdf You can book your place online https://airtable.com/shr2U85iP90mJ4dv5 The closing date for bookings is Friday 24 May 2019
This really is a great opportunity to meet likeminded librarians, hobnob with authors, illustrators and publishers and enhance knowledge and interests through plenary presentations and break-out sessions. Need advocacy tips? Find some ideas for your argument at https://www.sla.org.uk/weekend-course-2019.php
YLG CLOSER TO YOU – News, Training, Events YLG NE – Training Day Comic Book Corner: Using Graphic Novels to Engage Young People Saturday 18th May 2019, 10am - 3.30pm, Newcastle City Library We look forward to bringing you an exciting day of talks and discussions about using graphic novels to engage with young people, from toddlers to twenty-somethings! Tickets are £10 per person plus VAT, which includes tea and coffee on arrival and a goody bag to take home. Lunch is not included, so please bring a packed lunch with you, or alternatively there are lots of food outlets close to the library. CILIP members and non-members are very welcome to attend.
To book your place, please go to: https://bit.ly/2uAoHIV For further details please contact Rachel Pattinson [email protected] or Paula Wride [email protected]
YLG London One Day School Level Up: Game-based learning, children’s information skills and fake news 21st May, 9.00 – 16.15 Canada Water Library, 21 Surrey Quays Road, SE16 7AR Ticket Price £30 Key note speaker: Jonathan Douglas. Director National Literacy Trust. Speakers include Bev Humphrey , Jane Secker, Sarah Pavey, Sam Austin Usborne authors Alex Frith and Alice James Information literacy, gamification, fake news – and networking opportunities Booking: www.cilip.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1201957&group= Contact: Laura Bennett: [email protected]
YLG London is happy to announce that they will be providing a free place for one of our members to attend this year’s joint SLA/CILIP YLG Conference – Building Identity, Building Readers – in Birmingham, taking place on the 21st-23rd June 2019. This opportunity includes the whole conference, including meals and accommodation on Friday and Saturday as well as reasonable travel expenses. Please note it will not cover any additional nights, accommodation or any further costs. To apply for this place You must be a member of CILIP YLG Special Interest Group You must be currently living or working in London You will need to provide a 300 word statement of why you would like to attend and what you expect to gain from attending. All applications should be received no later than midnight on the 16th May 2019, with the chosen attendee being notified by the 19th May. Please send the statement and any questions to: [email protected]
YLG South East Training Day The Power of Pictures: Picturebooks and Visual Literacy Wednesday 26th June 2019, 9.30am – 4pm Bromley Central Library, High Street, Bromley BR1 1EX A practical training day for library staff. How can we best use picturebooks to create enthusiastic readers? Delivered by Charlotte Hacking, Learning Programme Leader (Central), Centre for Literacy in Primary Education with the author and illustrator Alexis Deacon. Tickets are £40 per person plus VAT, which includes tea and coffee on arrival, lunch and a goody bag to take home. CILIP members and non-members are welcome to attend. To book your place please go to: https://www.cilip.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1226859&group=201316 For further details please contact the YLG SE Secretary [email protected]
CILIP CARNEGIE & KATE GREENAWAY AWARDS The shortlists are out – and they are both strong and interesting. Have you been receiving your email updates on all the exciting opportunities on offer? What about all those tweets?Who will you be backing to take the prize. It is going to be difficult, so I hope you have started reading and talking about this stunning selection of titles. Haven’t seen them yet – where have you been? Log on to find out https://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/press.php http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk Have you thought about running a Shadowing Group? Check out the shadowing page to see what other groups got up to and for more details. Sign up and explore the resources – ideas for engagement, videos, author/illustrator interviews and all the excitement from readers young and not-so-young. And for the first time there is The Shadowers’ Choice Award, voted for and awarded by the children and young people who shadow the Medals. This will be announced alongside the two Medal winners. http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/shadowing.php The resources are exceptional so do make use of them all; there are competitions!
BOOK AWARD ROUND-UP Lancashire Book Award Schools from around Lancashire apply to judge and if successful 2 of the school’s pupils eventually go through to the final judging process. The final judging by the young people will take place at County Hall on Tuesday 25th June 2019 and the Celebration Day and announcement of the 2019 winner will be Friday 5th July 2019 at The University of Central Lancashire.’ Shortlist It only happens in the Movies: Holly Bourne How to write a love story: Katy Cannon Moonrise : Sarah Crossan Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow : Siobhan Curham The Loneliest Girl in the Universe : Lauren James Girl in the Window: Penny Joelson The Outcast :Taran Matharu The Disappearance of Timothy Dawson: Nathan Parker Shell: Paula Rawsthorne Outwalkers : Fiona Shaw The Extinction Trials: S. M. Wilson Cambridgeshire Libraries Children’s Picture Book Award The shortlist for the ‘Read it Again!’ 2019 Children’s Picture Book Award has been published. The award is for a debut picture book where the words and pictures are the work of one individual. Cambridgeshire primary school children are invited to vote for their favourite title The 2019 shortlist is: Mini Rabbit not Lost: John Bond The Weaver: Qian Shi I can Fly: Fifi Kuo Red and the City: Marie Voigt The King who Banned the Dark: Emily Haworth-Booth Nipper and the Lunchbox: Lucy Dillamore More details of the award which is now in its 14th year, and the previous winners, can be found on our website. The winner will be announced on Friday 14th June https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/libraries-leisure-&-culture/libraries/library-news/read-it-again/ .Alexandra Palace Children’s Book Award Voted for by schoolchildren from across the borough of Haringey, Will You Catch Me? by Jane Elson has received the Schools Award. Voted by children visiting Haringey’s libraries, Child I by Steve Tasane collected the Library Award. In total, more than 25 schools took part with 600 votes cast. Congratulations
Excelsior Award The new shortlists for the Excelsior Award are now available to view on the website (click that link or the award logos below). With four new age-specific shortlists covering ages from 9 to 18 I'm sure there'll be something there for everybody (including adults!). If you have any feedback or queries please direct them to [email protected]. http://www.excelsioraward.co.uk/shortlists2019.html
Excelsior Awards Ceremony 2019 will be on Wednesday 19th June The ceremony will be at Trent College in Nottingham (Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 4AD) again. The ceremony will start at10:30am and last approximately one hour. Students will then be allowed to browse the stalls, spend money and eat lunch. If you would like to bring a group from your school please get in touch (by e-mail to [email protected]) and confirm numbers as soon as you can. Seats will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Students should bring a packed lunch
UKLA And the shortlists are ... 3-6 After the Fall: Dan Santat (Andersen) The Last Wolf: Mini Grey (Jonathan Cape) Bob’s Blue Period: Marion Deuchars (Laurence King) Stardust: Jeanne Willis , ill. Briony May Smith (Nosy Crow) The Book of Blue: Yuval Zommer (Thames and Hudson) I am Bat: Morag Good (Two Hoots)
7-11 The Explorer: Katherine Rundell, ill. Hannah Horn (Bloomsbury) Running on Empty: S. E. Durrant, ill, Rob Bidduph (Nosy Crow) Sky Dancer : Gill Lewis (Oxford) The Wild Robot: Peter Brown (Piccadilly) The Murderer’s Ape: Jakob Wegelius, trans. Peter Graves (Pushkin) Kick : Mitch Johnson (Usborne)
12 – 16 Moonrise: Sarah Crossan (Blomsbury) The Poet X : Elizabeth Acevedom (Egmont Electric Monkey) Long Way Down : Jason Reynolds ill. Chris Priestley ( Faber) Piglettes: Clémentine Beauvais trans, Clémentine Beauvais (Pushkin) After the Fire: Will Hill (Usborne) Mary's Monster: Love, Madness and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein: Lita Judge (Wren & Rook)
For information about the UKLA Award https://ukla.org/awards/ukla-book-award
Klaus Flugge Award Twenty debut picture books in the running for the illustration prize that highlights the most talented newcomers See them all here https://www.klausfluggeprize.co.uk/longlist-2019/ Shortlist will be announced on the 15th May
Branford Boase Award Congratulations to all on the short list The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson, edited by Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker (Usborne) The Train to Impossible Places by P.G. Bell, edited by Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker (Usborne) Rosie Loves Jack by Mel Darbon, edited by Sarah Stewart (Usborne) The Goose Road by Rowena House, edited by Mara Bergman (Walker Books) I Am Thunder by Muhammad Khan, edited by Lucy Pearse (Macmillan) Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen, edited by Sarah Stewart and Kendra Levin (Usborne) The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q Raúf, edited by Lena McCauley (Orion Children’s Books)
Little Rebels Award 2019 shortlist Across the Divide by Anne Booth – Catnip Publishing Freedom by Catherine Johnson – Scholastic The Ghost and Jamal by Bridget Blankley – Hope Road Publishing The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth – Pavilion Children’s Books The New Neighbours by Sarah McIntyre – David Fickling Books Running on Empty by S E Durrant – Nosy Crow Tomorrow by Nadine Kaadaan – Lantana Publishing
As always, the winner will be announced at the London Radical Bookfair. This year, the fair is on June 2nd. It will be held again at Goldsmiths University, Lewisham, London. More details here: https://londonradicalbookfair.wordpress.com/ We will be chairing a panel of some of the shortlisted authors in the afternoon. This is a free, public event and you are very much invited. Full details of the award, including the shortlist and prize giving ceremony for previous years, can be found at: www.littlerebelsaward.wordpress.com.
CLiPPA Award Another fantastic shortlist Dark Sky Path : Philip Gross, ill. Jesse Hodgson (Otter-Barry Books) Thinker: My Poet Puppy and Me: Eloise Greenfield, ill. Ehsan Abdollahi (Tiny Owl) A Kid in my Class: Rachel Rooney, ill. Chris Riddell (Otter-Barry Books) Rebound: Kwame Alexander ill. Dawud Anyabwile (Andersen Press) Everything All At Once: Steven Camden (Macmillan Children’s Books) . Channel Islands Book Award Channel Islands have got together to create our first very own children’s book award. We launched in September starting with a yrs 5,6 and 7 category and now have a nominated longlist by our children Voting closes on the 10th April; the winners will be announced in June If you want to know more here is a link to our website https://cichildrensbookaward.org/
NEWS FROM CILIP CILIP has launched the new website. Register on it to be able to take advantage of all the new features. Make sure you accept notifications from CILIP, and – most importantly – tick to receive YLG Newsletter CILIP Conference: Manchester 3rd & 4th July. http://cilipconference.org.uk/
CILIP's new Chartership for Knowledge Management This is currently in the pilot phase for Chartership for Knowledge Management, with 18 candidates being supported by a number of existing CILIP mentors. It is expected that Chartership for Knowledge Management will open up in late April Information for potential candidates/ CILIP members, and these can be found here: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/KnowledgeManagementChartership https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/ProfessionalRegistrationChartershipKM There are also two recorded webinars available, one webinar for the candidates on the pilot, the other for mentors supporting the pilot/ interested in supporting KM candidates when Chartership for KM is launched https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/memberwebinars From Facet Books Information at Work: Information management in the workplace | Edited by Katriina Byström, Jannica Heinström and Ian Ruthven | March 2019 http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=302758#about-tab
NEWS FROM OTHERS BOOKS FOR KEEPS You want to catch up with the world of children’s books – where would you look? Your destination of choice, of course, is – Books for Keeps - immediately available at the click of your mouse. Current views, reviews and interviews; an archive to explore – and it’s all FREE. A resource for everyone to be shared as widely as possible. Log on or miss out. http://booksforkeeps.co.uk/
BOOKTRUST BookTrust’s Writer in Residence: Award-winning children’s author (and Carnegie nominee), Candy Gourlay, has been appointed the new online Writer in Residence for the UK’s largest children’s reading charity, BookTrust.
The Blue Peter Book Award Winner The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q Raúf and The Colours of History by Clive Gifford, illustrated by Marc- Etienne Peintre, have been revealed as the 2019 Blue Peter Book Award winners.
BookTrust’s Bookbuzz Registration is now open for BookTrust’s 2019 Bookbuzz programme! The programme helps schools inspire a love of reading in 11 to 13-year-olds. Participating schools give their students the opportunity to choose their own book to take home and keep from a list of 17 titles. They are all carefully selected by a panel of experts to ensure quality, suitability and to encourage reading for pleasure. The full list of books will be unveiled in May so be sure to sign up here and keep and eye out! https://www.booktrust.org.uk/
CAROUSEL Is a magazine which aims to inform its readers about the world of children’s books. The contents of each issue include independent reviews ranging from babies to young adults and covering fiction, poetry and information books, articles and in-depth interviews with authors and illustrators.. Tel: 07413 980203 Email: [email protected] Web: www.carouselguide.co.uk Or join one of The Federation of Children’s Book Groups and receive copies of Carousel as part of your membership
CBHS [Children’s Books History Society] http://www.cbhs.org.uk/
CLPE [Centre for Literacy in Primary Education] https://www.clpe.org.uk/ Read our report the Reflecting Realities Survey https://clpe.org.uk/library-and-resources/research/reflecting-realities- survey-ethnic-representation-within-uk-children - Bring books that represent a range of realities into your classroom with our FREE recommended teaching sequences for Early Years to Year 6: http://ow.ly/LaAp30kZt8u . The shortlists for the CLiPPA will be out in April.
EMPATHY LAB The Read for Empathy books - http://www.empathylab.uk/read-for-empathy-guide Complete list of 21 books for 4 – 11 year olds chosen to help build empathy through reading with tips to guide discussion
Federation of Children’s Book Groups http://fcbg.org.uk/
IBBY UK IBBY has joined efforts with its partner the International Publishers Association (IPA) to work on an exciting new project launched by the UN: the Sustainable Development Goals Book Club (STG). The Book Club will present a selection of books for children from 5 to 12 years focussing on each of the 17 STGs. The book selections will be in the six official languages on the UN: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. IBBY members are supporting the project by identifying titles in these six languages. Furthermore, the jury to select the final titles in each SDG-group includes members of each participating organization. Use this link to find out more: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sdgbookclub/
For IBBY news and subscriptions go to http://www.ibby.org.uk
Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature (ISSN 0006 7377) is a refereed journal published quarterly by IBBY. New issue now available http://www.ibby.org/bookbird/
LETTERBOX LIBRARY About Letterbox Library Letterbox Library is a 36-year-old, not-for-profit, children’s booksellers and social enterprise. They specialise in children’s books which celebrate diversity, equality & inclusion as well as books which promote social justice. www.letterboxlibrary.com
Outside In World Breaking down stereotypes through children’s books - Outside In World publishes Reading The Way 2 Project Report Find the Report including case studies here http://www.outsideinworld.org.uk/zone-education.asp?page=ProjectReport- RtW2-Ed-Zone&nl1=ReadingtheWay2-Ed-Zone Keep in touch on books in translation via the website http://www.outsideinworld.org.uk
POETRY SOCIETY http://poetrysociety.org.uk/ The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2019 is open! https://poetrysociety.org.uk/competitions/foyle-young-poets- of-the-year-award/ 1. We are so excited to announce that this year’s judges are the amazing Raymond Antrobus and Scottish Makar Jackie Kay. It is completely free to enter and anyone from the world aged 11-17 years on the date of the deadline, 31 July 2019 can enter. Poems can be on any theme and any length. Poems must be in English or in BSL (do contact if you have queries regarding any BSL entries). The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award has discovered, awarded and nurtured some of the biggest names in poetry today, including Caroline Bird, Helen Mort, Sarah Howe, Richard Osmond, Jay Bernard and many more. We have worked with a huge number of young people across the world nurturing their poetry talent. You can read last year’s top 15 winning poems https://issuu.com/poetrysociety/docs/foyle_young_poets_of_the_year_award and the 85 commended poems https://issuu.com/poetrysociety/docs/foyle_young_poets_of_the_year_award_9e023db967f3fd online. All the winners are aged 11-17 years, and I am sure will be amongst the biggest names in poetry! For more information about the competition please go to the competition page foyleyoungpoets.org or contact the education team on [email protected]
THE READING AGENCY Catch up on the 500 Words Challenge, Wicked Young Writers Award and the next Summer Reading Challenge – Space Race. https://readingagency.org.uk/children/quick-guides/summer-reading-challenge/ This summer, The Reading Agency and libraries will be taking children across England, Scotland and Wales on a journey into space. Inspired by the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Space Chase will take young readers on an out-of-this-world adventure with our super space family, The Rockets. The Challenge touches down in libraries across the UK this summer and features bespoke artwork from top children's illustrator Adam Stower. http://readingagency.org.uk/
SLA Great School Libraries Campaign If you are interested in finding out more information about the Great School Libraries Campaign, please contact Alison Tarrant via e-mail at [email protected] or go to the website https://greatschoollibraries.edublogs.org/
SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST http://www.scottishbooktrust.com
SEVEN STORIES Exhibitions at Seven Stories’ Visitor Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne: ELMER and Friends: The Colourful World of David McKee This exhibition celebrates 30 years of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant and is the first major retrospective of David McKee’s striking artwork. Alongside artwork and manuscripts from the world famous Elmer series, some of which will be on display for the first time, the exhibition will also showcase artwork from David McKee’s other popular stories, including Not Now, Bernard. ‘Where your wings were, journeys with David Almond' Embark on a journey through Tyneside like never before, discovering how its landscapes, language and people inspired the magical stories of David Almond. Delve into the writer’s dreamlike world where tales such as Skellig and My Dad’s a Birdman took root. Exhibition supported by Hachette Children’s Groupand Walker Books
Seven Stories’ Exhibitions on Tour: Michael Morpurgo, A Lifetime In Stories - Leeds City Museum: 8th February - 16th June 2019 Bears! - next venue will be River and Rowing Museum, Henley: August - October 2019 Comics! Explore and Create Comic Art with Seven Stories- next venue will be Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Telford: June – September 2019 Judith Kerr: The Tiger Who Came to Tea - Celebrating 50 years of Britain’s best loved picture book with the National Trust, https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ Saturday 4 May – Sunday 30 June: Rowallane Garden, Northern Ireland https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/rowallane-garden
Events for adults that you might like: Late Shows - Friday 17th May, 7pm - 11pm Back by popular demand, the Late Shows https://thelateshows.org.uk/ - Newcastle and Gateshead's free late-night culture crawl comes to Ouseburn Valley. Play, party and indulge your inner child at Seven Stories! Shimmy-on-up to the attic for a very special party with local music band Aukestra featuring the very best in 80s ballads and classics. Participate in high-energy Pick and Mix Party Games - including touch tag and pass the balloon - to get you thinking, moving and, most of all, laughing your way through Late Shows! Join LEGO superfan Bricks McGee and his large LEGO brick pits to build your biggest, craziest creations yet! With the opportunity to interact with a playful installation by artist Samantha Goodlet and a look at latest exhibition Elmer and Friends: The Colourful World of David McKee. For grown ups (16-34 years). Free admission.
Twi-Lates, 4-7pm This year we are offering the above activities as part of Twi-Lates programme - designed especially for 12-17 year olds as independent visitors or with their families. We are also delighted to offer a special singing workshop Beccy Owen's Pop-Up Choir, taking place at 5.30pm. Tickets are free for this but booking is essential. https://sevenstories.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173592405
NCLA Creative Saturday - Saturday 18th May, 10am - 4pm Join children’s author Chloe Daykin for a day of magical wild writing and take your imagination on an exciting adventure. Chloe won a Northern Writers award for her debut novel Fish Boy (Faber & Faber, 2017) which was shortlisted for the Brandford Boase Prize, the UKLA and nominated forCarnegie Medal. Taking inspiration from the dark, mysterious and otherworldly Where Your Wings Were…Journey’s with David Almond exhibition and a bit of quirky tangential fun from the Elmer and Friends: the Colourful World of David McKee exhibition, you’ll use imagery, objects and language as starting points to create a variety of short works through timed writings. Throughout the day you’ll have the opportunity to share your work if you want to, in a mutually supportive and encouraging environment and by the end of the day you’ll have a notebook full of unexpected ideas, beginnings and short pieces ready to grow for the future. There’ll also be time for questions about the writing industry, Chloe’s experiences within it and top hints and tips she’s learned along the way. The emphasis of the day is on fun and creation and making work that is unique to you. In partnership with Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts, Newcastle University. Suitable for grown ups. £40 (£30 concessions). For more information and tickets visit here: www.ncl.ac.uk/ncla/courses or call 0191 208 7619
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST The Typhlo and Tactus International Tactile Book Competition International competition of picture books for children with little or no sight Could you create a picture book for a child who can't see pictures? Just as conventional picture books have their prestigious competitions, such as the UK's Kate Greenaway award, tactile illustration has the Typhlo and Tactus International Tactile Book Competition to encourage tactile book creation across the globe. This year is its 20th anniversary. Judging will take place in Brussels in October 2019, with a prize of 1000 Euros for the winning entry. The fantastic news is that the competition is open to anyone. Previous entrants have included teachers, artists, crafters, grandparents and students. The judges will be looking for books which are interesting, robust and entertaining for children up to age 12 who have little or no sight. Each participating country can submit up to five books to the international contest. The UK shortlisting round will take place in September 2019 and is being organised by the ClearVision Project, a children's braille library. The UK judges will include children and adults who have a visual impairment, tactile image experts and illustrator Rod Campbell, author of immensely popular children's picture books including everyone’s favourite Dear Zoo. A series of workshops will be held across the United Kingdom in conjunction with the CILIP (the Library and Information Association) Youth Libraries Group. Workshops will offer advice on the creation and use of tactile books. Details of these and a series of videos offering similar guidance and advice, created with support from the University of Central Lancashire, will be added to the Clearvision Project website.
The deadline for UK entries is 16th August 2019. For more information, guidance and an entry form, see ClearVision's website. www.clearvisionproject.org
BOOK BUS Volunteers are needed for this summer with Bookbus in Zambia. The charity loves to have librarians on board. The whole scheme is to support literacy and involves reading stories to children and taking part in activities such as craft and songs. If you are between 18 and 75 with a passion for reading and sharing and are willing to take the journey of a lifetime this is an opportunity for you Where? Livingstone, Zambia Project dates: 1st July to 6th September Availability: 12 places available All the information and booking form can be found on the website – if you are interested don’t wait http://thebookbus.org/volunteer/
National Poetry Day Forward Arts Foundation is delighted to announce new sponsorship deals with UK book trade wholesaler Gardners and leading education supplier Browns Books for Students. Gardners and its sister company Browns Books for Students are now official partners for National Poetry Day, which celebrates its 25th anniversary on 3 October 2019. National Poetry Day marks its 25th anniversary this year with a mass participation campaign highlighting poetry’s power to forge community - whether intimate or on the grand scale - by celebrating words that touch on truth. #TellMeTheTruthAboutLife The campaign - which culminates on Thursday October 3rd with thousands of poetry events across the UK - is themed around ‘truth’. It will showcase poetry’s value in capturing those nuanced human truths that polls, statistics and big data ignore. National Poetry Day will supply downloadable certificates for children who read, write or perform poems in their schools. There will be competitions for all ages, posters, booklists and bookmarks for participating retailers and libraries, and a treasure trove of poems chosen for their resonance and truth by a range of high-profile poetry-lovers - from Mark Gatiss to Michael Morpurgo. A companion National Poetry Day Anthology - in print form - will be curated by broadcaster Cerys Matthews. For more infirmation https://nationalpoetryday.co.uk/
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with the Betjeman Poetry Prize which is now open. This annual creative writing competition inspires children and young people aged 10 – 13 to read, write and perform poetry. The winning young poet receives £500 and the winning poet’s school receives £5000. Visit the National Poetry Day website for more information. https://nationalpoetryday.co.uk/ Closing date is 31st July
THE BIT AT THE END- This is where it is up to you, dear reader, to send in a title that you would like to recommend to colleagues. It might just be an amazing read, or it might be something you have found that works brilliantly with a class visit, a reading group, encouraging a reluctant reader….. Just send the bibliographic details + a line or 2 about why you are recommending it, to [email protected]. It doesn’t have to be fresh from the press, but in print please (otherwise it’s just teasing!). The Wizards and the Whale by Anthinula Tori, illustrations by Jean Tori (9781912182039) is a vibrant picture book that fills each page and the imagination with colour. Here is a strong ecological message to be shared by Early Years readers – from a brand new imprint - worth looking out Don’t forget - we always want to know what is going on in your school or authority! Send us any information you want to share – about book awards or anything else relating to YLG or Children's and Young People's Library Services. We also welcome your feedback on the newsletter – contact by email at [email protected]