A learning and sharing community for
DC-area children’s literature professionals since 1945
June 12 Luncheon with legendary author and former Book Guild President Katherine Paterson in person at Busboys and Poets, 450 K St NW, Washington, D.C.
Katherine will speak about her career and her newest title, Jella Lepman and her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World's Largest Children’s Library (the founder of IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People). Katherine will be in conversation with Guild member and retired librarian Karen MacPherson. The meeting will also include presentation of the Guild’s Youth Literacy Awards and the introduction of the Guild’s new officers.
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Youth Literacy Grants Announced
For the last eleven years, the Children’s Book Guild has awarded grants to schools to purchase books for their libraries, media centers, or classrooms.In 2025 we chose 6 schools: Cooper Lane Elementary School, in Prince George's County; and Malcolm X, Miner, Nalle, Savoy, and Turner Elementary Schools in Washington, DC. Each school will receive a grant of $500 to buy books from the First Book Marketplace.We are grateful to all the Guild members who made recommendations. Thank you to the librarians from these schools for making the book selections: Lanee Sheffield, Hannah Hong, Molly Murchie, Lisa Stephens, Kerri Redding.and Sherrell Tolbert.
We hope that all of these librarians will be able to join us at our Signature Event in May.
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