who are we? usbby: our mission explore and promote reading materials of literary merit created...
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USBBY:
Building Bridges through Children’s
Literature
Who are we?
USBBY: Our Mission
Explore and promote reading materials of literary merit created around the world for young people.
USBBY: Our Mission
Facilitate the exchange of information about books of international interest for young people.
USBBY: Our Mission
Promote the reading of international books by young people.
USBBY: Our Mission
Cooperate with IBBY and other organizations.
USBBY was established in the early 1960s by the American Library Association and the
Children’s Book Council.
Currently, our members—who are librarians, educators, authors,
illustrators, and publishers— represent
44 states.
A Partner with Key Literacy
Organizations
International Reading Association (IRA)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
American Library Association (ALA)
The Children’s Book Council(CBC)
Get Involved with USBBY
Attend USBBY co-sponsored events and conferences with international focus.
Volunteer for projects.
Contribute to vibrant committees.
USBBY is part of a larger, worldwide network…
IBBY:International Board on
Books for Young People
IBBYFounded in 1953 by Jella Lepman
Jella Lepman• Born in 1891 in Stuttgart,
Germany, daughter of a Jewish factory owner
• Lost position in German Democratic Party when Hitler came to power
• Fled to Britain and became a journalist
• Came back to Germany after the war
• Wanted to promote intercultural understanding to try to avoid a repeat of WWII
Lepman’s beliefs
“More and more clearly, I came to realize that I must not look backward, but to the future, and that I must begin with the children.”
“I had the advantage of knowing that behind me
marched invisible throngs of children urging me on.”
IBBY’s Mission
To promote international understanding throughchildren’s books.
IBBY’s Mission:
To give children everywhere the opportunity to have access to books with high literary and artistic standards.
IBBY’s Mission:
To encourage the publication and distribution of quality children’s books, especially in developing countries.
IBBY’s Mission:
To stimulate research and scholarly works in the field of children’s literature; including the production and distribution of children’s books.
IBBY’s Mission:
To provide support and training for those involved with children and children’s literature.
IBBY’s Mission:
To promote reading and literacy worldwide.
IBBY’s Mission:
IBBY, USBBY, & other national sections:
A forum for collaboration
IBBY National Sections Afghanistan Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerrbaijan Belgium Bolivia Brazil Cambodia Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech
Republic Denmark
Ecuador Egypt Estonia Finland France Germany Ghana Greece Haiti Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Republic of
Korea Kuwait Latvia
Lebanon Lithuania Malaysia Mexico Moldova Mongolia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan Palestine Peru Poland Portugal Romania Russia Rwanda Serbia Slovakia Slovenia
South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab
Emirates United
Kingdom United States Uruguay Venezuela Zambia
IBBY & USBBYActivities
Activities:
Awards & Recognition
Advocacy & Outreach
Publications
Symposia
Resource Development
Awards & Recognition
Given biennially to two groups or institutions whose outstanding activities are judged to be making a lasting contribution to reading promotion programs for children and young people.
2012 Winners Abuelas Cuentacuentos: The Grandmother Storytelling Programme (Argentina) SIPAR (Cambodia)
IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award
Awards & Recognition
Hans Christian Andersen Award
Presented every 2 years to a living author and illustrator whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children’s literature.
2012 Winners Author: Maria Teresa Andruetto (Argentina) Illustrator: Peter Sís (Czech Republic)
Awards & Recognition
The world’s largest award in children’s literature, offered by the people of Sweden.
Storytellers, authors, illustrators and other individuals or organizations that make valuable contributions to the promotion of reading are eligible.
IBBY chapters, including USBBY, are among the select organizations able to submit nominations.
2012 Winner Isol (Argentina)
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Awards & RecognitionIBBY Honour List
A biennial selection of outstanding, recently published books that honors writer, illustrators, and translators of books for young people from all around
the world.For a list of the 2012 list:http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=1221
Awards & RecognitionBridge to Understanding Award
Formally acknowledges the work of adults who create programs that use children’s books to explore cultures around the world in order to promote international understanding among
children.
Awarded annually by USBBY.
2013 winner: The Nativity School of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Awards & RecognitionAnnual Outstanding International Children’s Book List
USBBY selects an annual list of Outstanding International Books for children and young adults, which is published each year in the February issue of School Library Journal and as a bookmark.
Advocacy & Outreach
International Children’s Book Day Celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to
call attention to children’s books.
Co-Sponsored events at professional conferences
PublicationsBridges:
A USBBY Publication
Bookbird (IBBY)
Bridges to Understanding(Book series)
Symposia IBBY Congresses (held in even-numbered years)
Regional Conferences (held in odd-numbered years) 10th IBBY Regional Conference “BookJoy Around the World” October 18-20, 2013 St. Louis Public Library St. Louis, Missouri
Resource Development
The Centre offers information, consultation and documentation services for organizations,
research workers, teachers, students, librarians, publishers, authors, illustrators, policy makers and the media who work with young people with special needs.
IBBY Documentation Centre of Books for Disabled Young People
Resource Development
IBBY Children in Crisis Fund
The Children in Crisis Fund provides support for children whose lives have been disrupted through war, civil disorder or natural disaster. The two main activities are the therapeutic use of books and storytelling, and the creation or
replacement of collections of selected books in the local language.
Resource DevelopmentHands Across the Sea
Hands Across the Sea donations are used to help underfunded national sections in IBBY to pay their annual dues. These donations assist USBBY´s twinning partners around the world-Haiti,
Lebanon, Palestine, South Africa, and Zambia.
“If one is to believe in peaceful
coexistence, the first messengers of that
peace will be in children’s books.”
~ Jella Lepman
Your gateway to the
world of children’s
international literature
Join USBBY:
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34th IBBY World Congress
September 10-13, 2014Mexico City