Booking for #YLG24Gla closes this Friday 13th - don’t be unlucky and miss your chance to join us for a brilliant weekend! YLG Committee

Sharing a few of the wonderful Scallywag Press books at our September meeting.

📣Education staff in the East Yorkshire and Humber region! We’re hosting our first-ever drop in: 🗓️Tuesday 24th September ⏰4pm - 5pm 📍Hull Central Library Books, babble and biscuits: what more do you want? Interested in join us? Send us a DM or drop us an email 📧

📚 Calling all CILIP members! It's that exciting time once more! Join us in nominating your favourite children's and YA books for the 2025 Carnegies. Each member can nominate one exceptional title per Medal. 🏅 Submit yours by 27 September 🗓️ carnegies.co.uk/about-the-awar…

Primary school #GiveawayAlert! 🥳🥳 To celebrate the 2024 #LittleRebelsAward shortlist, we have FIVE complete sets of the books to give away to UK primaries 💛 (+ posters, bookmarks & reading guides!) Retweet, follow & reply to this tweet by noon on Friday to enter. Good luck!

Have you submitted your nominations for #Carnegies25 yet? CILIP members have until Friday 27th September to submit their pick of the outstanding books published between Sept 23 - Aug 24. Find all the details online: carnegies.co.uk We can’t wait to see the booklists!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of Mini Guppy - a new imprint bridging the gap between picture books and all the reading books, with super entertaining accessible stories for emerging readers. Read all about it here! thebookseller.com/news/mini-gupp…

We need your help! We're making some changes to our website but we need YOUR input to get it looking shipshape. Get involved here 👇 bit.ly/3ZxRP3g

Still trying to decide which outstanding book to nominate? Tomorrow is the last day to submit!

✍️ Our CILIP CEO Louis Coiffait-Gunn has signed an open letter calling on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to prioritise children's reading for pleasure. 📚 "An investment in reading for pleasure is an investment in our children’s, and the UK’s, future." openletter.earth/open-letter-to…

Joyful afternoon introducing @SaraP4C and Viviane Schwarz in an outstanding online event with the Year 2 classes at ReinwoodInfants! Loved the paper planes and great questions from the children. One-Button and the Sea is a big story with so many opportunities for exploration. ☺️

The 2025 Carnegies nominations are live! 🎉 Join us in celebrating the storytelling and illustration recognised this year. 🏆 See the list and get ready for an inspiring awards season! Congrats to all nominees! #Carnegies2025 #ReadingForPleasure carnegies.co.uk/nominations-an…

We’re supporting our valued committee member Alison - she will bring her expertise of young people’s library services to the role, represent our region and make a meaningful difference. * Voting closes on the 6th November * 🗳

I was so excited to mail these little paper clothes to St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy Yr 2 kids for a virtual #authorvisit organised by YLG Yorks & Humber Kirklees Libraries and Scallywag Press This way, we can do something #creative together, despite being apart. #TheLongestStrongestThread

To celebrate World Book Day UK 📚 we are encouraging sharing top tips to generate a buzz around books and reading using the hashtag #Freetoread - be part of the conversation and join in with us!

Almondbury Library is ready to welcome Year 2 for their fun #WorldBookDay out. Will this book be able to read their minds? There’s sure to be laughter, smiles and maybe some silliness for this story! #freetoread #ReadYourWay World Book Day UK 📚 Susannah Lloyd Kirklees Libraries

📣 The 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlist is here! This year's books have a focus on marginalised perspectives. ✨✍️ Congratulations to the exceptional shortlisted authors! 🏅 #Carnegies2025 Delve into the books here: 🔗 carnegies.co.uk/writing-shortl…

Revealing the shortlist for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Illustration! 🏅 These fabulous books transmit stories in ways that words alone cannot. 🎨✨ Congratulations to the brilliant shortlisted illustrators! #Carnegies2025 🎉 Explore the full list here: 🔗 carnegies.co.uk/illustration-s…

Congratulations to all the amazing authors and illustrators who made the shortlist 🎉 and 👏 to all the wonderful librarian judges for all that reading! Thank you for the inspiration #Carnegies2025