USBBY members and affiliates head to Regional Conference for a variety of reasons, top of the list being its intimate size. With a cap of only a few hundred people, the conference provides multiple opportunities to meet and collaborate with authors, illustrators, publishers, professors, librarians and other educators and influencers in the young people’s book world - a world that this year includes attendees from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Indonesia, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, and more! Of course, it is also a chance to connect with peers from around the United States. .Along with the amazing line-up of guest speakers, the conference schedule is packed with breakout sessions and workshops that speak to how this community turns reading books of the world into taking action for the world. Those in attendance also have the opportunity to bid on extraordinary items, such as original art from the guest speakers, in the silent auction.
New this year, in an effort to keep costs and waste down and to enrich the attendee experience, registrants receive access to a conference app, Sched, which can be used to find detailed information on each session, preview reading lists for book discussion groups, and customize and keep track of conference schedules. The 13th Biennial Regional Conference in Austin promises to be jam-packed and inspiring.
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In the few years since IBBY and REFORMA joined forces to provide aid and support, literary and otherwise, for children at the border, conditions have deteriorated even further and access has been prohibitively restricted.
What role can and do USBBY members take? What action? Here former IBBY President and current IBBY Trust Committee President, Patricia Aldana's, provides a first-hand account of what is currently happening with children and children in crisis in Mexico and Central America and along the U.S. border and how USBBY/IBBY is taking action. To read more about Patricia Aldana's latest projects in the publishing world, please read this interview regarding her new imprint, Aldana Libros at Greystone Kids, launching this Fall, which is dedicated to publishing books from around the world. The following 19 nominees, including Anne Pelowski (nominated by USBBY), are finalists for the 2020 IBBY-iRead Outstanding Reading Promoter Award, established by the Shenzhen iRead Foundation and IBBY. The results will be announced at the press conference in Bologna on 30 March 2020.
IBBY-iRead Outstanding Reading Promotion Award 2020 Nominees 1 IBBY Lebanon Julinda Abu Nasr Beirut, Lebanon 2 IBBY El Salvador Jorge Argueta San Salvador, El Salvador 3 IBBY Germany Kirsten Boie Barsbüttel, Germany 4 IBBY Indonesia Murti Bunanta Jakarta, Indonesia 5 IBBY Argentina Hugo Waldemar Cubilla Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 IBBY Azerbaijan Zahira Dadashova Baku, Azerbaijan 7 IBBY Canada Zohreh Ghaeni Tehran, Iran 8 IBBY Cuba Ma. Regina González Díaz Talca, Chile 9 IBBY South Africa David Harrison Somerset West, South Africa 10 IBBY Sri Lanka M. G. Neil P. Karunarathne Matale, Sri Lanka 11 IBBY Ireland Kathleen Moran Kilmoganny, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland 12 IBBY India Sathyanarayan Mundayoor Lohit, Arunachal Pradesh, India 13 IBBY USA Anne Pellowski Winona, MN, USA 14 IBBY Russia Irina Rocheva Tula, Russia 15 IBBY Iran Ali Asghar Seidabadi Tehran, Iran 16 IBBY Belgium/Flanders Marit Törnqvist Amsterdam, Netherlands 17 IBBY Netherlands Marit Törnqvist Amsterdam, Netherlands 18 IBBY China Wang Zhigeng Beijing, China 19 IBBY China Zhu Yongxin Beijing, China REMINDERS: Please read this statement regarding USBBY SUPPORT OF THE ALA RESOLUTION ON LIBRARY SERVICE FOR CHILDREN IN DETENTION AT MIGRANT DETENTION CENTERS, as of June 27, 2019. USBBY participates in retail partnerships, such that a percentage of online purchases goes straight to USBBY., as reported in the May 2019 issue of Bridges.
USBBY is always accepting new members, and pre-conference is a perfect time to join, encourage a friend to join, or sponsor a new member. Who Built That? Bridges by Didier Cornille (Princeton Architectural Press, 2016), a 2017 OIB
Welcome to the new, digital version of the USBBY newsletter, a quarterly aggregate of USBBY/IBBY activities, previews, info, and opportunities to get involved! With this shift from paper to a digital format, we aim to update, inform and inspire our members and readers more frequently throughout the year. The digital platform allows us to put out calls for participation on committees, share activities from members and partners, provide conference and session reminders, and more - all in real time! Moreover, the digital platform makes our news more immediately accessible to potential members who visit our website. It will show members, potential or new to or lapsed from USBBY, the ongoing efforts and unique value of our organization. In this inaugural issue you will find information on our New Retail Partnerships, Highlights from International Children’s Book Day, Reflections from Bologna, a wonderful guest post, and enticing information about our biennial Regional conference. In future issues and intermittent blog posts you will find updates on awards, committee activities, news from organizational partners, invitations to serve, and more guest posts from authors, illustrators, translators, and editors. Look for the next issue on August 1. Happy reading!
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