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News from CILIP
15 March 2007
HAVE YOUR SAY BY VOTING ONLINE
Calling readers of all ages, parents, grandparents, teachers, librarians: in fact anyone who loves children's books.
CILIP is giving you the chance to have your say in the search to find the nation's favourite Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal winning books of all time.
CILIP's online poll to find the top winner for each Medal will be launched on Friday April 20th 2007 at Seven Stories in Newcastle, kicking off a season of celebration to mark the 70th birthday of the Carnegie Medal and the 50th birthday of the Kate Greenaway Medal.
A panel of children's book experts, including three former chairs of the Carnegie & Kate Greenaway judging panel has selected a Top 10 of winning titles for both Medals, from the 120 marvellous books which have won these two prestigious awards since they were first awarded in 1937 and 1957 respectively.
Will you agree with the judges? Have they included your own favourites? Which books will you vote for?
Find out which books have made the Top 10s, and write a review of any of the past winners for each Medal at http://www.ckg.org.uk. Re-read your favourites, share them with your family and cast your votes online before 12 noon, Thursday, 14 June.
On that Midsummer's Night, the results of the vote will be announced at a huge celebration party at the British Library in London.
Don't forget to have your say!
Contact: Mark Taylor, CILIP Marketing Executive
Tel: 020 7255 0650 Email: mailto:[log in to unmask]
Notes for Editors
Over 3,000 reading groups in schools and public libraries have registered to take part in the shadowing scheme for the awards, involving over 60,000 children and young people. For further information visit http://www.ckg.org.uk/shadowing
CILIP Carnegie & Greenaway Anniversary materials can be accessed at http://www.ckg.org.uk/celebration
Reading resources are live and available at http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk//celebration/reading_resources.php
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers. It forms a community of around 35,000 people engaged in library and information work, of whom around 22,000 are CILIP Members and around 13,000 are regular customers of CILIP Enterprises. CILIP members work in all sectors, including business and industry, science and technology, further and higher education, schools, local and central government, the health service, the voluntary sector, national and public libraries. For more information about CILIP, please go to http://www.cilip.org.uk
The Youth Libraries Group (YLG) is a Special Interest Group of CILIP. It works in a "pressure group" role, independently and with other professional organisations, to preserve and influence the provision of quality literature and library services for children and young people, both in public libraries and school library services.
Seven Stories provides the only exhibition space in the UK wholly dedicated to the work of childrenšs writers and illustrators. Recognised as a new national home for childrenšs literature, it brings together original manuscripts and artwork from some of the nation's best loved children's books and involves children, young people and their families, carers and educators in a unique exploration of creativity, literature and art. http://www.sevenstories.org.uk
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