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Such a delight & an honour to chat to Katy and Alison @mostlybooktalk about the #NationalYearofReading , the fantastic @carnegiemedals.bsky.social & the wonderful work of the #YouthLibrariesGroup #bookbloggers #librarians
mostlybooktalk.bsky.social Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · Feb 17
📚 For the National Year of Reading, we’re joined by
@gntread24.bsky.social from the @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social to talk about youth librarians, the Carnegie Awards & building reading communities for young people.

February 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Join us on Tuesday 24 March @ 7.30 (via teams) for the Book Chat with YLG SE as we deep dive into this years Carnegie Medal for illustration shortlist!

All welcome and free to attend!
For the Teams link please DM or email us at ylg.se.cilip@outlook.com

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Book Chat Tuesday 24 March at 7.30 via teams for Carnegie Medal for illustration shortlist The shortlist is as follows: The Playdate by Clara Dackenberg, written by Uje Brandelius, translated by Nichola Smalley (Lantana) The Endless Sea by Linh Dao, written by Chi Thai (Walker) Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel illustrated & adapted by Aimée de Jongh, written by William Golding (Faber & Faber) The Sleeper Train by Baljinder Kaur, written by Mick Jackson (Walker) Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto (Pushkin Children’s Books) Freedom Braids by Oboh Moses, written by Monique Duncan (Lantana) The Paper Bridge by Seng Soun Ratanavanh, written by Joelle Veyrenc, translated by Katy Lockwood-Holmes (Floris Books) Wiggling Words by Kate Rolfe (Two Hoots)
March 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
gntread24.bsky.social
During the #YouthLibrariesGroup Conference in Oxford one of the highlights was meeting Chris Baker at #BroadeningtheBookshelf who champions translated books & whose Instagram feed is full of wonderful reading recs #bookbloggers #librarians #Translatedbooks #NationalYearofReading #WorldKidLit
Map of the world with book mark promoting #WorldKidLit month. Blues and greens. Tirquoise background. Ape in turban. Steamship. Elephant. Typewriter. Monochrome effect of sky studded with stars & sea reflecting back. Tiny white boat on waves. Small person sitting on red book. Green background. Blue glass on cover.
September 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM