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)

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

#CarnegieMedal #YLGSE #YouthLibrariesGroup

The next KidLit Chit Chat with the #YLGSE is fast approaching Tuesday 28 Oct 7.30pm
We will be looking towards National Non-Fiction November and celebrating our favourite Non-Fiction books!
Free event and all welcome, email or DM for the TEAMS link.
@youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

Join the #YLGSE tomorrow, Tuesday, 30 September, when we share our favourite #SpookyReads as part of the monthly #KidLitChitChat
All welcome, free event!
Email (ylg.se.cilip@gmail.com) or DM for the TEAMS link.
@youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

We are excited to announce special guests @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social, @roserobbins.bsky.social & @booknookhove.bsky.social will be joining us on Wed 17 Sept at Crawley Library for the #YLGSE Discussion Day for the 2026 @carnegiemedals.bsky.social!
Tickets link below!
@youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

Getting ready for some summer reads? How about making your way through the #YLGSE Regional Shortlist for @carnegiemedals.bsky.social 26 Discussion Day ! Which will take place on Wed 17 Sep at Crawley Library.
Full info & to book your place, please visit the link
www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

THIS TUESDAY (27 May) join the #YLGSE for our FREE monthly #KidLitChitChat! We will be looking at the incredibly important @empathylabuk.bsky.social #ReadForEmpathy collection!
Think about 1 or 2 titles you'd like to highlight & email or dm for TEAMS link
@youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social
#KidLit

The #YLGSE would just like to say a quick thank you to everyone who made our Regional Training Day such a success!
The engaged attendees, the incredible speakers, the generous publishers, the accommodating library, and the hard-working committee members !
#NeurodiverseNarratives

Honoured to close our training day with Keynote speaker the amazing @rashmiwriting.bsky.social, an award winning author & literacy advocate! Sharing their own experience & journey.
#NeurodiverseNarratives #YLGSE
@youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

Back from lunch and into lived experiences! Katie & Dora from Wandsworth Libraries have been kind enough to share their different experiences in working in libraries as neurodivergent people.
Emcee by Louisa @
West Sussex Libraries
#NeurodiverseNarratives #YLGSE
@youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

Our chair @octoberjonesco.bsky.social from Wandsworth Libraries takes us on an expert journey making sure our collections are inclusive to neurodiverse people.
#NeurodiverseNarratives #YLGSE
@youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

We have Jenny from Bromley Libraries & Frances & Louisa from West Sussex Libraries talking about the different sensory and neurodiverse sessions they run in their libraries.
#NeurodiverseNarratives #YLGSE @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

We open with our morning Keynote speaker, the incredible Dr Alex Popescu!
Speaking on the research of Neurodiversity, and what this means.
#NeurodiverseNarratives #YLGSE

And so begins our regional training day! Neurodiverse Narratives: Inclusive Libraries For All Minds! Rethinking reading, redesigning spaces, and reshaping libraries for every mind !
We will try to live tweet throughout the day.
#YLGSE #NeurodiverseNarratives @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

Train table looking out a window with a blurred background. On the table is a water bottle, sun glasses, phone & the book "Chaos Theory" by Nic Stone

Journey to Oxford begins!
Looking forward to #YLGSE Regional Training Day! Neurodiverse Narratives: Inclusive Libraries For All Minds! Rethinking reading, redesigning spaces, and reshaping libraries for every mind
@cilip-ylgse.bsky.social @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

Lovely evening with the #YLGLondon AGM
They have such a lovely team and really excited to hear what they are doing (& where we can collab with #YLGSE!)
Oh and having it at #WalkerBooks was the icing on the cake! Some amazing books coming from them this year !! ✨️📚🖤

Hi pumpkins!
I’m October & I’m…
📚 Children’s Librarian
✨ Chair of CILIP #YLGSE
📚 GLL Literary Foundation #LiteraryChampion
✨ NLT #LiteracyChampion
📚 Judge for #SparkBookAward25
✨ #FirstChapter 2024 Winner
📚 Spooky Book Blogger
✨ #AroundTheCauldron Podcast Host
& I’m SO enchanted to meet you! 🖤