The Youth Libraries Group is an active, vibrant member organisation for library and information professionals with an interest in services for children and young people. Our network stretches across the United Kingdom and supports the development and delivery of quality and innovative library offers for children and young people. YLG is a special interest group of CILIP, the library and information association.
With thousands of members from a wide range of workplaces, our group is a welcoming and informative networking base. Twelve sub-committees across the UK means we are one of the largest and liveliest special interest groups in CILIP.
www.cilip.org.uk/ylg
We engage in a range of social and professional development activities that innovate, excite and inspire colleagues.
Create opportunities to network with colleagues and those in related professions.
Conference is a fun, lively occasion that sets the current agenda for libraries and all working to promote reading for children and young people, ensuring proactive response to key national priorities. It provides essential continuing professional development with:
The opportunity to share good practice and make contact with fellow practitioners and acknowledged experts in their field.
The Youth Libraries Group are integral to the running of the Yoto Carnegie Medals. All CILIP members have the opportunity to nominate books for each Medal and YLG regional sub-groups run special nomination days to explore and celebrate the wonderful children’s books in contention for the Medals each year to contribute to rich and diverse nominations. Each YLG sub-group across the UK is represented on the judging panel and are recruited via an open application process.
Youth Library Review is the official journal of YLG and is published annually in spring. It is full of articles, features, letters and comments on the issues that really matter to all those committed to children’s literature and libraries. YLG actively encourages submissions and news from members.
YLG publishes practical guides on the important current issues for library services for children and young people and other occasional publications.
Get in touch at Chair.YLG@cilip.org.uk.
