As books came into the library, and as we read throughout the year, we made note of several big-picture observations that struck us.
On Books and Publishing
Occasional thoughts from CCBC librarians on children’s and young adult literature, publishing, and our work documenting diversity in books we receive.
CCBC Diversity Statistics: Numbers Are Just Part of the Story
The May/June 2023 issue of The Horn Book Magazine is a special issue exploring “Diverse Books: Past, Present, and Future.” It includes an article about the CCBC’s work documenting diversity in books for youth, written by …
A Few Thoughts on Books Published in 2022
As books came into the library, and as we read throughout the year, we made note of several big-picture observations that struck us.
Observations on Publishing in 2021
As books came into the library, and as we read throughout the year, we made note of several big-picture observations that struck us.
Observations on Publishing in 2020
As books came into the library, and as we read throughout the year, we made note of several big-picture observations that struck us.
CCBC Diversity Statistics: New Categories, New Data
Each spring, the CCBC releases the numbers of children’s and YA books by and about BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) received in the previous year.
The Numbers Are In: 2019 CCBC Diversity Statistics
Each spring, the CCBC releases the numbers of children’s and YA books by and about BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) received in the previous year.
Observations on Publishing in 2019
As books came into the library, and as we read throughout the year, we made note of several big-picture observations that struck us.
Observations on Publishing in 2018
Everything we do at the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, begins and ends with books. They are the focus of most of our reference work and they form the basis of our outreach services. They are the work we take home almost every night, and often what we talk about when we return the next morning.
Diversity Statistics: Spotlight on LGBTQ+ Stories
Read CCBC librarian Madeline Tyner’s November 2018 article in Horn Book Magazine on the CCBC’s documentation of LGBTQ+ books.