Diversity Statistics from UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) were recently referenced in three Wisconsin and national news stories. Administratively housed in the School of Education and also supported by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the CCBC serves as a resource to Wisconsin schools, teachers, librarians, and others interested in children’s and young adult …
This fall, the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) will be hosting two in-person book discussions open to the public. The first discussion will be held Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 4-5:30 p.m. and will focus on new picture books for children and young adults. The second discussion will focus on middle-grade and young adult fiction, and …
“On Various Subjects: 250 Years of Phillis Wheatley,” an exhibit at Memorial Library, celebrates the 250th anniversary of the first book of African American poetry and explores its author’s long legacy. The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education, loaned six children’s books telling Wheatley’s life story for the …
Diversity statistics collected by UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) were highlighted last month in a report from Madison’s local NBC affiliate, NBC15. The CCBC’s newest data show that 45 percent of books sent to the CCBC and published last year were written by people of color, while 35 percent were about people of color. …
UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) was highlighted in May and again in June by Publisher’s Weekly (PW), which “offers feature articles and news on all aspects of the book business, bestsellers lists in a number of categories, and industry statistics.” Administratively housed in the School of Education and also supported by the Wisconsin Department …
By Kari Dickinson The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) has updated its annual Diversity Statistics to include data on the 3,450 books for children and teens received by the CCBC that were published in 2022.* The CCBC has been documenting books for children and teens it receives annually by and about Black, Indigenous, and people …
A recent article in The Horn Book magazine, titled “CCBC and Diverse Books: Numbers Are Just Part of the Story,” shares a brief history and offers insights into how the School of Education’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) documents its Diversity Statistics. CCBC librarians Merri V. Lindgren and Madeline Tyner, Assistant Director Megan Schliesman, and …
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) released its latest “CCBC Choices” — and this year’s publication is shifting from print to online. This best-of-the-year list is created annually by the librarians of the CCBC. In addition to what is typically found in “CCBC Choices” — including annotations and age recommendations for each book highlighted — the “CCBC Choices 2023” features enhancements …
“Me and the Boss: A Story about Mending and Love,” written by Michelle Edwards and illustrated by April Harrison, is the winner of the 2023 Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book. This award is given annually by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), a library of the School of Education, to …
A newspaper reporter from South Korea recently came to Madison to learn more about the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) and its efforts over the past several decades to track diversity in children’s books. The article, written by Won-Hyung Choi from The Hankyoreh, examines how the CCBC has worked to document the representation of historically …