The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table (CSKBART) is seeking dedicated members who are passionate about advancing the mission and legacy of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards to serve in elected leadership positions. We are currently recruiting candidates for the 2027 ALA/CSKBART Election for the following offices: Vice-Chair/Chair Elect: The Vice Chair/Chair Elect shall serve the first year after election as Vice-Chair/Chair Elect and the Standing Program Committee Chair, the second year as Chair, and the third year as Immediate Past Chair. Assistant Treasurer: The Assistant Treasurer...

Standing Committee Chair Interest Form Thank you for your interest in serving as a Standing Committee Chair for the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table (CSKBART). Our committee chairs play a vital role in advancing the mission of the Round Table by leading committees, supporting member engagement, and helping to recognize and celebrate excellence in African American children's and young adult literature. Standing Committee Chair appointments are two-year terms. Committee Chairs are expected to actively lead their committees, collaborate with the Executive Board, and support the ongoing...

This program features award-winning writer, educator, and Founder of Nerds for Literacy, Tony Weaver Jr., in a dynamic discussion on the power of inclusive storytelling and its impact on youth literacy. Tony is known for creating diverse stories that help young people feel seen, valued, and inspired. Motivated by the impact media stereotypes had on students in his community, he set out to create new narratives that challenge the status quo and encourage meaningful representation in literature and media. Hosted in collaboration with the Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table...

Join the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table as we celebrate the life and legacy of Virginia Hamilton—read an award-winning title. The titles are on the PDF calendar below. This challenge is open to all. Help us spread the word by sharing the promotional materials with schools, libraries, parents, teachers, and reading supporters.

Nelson is best known for his work in children’s literature, having authored and/or illustrated more than 30 picture books published globally in multiple languages. Among his most celebrated authored and illustrated books are We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, a New York Times bestseller that also earned the Robert F. Sibert Medal, and Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans, an expansive visual history of African American contributions to the nation. Nelson also illustrated The Undefeated, written by Kwame Alexander, which received both the 2020 Caldecott...

Arriel Vinson Author of Under the Neon Lights

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Sharon Flake, author of The Skin I'm In (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion) Eric Velasquez, illustrator of The Piano Man, written by Debbie Chocolate (Walker Books for Young Readers)

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Jerome Lagarrigue, illustrator of Freedom Summer, written by Deborah Wiles (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

Janet McDonald, author of Chill Wind (Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Randy DuBurke, illustrator and author of The Moon Ring (Chronicle Books)

Hope Anita Smith, author of The Way a Door Closes, illustrated by Shane W. Evans (Henry Holt) Elbrite Brown, illustrator of My Family Plays Music, written by Judy Cox (Holiday House)

Barbara Hathaway, author of Missy Violet and Me (Houghton Mifflin) Frank Morrison, illustrator of Jazzy Miz Mozetta, written by Brenda C. Roberts (Farrar Straus Giroux)

Jaime Adoff, author of Jimi & Me (Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Hyperion Books for Children)

Traci L. Jones, author of Standing Against the Wind (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)