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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

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

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)

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

The YLG South East is back in 2026 with an array of events!! Mark your calendars and tell ya friends! The free online BOOK CHATS start up again in January with the first session focusing on the Book Trust Storytime Prize! Please get in touch If you would like the teams link for any of the sessions

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

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

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Honoured to have Lindsay Galvin at our Discussion Day, hearing about the importance of making books accessible & engaging for children, especially in a post lockdown setting where some children have fallen behind their peers and may be embarrassed about reading at a different level.

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Today is the day of the YLG SE Discussion Day to choose our regional nominations for The Carnegies! Thank you, Crawley Library of West Sussex, for hosting @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

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

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

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...

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

We were so thrilled to share the joy and celebrations of incredible authors & illustrators today at the award ceremony. Huge huge congratulations to all. Also a thank you to the judges and students for their time and dedication in the selection process. #carnegies2025

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

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

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Imogen Negomi @im-negomi.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

So proud of how this event went!! Some really amazing insights and knowledge exchange were had! There are so many aspects to the library profession, and I don't think I'll ever tire of learning about them ! #LibraryLife ✨️📚🖤

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Jenny Hawke @jennyhawke.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

We had a fantastic YLGSE training day today at Westgate Library in Oxford. It was great to share best practice in neurodiverse collection development and sensory Storytimes. Totally inspiring and affirming keynote speech from wonderful author Rashmi Sirdehpande! @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social

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Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I get to do the most amazing things these days. Spending time with these incredible champions of reading is RIGHT up there. 💛🌟📚 #KidLitUK

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

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

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

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

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

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

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

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

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

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

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

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

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

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

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Congratulations!! 🥳 And thank you to all the library workers who got involved and shared these stories to their community. @booktrust.org.uk

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

We are super excited to announce 2 special guest speakers for the YLGSE Regional Training Day on Sat 17 May. The morning Key Note Speaker is Dr Alex Popescu, The Afternoon Key Note Speaker is @rashmiwriting.bsky.social Tix via bit.ly/YLGSE-1705 @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social

Poster shows photo and announces Guest Speaker Dr Alex Popescu, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and a Senior Research and Pastoral Associate at Balliol College Oxford. His research interests include spiritual aspects of autism, neurodiverse perspectivism, and autobiographic depictions of neurodiversity. His book on a Romanian Christian dissident, Petre Ţuţea: Between Sacrifice and Suicide (Ashgate, 2004), was launched at Balliol by Dr Rowan Williams, the then Archbishop of Canterbury.

YLGSE Training Day taking place on Sat 17 May 10am - 4pm at Oxford Westgate Library, book via link or email ylg.se.cilip@gmail.com

Photo and text reading Guest Speaker Rashmi Sirdesphande a lawyer turned children's author who loves taking big ideas and making them accessible and exciting for young readers. Rashmi writes non-fiction picture books that ignite children's curiosity, as well as fictional stories that crackle with imagination. Her journey into writing began in 2017/18, she was selected as one of 11 Penguin Random House mentees on the WriteNow programme for underrepresented voices in publishing.

YLGSE Training Day taking place on Sat 17 May 10am - 4pm at Oxford Westgate Library, book via link or email ylg.se.cilip@gmail.com

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

This Tuesday Still time to message or email for the zoom link to join in the #KidLitChitChat on the @carnegiemedals.bsky.social Writing Shortlist.

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

The next YLGSE KidLit ChitChat will be exploring the @carnegiemedals.bsky.social Writing Shortlist! Tues 29 Apr 7.30pm via zoom, join us to discuss this marvellous shortlist. Free event, all welcome. Please email ylg.se.cilip@gmail.com for the zoom link. @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

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YLG South East @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

We are excited to announce the @cilip.bsky.social YLG South East Regional Training Day! Neurodiverse Narratives: Inclusive Libraries For All Minds! 🕐 Saturday 17 May 10am 📍Oxford Westgate Library, OX1 1PE 💶 £30 Non CILIP Members & £25 CILIP Members Register: cilip.org.uk/events/EventDe…

Poster reads "YLG SE TRAINING DAY" Underneath the picture of book shelves in a curved building facing large windows it reads
"Neurodiverse Narratives: Inclusive Libraries For All Minds!
Rethinking reading, redesigning spaces, and reshaping libraries for every mind."
When: Saturday 17th May 10am - 4pm
Where: Oxford Westgate Library, 228, The Westgate, Queen St, Oxford OX1 1PE
Cost: £25 CILIP Members, £30 Non CILIP Members
Register: https://www.cilip.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1954161&group=
More Info YLG.SE.CILIP@GMAIL.COM
There is also a QR code which takes you to the registration link

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