American Library Association

Founded in 1876, the mission of the American Library Association (ALA) is to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.

The ALA-CBC Joint Committee fosters communication and collaboration on mutual opportunities, concerns, and issues regarding the content, format, distribution, and promotion of materials for children and young adults as they relate to both the library and publishing communities. The committee creates reading lists and resources to provide guidance to parents, grandparents, and others interested in high-quality literature for children.

Behind the Book

Behind the Book’s mission is to inspire New York City public school students to love reading by bringing accomplished authors and their books into classrooms and creating rich, innovative literacy programs. They work in Pre-K through the 12th grade, developing customized programs that are incorporated into the class curricula and meet Common Core Learning Standards.

Every Child a Reader

Every Child a Reader is a 501(c)(3) literacy nonprofit dedicated to inspiring a lifelong love of reading in children. Every Child a Reader achieves its mission with national programs that celebrate and educate kids and teens through the power of books and reading: Children’s Book Week, The Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards, The National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, and Get Caught Reading.

Every Child a Reader is the Children’s Book Council’s charity of choice.

First Book

First Book transforms the lives of children in need. Through a sustainable, market-driven model, First Book is creating equal access to quality education — making everything from brand new, high-quality books and educational resources, to sports equipment, winter coats, snacks, and more – affordable to its member network of more than 350,000 educators who exclusively serve kids in need. Since 1992, First Book has distributed more than 170 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low-income families in more than 30 countries. First Book currently reaches an average of 3 million children every year and supports more than one in four of the estimated 1.3 million classrooms and programs serving children in need. With an additional 1,000 educators joining each week, First Book is the largest and fastest-growing network of educators in the United States exclusively serving kids in need.

International Literacy Association

Since 1956, the International Literacy Association (ILA) has been a nonprofit, global network of individuals and institutions committed to worldwide literacy. The CBC has worked with ILA since the early 1970s. For nearly 40 years, the CBC and ILA have co-sponsored the Children’s Choices project, an annual list of books chosen by over 12,000 children across the country. Since 1975, Children’s Choices has been a trusted source of book recommendations used by teachers, librarians, parents—and children themselves. Submissions to the Children’s Choices program may become finalists in the Children’s Choice Book Awards, the only national child-chosen book awards program in the country.

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is the world’s largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States – and extensive materials from around the world – both on-site and online. It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. Explore collections, reference services and other programs, and plan a visit at loc.gov, access the official site for U.S. federal legislative information at congress.gov, and register creative works of authorship at copyright.gov. The CBC, Every Child a Reader, and the Library of Congress are the sponsors of the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature program. The position of National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature was created to raise national awareness of the importance of young people’s literature as it relates to lifelong literacy, education, and the development and betterment of the lives of young people.

Multicultural Children’s Book Day

Multicultural Children’s Book Day’s (MCCBD) mission is to not only raise awareness for the kids’ books that celebrate diversity, but to get more of these of books into classrooms and libraries. The event is spearheaded by children’s reading and play advocates Valarie Budayr from Jump Into a Book and Mia Wenjen from Pragmatic Mom.

National Council for the Social Studies

Founded in 1921, National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) has grown to be the largest association in the country devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies.

The NCSS and the CBC partner annually to create the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, a reading list of exceptional books for use in social studies classrooms, selected by twelve social studies educators.

National Science Teachers Association

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.

Since 1973, the CBC and NSTA have developed the annual Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, a list representing the year’s best books for science classrooms, chosen by science educators. In 2017, they expanded their partnership with the creation of the Best STEM Books joint project that aims to provide recommendations to educators, librarians, parents, and guardians for the best children’s books with STEM content.