Annual Meeting

The videos of our annual meeting programs below are available exclusively to CBC members. If you are a member and have forgotten the login, please email cbc.info@cbcbooks.org.

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2024 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring Meg Medina, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, in conversation with Shaina Birkhead, CBC Associate Executive Director.

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2023 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring Lee Rowland, the new National Coalition Against Censorship Executive Director, in conversation with Carl Lennertz, CBC Executive Director.

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2022 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring the amazing work done by the employees of CBC member publishing houses and the CBC staff in 2022.

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2021 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring a panel of community leaders: Seema Aghera of Brooklyn Book Bodega, Rina Madhani of Start Lighthouse, and Viniyanka Prassad of The Word. Moderated by Saraciea J. Fennell. (Starting at 13:17)

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2020 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring keynote address of Renee Jain and Dr. Shefali Tsabary (Starting at 17:57)

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2019 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring Philip Kurien (Starting at 25:02)

The Day the Universe Changed — Presentation deck by Philip Kurien (use video’s password)

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2018 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring Laurie Hernandez (Starting at 31:05)

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2017 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring Jason Reynolds (Starting at 29:20)

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2016 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring Christopher Myers (Starting at 24:05)

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2015 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring Sonia Manzano — Books: Children’s Last Refuge From a Data-Driven World

• CBC Highlights (Presentation)

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2014 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring Dr. Michael Yogman — The Power of Play: Redefining Priorities in Early Childhood

• CBC Highlights (CBC Presentation)
• The Power of Play: Redefining Priorities in Early Childhood — Presentation by Dr. Michael Yogman
• Discussing the Power of Play at the CBC Annual Meeting at Publishers Weekly

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2013 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring Maryanne Wolf

• Chair’s Report by Nancy Feresten (National Geographic Kids)
• Talking Common Core and 21st Century Literacy at the CBC at Publishers Weekly

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2012 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring Pamela Paul and Brooke Gladstone

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2011 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Featuring Pamela Paul

Featuring Brooke Gladstone

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2010 Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting

Presentations

• CBC Highlights (Presentation)
• Food for Thought at the CBC’s Annual Meeting at Publishers Weekly