Our lovely Cybils Overlord and co-founder Anne Levy is known by many names: Cybils Sherpa, Cybils Editor, O Mighty One. Normally you can see her blog posts right here on the Cybils blog, but this year she's on a bit of a hiatus as her superhuman organizational skills are bent to the task of molding young minds as a 6th …
Meet Pam Coughlan, Fiction Picture Books Chair
Continuing with the Cybils as category organizer for Fiction Picture Books, Pam Coughlan writes the blog MotherReader and administers the website KidLitosphere Central. Two daughters and ten years in the children's department of public libraries kindled her passion for picture books. Now managing the schedules of two teenage girls, she appreciates the genre even more for delivering the essence of …
Meet Sheila Ruth, Fantasy & Science Fiction Chair
Sheila Ruth is happy to have found her tribe in the Cybils. Where else can she geek out about books with other people who get it? She has been with the Cybils since the beginning, and has worn several different hats over the years: Category Chair, Publisher Liaison, and creator/developer of the Cybils database, but her favorite part is reading …
Meet Mary Ann Scheuer, Book Apps Chair
Multi-tasking Mary Ann is how she's introduced herself lately – but perhaps that's apt as we delve into the world of Book Apps that seem to do so many things at once. Mary Ann is a school librarian, mom to three, grad student and blogger. Each day she spreads a love of reading with 300 elementary students in Berkeley, CA …
Meet Terry Doherty, Easy Readers and Short Chapter Books Chair
I don't remember the first book I read "all by myself" and I don't know the name of every book I've ever read, but I will talk 'til I'm blue in the face about how much I love to read. And I will share that gift with everyone who is willing to listen to me read aloud. One of the …
Meet Liz Jones, Graphic Novels Chair
Liz Jones has participated in the Cybils graphics group one way or another since 2007. For the past few years, a 90 hour work week put a damper on her posting at lizjonesbooks.livejournal.com — but she's happy to be down off that schedule in 2012. She's busily catching up on her reading, sending her college students off in search of …
Welcome to the 2012 Cybils
The 2012 Cybils Awards are officially underway, and you'll be hearing a lot more from us via the blog in the coming weeks! Meanwhile, our organizing team is busy behind the scenes picking out judges, distributing our 2011 flyers, updating our Cybils swag, and gearing up for the start of nominations on Oct. 1. For a walk down memory lane, …
Three More Days to Apply for a Judging Panel!
Worried that you've missed the deadline to apply for a Cybils panel? Well, you've still got time–but only until Friday, August 31st! And we've got a few panels that still need love, too. So, bloggers–if you've got an interest in MG/YA Nonfiction, Poetry, or Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books, then we ESPECIALLY want you to fill in our application form. Whether …
2012 Cybils Call for Judges
It's that time of year again! We're now officially recruiting judges for both rounds of the Cybils contest. To apply for either round, just follow these two easy steps: First, everything you need to know is spelled out right here, or click on the "Judging" link on the top nav bar. Second, fill out our handy application form, which is …
New Logos for 2012
Get 'em while they're hot! Oh, I know it's a little early and the Cybils process isn't going to really get going until next month, but you know you want to be an early bird. Hint, hint, ahem. You can spread the word with a sidebar-friendly button, a slightly larger graphic, or a big ol' full-sized attention-grabbing pic. Collect them …