First Round Katie Fitzgerald Story Time Secrets @mrskatiefitz Caroline Flory Under God’s Mighty Hand @Keep_Tha_Faith Maggi Idzikowski Mama Librarian @mama_librarian Mike Lewis No High 5 News @145lewis Kimberley Moran Books First in Maine @kagmoran Debbie Nance Readerbuzz @debnance Melissa Taylor Imagination Soup @imaginationsoup Round Two Narineh Ferderer Ready, Set, Read @TheNovelWorld Amanda Furman Maestra Amanda’s World @maestra_amanda Catherine Nichols …
2014 Book App Judges
First Round Jill Goodman appoLearning @queenofappland Emily Lloyd Little eLit @poesygalore Cathy Potter The Nonfiction Detectives @cppotter Colby Sharp Sharp Read @colbysharp Stacey Shubitz Two Writing Teachers @raisealithuman Jen Vincent Teach Mentor Texts @mentortexts @u46insttech Erin Warzala Falling Flannelboards @fallingflannel Second Round Jason Boog Born Reading @jasonboog Elisabeth LeBris LeBrisary @elebris Jackie Parker Interactive Reader @interactiver Deanne Shoyer Small …
2014 Fiction Picture Book Judges
First Round Carrie Charley Brown Carrie On… Together! @carriebrowntx Travis Jonker 100 Scope Notes @100scopenotes Teri Lesesne Goddess of YA @ProfessorNana Carol Munro Just Write Words @CarolMunroJWW Kristen Remenar Kristen Remenar @RemenarReads Jen Robinson Jen Robinson’s Book Page @JensBookPage Jennifer Wharton Jean Little Library jeanlittlelibrary@gmail.com Second Round Myra Bacsal Gathering Books @GatheringBooks Julie Larios Books Around the Table Dawn …
Introducing Our Judges
The people who volunteer each year to judge for Cybils never fail to amaze us. We pay you nothing, and there isn’t even a consistent flow of free books, really. We make you sit on bookstore floors or stalk librarians. We deprive you of a normal Christmas and pester you for links and posts. We cajole your introverted, bookish selves …
And Now…
We’re almost ready to announce the panelists and judges for the 2014 Cybils. We just need to get a few more things in order, and we’ll be ready to announce them on Wednesday, September 17th, starting at 10 a.m., PDT. We’re very pleased with the people who have volunteered their time (definitely), money (maybe a little), and firstborn children (almost never) …
News: Judge Announcements Postponed
“Patience, grasshopper,” said Maia. “Good things come to those who wait.” “I always thought that was ‘Good things come to those who do the wave,’” said Simon. “No wonder I’ve been so confused all my life.” ― Cassandra Clare, City of Glass Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Cybils judge invitations have not gone out yet. Those behind the scenes are doing …
Meet the Organizers: Stephanie Charlefour, Young Adult Nonfiction
A lifelong reader, some of Stephanie’s most vivid memories from her childhood are centered around books–from volunteering in her middle school library, curling up with a great book on a rainy day and sharing books with her best friends at recess. Now as a tween and teen librarian, Stephanie gets to share her love of reading focusing on those in …
Meet the Organizers: Jackie Parker, Young Adult Fiction
Jackie fully believes that her ability to consume great quantities of literature in short periods of time was first fostered by the elementary school program “Book It” which promised a button and free Pizza Hut to those who read enough. It served her well in college, and then again, in 2006 during the inaugural year of the Cybils. Since then, …
Meet the Organizers: Karen Yingling, Middle Grade Fiction
A middle aged, middle school librarian from the Midwest, I’ve been blogging since 2006 at Ms. Yingling Reads. When first hired at my school, I vowed to read every hard cover fiction book in the library so that it’s easier to get the right book for the right child at the right time. It was sad when I finished because …
Meet the Organizers: Liz Jones, Graphics
Liz Jones has been involved with the Cybils since 2007… and always with graphics! Her blog hasn’t been updated much due to a freshly minted art studio, Liz Jones Arts which opened during the Cybils period last year. This has turned out to be a whole new way to get kids interested in graphics.. even when the local schools don’t carry them, …