William’s path was set when he asked his third-grade teacher if he could move his desk by the window in order to continue reading during a power outage. A first-round panelist in this category consistently in the recent past, William teaches a ninth-grade reading class based entirely on student choice, a college composition class, a media literacy class, and a …

Pam’s been an avid reader all of her life. In fact, she was probably in line for a book when they handed out map skills. Growing up she loved the classics but now that she’s a grown up she has learned to love all genres of books, especially books for kids and teens. Her passion is helping kids find books …

Jennie is returning to the CYBILS for the 8th time in her beloved Nonfiction category. She’s been a panelist and a judge and an organizer. A former youth services librarian  and branch manager, she’s now a collection development librarian specializing in early literacy and readers advisory. On years when she hasn’t been doing CYBILS, she’s been on the YALSA Award …

Alysa Stewart accidentally forgot how to read for pleasure during college. After rediscovering the joy of children’s literature during a glorious Christmas break, she vowed to never again neglect her favorite hobby. (It must have been an Unbreakable Vow.) Alysa is the stay-at-home-librarian to her four young kids, and enjoys keeping a book blog called Everead. She has participated in …

Charlotte Taylor has been fan of fantasy all her life, and spent her childhood rejecting her sisters’ importunings to come play in favor of peaceful reading. She still spends as much time as possible reading (mostly middle grade speculative fiction, but other genres too, because she wants to read All the Things), but she is hampered her day job as …