Sarah Stevenson has been a part of the Cybils since its inaugural year in 2006. Besides helping with the blog, she’s also worked behind the scenes with the Cybils logo and flyers, and as a judge in various categories. She is very happy to be back again helping co-Blog Editor Melissa Fox bring you updates on the 2020 Cybils. Sarah …
Meet the 2020 Organizers: Stephanie Charlefour, Board President and Nonfiction Chair
A lifelong reader, some of Stephanie’s most vivid memories from her childhood are centered around books including volunteering in her middle school library, curling up with a great book on a rainy day, trying not to run into walls while walking with a book in front of her face, and sharing books with her best friends at recess. Having worked …
Meet the 2020 Organizers: Sheila Ruth, Executive Director, Publisher Liaison and Tech Support
Sheila was appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates in January 2020 to fill a vacancy. This has been an unusual first year as a delegate, to say the least! Sheila is on the Environment & Transportation Committee, where she has the opportunity to work on some of her top issues, including the environment, fair housing, and transit. Most of …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: William Polking, Young Adult Fiction
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 …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: Pam Margolis, Young Adult Speculative Fiction
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 …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: Jennie Rothschild, Junior/Senior High Nonfiction
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 …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: Bridget Wilson, Poetry
Bridget discovered children’s poetry while taking a children’s literature class in college. It was love at first read. As a youth services librarian, she loves sharing poetry with kids at her libraries. Bridget has served as a Round 1 Panelist for Poetry three times and as a Round 1 Panelist for Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction once. Bridget blogs intermittently at What …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: Alysa Stewart, Graphic Novels
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 …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: Charlotte Taylor, Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction
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 …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: Alex Baugh, Middle Grade Fiction
The very first book Alex remembers really loving was Anne of Green Gables, which was then followed by countless others. She has been a Middle Grade Fiction second round judge for the past five years and always forward to participating in the Cybils. She is also a technology geek and originally began teaching Information Technology in school. Eventually, she found …