Jennifer has been involved with Cybils since 2009 and is excited to be chairing the Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction category for another year.When not obsessively reading and blogging at one of her many blogs, including Jean Little Library, she is the head of the youth services department for the Matheson Memorial Library in Elkhorn, WI. She has reorganized much of the …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: Pam Coughlan, Easy Reader/Early Chapter Books
Returning to the Cybils to chair the Easy Readers and Early Chapter Books category, Pam Coughlan writes the blog MotherReader – you know, when she gets the chance. A long-time Cybils contributor as judge and chair, she has previously written for PBS Booklights blog, administered KidLitosphere Central, and organized KidLitCon in Washington, DC. Two daughters and fifteen years in the …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: Deb Nance, Fiction Picture Books/Board Books
Books are Deb Nance’s world. She has worked as a teacher and a librarian near Houston, Texas since 1977. She’s been blogging at Readerbuzz for over ten years. She was an onsite correspondent for BookExpo and she served as a moderator at TweenReads. She won a grant and built five Little Free Libraries in her town. She’s been an author …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: Terry Doherty, Literary Evangelist/Social Media Guru
Terry fell in love (again) with children’s books when she started reading with her newborn almost 17 years ago. When she discovered the CYBILS in 2005, she knew she had found her tribe! Terry is excited to actively return to the CYBILS community, having previously served as first-round panelist, judge, and/or chair for the Easy Reader / Short Chapter, Fiction …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: Sarah Stevenson, Co-Blog Editor
Sarah Stevenson has been a part of the Cybils since its inaugural year in 2006, and was blog editor for the 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012 Cybils. She’s also helped out 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 …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: Melissa Fox, Co-Blog Editor
Melissa has made time in her life for lots of “little” things: being the Children’s Outreach Coordinator at an independent bookstore, going back to get her MLIS degree, helping out with the parent organizations (well, the drama department) at the high school, and being a part of the Cybils! (She is also very grateful for Sarah Stevenson’s help as co-Blog …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: Sheila Ruth, Executive Director and Publisher Liaison
Sheila took on a new challenge this year, as she ran for a seat on the Baltimore County Council. She didn’t win her primary, but she did earn 43% of the vote, made a lot of new friends, and learned a lot in the process. A lifetime of reading fantasy prepares one surprisingly well for entering the political arena! Sheila …
Meet the 2018 Organizers: Stephanie Charlefour, President
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 …
A Heartfelt Goodbye (and Thank You!)
As the saying goes, change is really the only thing you can count on in life. And although we usually have some shifts in volunteers, this year, there are some big changes. It’s with heavy hearts we say goodbye to our founder, President, and Fearless Leader, Anne Levy. Life changes has made it such that she needs to step back …
Meet the 2017 Organizers: Melissa Wiley, Young Adult Fiction Chair
Melissa Wiley fell in love with the Kidlitosphere before it even had a name and has been enthusiastically blogging about her family’s reading life at Here in the Bonny Glen since 2005. She is the author of more than a dozen books for kids and teens (including The Prairie Thief, the Inch and Roly series, and the Martha and Charlotte Little House prequels). She …