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Children & Education: Children's Literature

Resources to assist students and faculty by providing Eshleman Library children's lit resources in one place. It also includes other external helpful resources.

AASL

The American Association for School Librarians (AASL) is another division of the American Library Association. AASL is the only professional association focused on school librarians and the school library community.

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ALSC

The Association for Library Services to Children is another division of the American Library Association. The mission of ALSC is to provide creative programming and activities to best serve children and their interests and needs.

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SCBWI

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization, and is the only professional organization specifically for those individuals writing and illustrating for children and young adults in the fields of children’s literature, magazines, film, television, and multimedia. They provide education and support for these individuals and the community through our awards, grants, programs and events.

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Children's Literature Association

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The Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) website describes the association as a non-profit association of scholars, critics, professors, students, librarians, teachers and institutions dedicated to the academic study of literature for children. According to ChLA, children’s literature includes books, films, and other media created for, or adopted by, children and young adults around the world, past, present, and future. For more information, please click the image.

Children's Literature

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According to their website, "Children’s Literature reviewers read and critically review thousands of books annually." Their mission is to help teachers, librarians, parents, and childcare providers make appropriate literary choices for children. For more information, click the image.