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EDU 354 / ENG 342: Children's and Young Adult Literature: Children's/YA Literature Organizations

Organizations

American Association of School Librarians (AASL) 

  • A division of the American Library Association dedicated to school librarianship.

Association of Library Services for Children (ALSC) 

  • A division of the American Library Association dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of libraries that serve children.

Children's Book Council (CBC)  

  • National nonprofit trade association of children’s book publishers.

Children's Literature Association  

  • Organization that "[encourages] high standards of criticism, scholarship, research, and teaching in children’s literature."

Picture Book Artists Association  

  • Independent association of professional children’s book illustrators from around the world.

Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)  

  • A division of the American Library Association whose mission is to advocate, promote and strengthen library service to teens, ages 12-18