Reshama has been a voracious reader from her earliest years. Born in India, where libraries were scarce, the only way she could lay her hands on the latest books was when her dad used to get her books when he returned from travel abroad. Book exhibitions also gave her an opportunity to get her hands on new and interesting books, …
Meet the 2020 Organizers: Deb Nance, Fiction Picture Book Chair
Books are Deb Nance’s happy place. She has worked as a teacher and a librarian near Houston, Texas since 1977, and she’s been blogging at Readerbuzz for over twelve years. Deb Nance has been an onsite correspondent for BookExpo and she served as a moderator at TweenReads. She built and maintains six Little Free Libraries in her town. Deb has …
Meet the 2020 Organizers: Bridget Wilson, Easy Reader and Early Chapter Book Chair
Bridget has been involved with Cybils since 2013. She’s served as a panelist (Poetry & Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction) and as a Category Chair (Poetry & Easy Readers/Early Chapter Books. Her day job as a youth services librarian gives her ample opportunity to both discover the best books for children and get them into the kids’ hands. Her current favorite easy …
Meet the 2020 Organizers: Terry Doherty, Social Media Guru/Literary Evangelist
In 2001, Terry’s love of children’s literature was reignited because she was reading with her then infant daughter. That love cannot be extinguished. She’ll match any adult book you offer her with an even better one for kids and teens. Being part of the Cybils allows Terry to share her passion for reading and talk books with people who “get” …
Meet the 2020 Organizers: Melissa Fox, Co-Blog Editor
Melissa has made time in her life for lots of “little” things: a bookseller 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! Even with all those small commitments, she still manages to find time to (kind-of, …
Meet the 2020 Organizers: Sarah Stevenson, Co-Blog Editor
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 …
Time is Running Out to Volunteer!
You only have one more day (well, two? Maybe? How does time work again?) to apply to be a panelist/judge for the Cybils! If you were thinking about it, wondering about it, musing about it, you need to stop, and go DO it! Here’s the link to the post with the application (and other terms and conditions and sundries) again. …
OOOH Shiny: Logos Galore!
As is the custom at the beginning of a Cybils cycle, we like to roll out a new logo. However, we’ve come to realize that 1) doing a new logo every year is work, and 2) it’s time for a refresher. So… our amazing graphic designer (and co-blog writer) Sarah Stevenson has worked up a new, all-purpose, every year logo …