Donate Online

To make a donation with a check,  print a copy of the membership/donation form and mail it along with your check to: 

USBBY Donations, c/o Secretariat
​Center for Teaching through Children´s Books
National Louis University
1000 Capitol Drive
Wheeling, IL  60090  
​USA

general donations

General donations to USBBY go into the working budget. These funds assist the organization in paying for operational expenses such as committee work, promotion and publicity, and general supplies and mailings.

donations to special funds

When donating to USBBY,  you can also specify a particular fund if you wish.

THE ELLIS VANCE FUND FOR CHILDREN IN CRISIS AND TWINNING

Named for Ellis Vance, the former Executive Director of USBBY, this fund helps to pay the dues of USBBY’s Twinning Partners - El Salvador, Haiti, Lebanon and Palestine - who would be unable to remain members of IBBY without USBBY’s support.

​The fund also supports specific Children in Crisis projects of these IBBY Sections. USBBY is also fund raising to support a Children in Crisis Project in the Ukraine.

For descriptions of the projects, please click on the IBBY Sections below:
• El Salvador              •  Haiti                •  Lebanon                 •  Palestine                 •  Ukraine 

WILLIAM TEALE MEMORIAL FUND

To honor the work and memory of Bill,  the International Literacy Association and USBBY have jointly established the  William H. Teale Memorial Fund. This fund will be used to sponsor international speakers for the ILA/USBBY co-sponsored sessions. Donations can be made using the USBBY Membership/Donation Form​ or online.

The International Youth Library
​Munich, Germany

The Internationale Jugendbibliothek was founded by Jella Lepman prior to the founding of IBBY, and the two are considered "sister organizations." The International Youth Library is the world's largest library for international children's and youth literature. In 2011, USBBY contributed to sending the Lawrence R. Sipe Collection so researchers around the world would have access to this scholarly private collection.

IBBY / REFORMA  Project

USBBY and IBBY are working with REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, to assist refugee children stranded at the U.S. border. The Books and Backpacks for Unaccompanied Refugee Children project seeks to collect donations for the unaccompanied refugee children who have been arriving from Latin America countries by the thousands to the U.S.

IBBY Children in Crisis

The Children in Crisis Fund provides support for children whose lives have been disrupted through war, civil disorder or natural disaster. The program is not only meant to provide immediate support and help, but also to make a long term impact in the communities, thus supporting IBBY´s goal of giving every child the Right to Become a Reader. For more information, go to the IBBY website.

Donate Online

To make a donation with a check,  print a copy of the membership/donation form and mail it along with your check to: 

USBBY Donations, c/o Secretariat
​Center for Teaching through Children´s Books
National Louis University
1000 Capitol Drive
Wheeling, IL  60090  
​USA