USBBY
  • About
    • USBBY
    • Patrons, Sponsors, and Partnerships
    • Twinning Partners
    • IBBY
  • Get Involved
    • Join / Renew Your Membership
    • Donate
    • Join Our Email List
    • Volunteer with a Committee
    • Become a State Ambassador
  • News & Events
    • News
    • 2025 IBBY Regional Conference
    • Co-Sponsored Sessions
  • Projects & Publications
    • Twinning Updates
    • Bridges Newsletter
    • Bridges to Understanding Book Series
    • International Children's Book Day
    • Jella Lepman Autobiography
  • Awards & Lists
    • Bridge to Understanding Award
    • IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Award
    • Alida Cutts Lifetime Membership Award
    • Outstanding International Books
    • Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities List

MISSION 
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The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) is a nonprofit organization devoted to building bridges of international understanding through children's and young adult books; it serves as the U.S. national section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).

governance

USBBY is governed by a Board of Directors that includes an elected Executive Committee and twelve Directors (four elected and eight appointed), who represent the USBBY membership as well as USBBY´s patron organizations: Children´s Book Council (CBC), the American Library Association (ALA), the International Literacy Association (formerly IRA), and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

The Executive Director (who is an ex officio non-voting member of the Board) is the administrative officer of the organization. The Secretariat is based at the Center for Teaching Through Children's Books, National Louis University, Skokie, Illinois.
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executive committee

Junko Yokota
​Executive Director
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Wendy Stephens
President
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Tucker Stone
​Past President
Jim ​Stiles
Treasurer
Sandip Wilson
Treasurer-Elect
Ellen Myrick
Recording Secretary

appointed directors

Carl Lennertz
CBC
Lizette Serrano
CBC
Dora Ho
​ALA/YALSA
Robin Gibson
​ALA/ALSC
Brenda Dales
​ILA
Miriam Martinez
ILA
Lauren Liang
​NCTE
Xenia Hadjioannou
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NCTE

elected directors

Ariana Hussein
Desiree Cueto
Bindy Fleischman
Angus Yuen-Killick

secretariat

Junko Yokota
Christina Moorehead

Webmaster

Marion Rocco
 

Executive Director Emeritus

V. Ellis Vance
The USBBY Board of Directors meets three times annually. The organization also convenes an annual meeting for its members, which is held either at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention, or at the biennial IBBY Regional Conference. The USBBY Board and USBBY members participate in twelve or more active committees, generally working from a distance electronically.

resources

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USBBY Manual
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Current Committee Appointments
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Introduction to 
​USBBY (.pptx)

The United States Board on Books for Young People

The U.S. National Section of International Board on Books for Young People
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Building Bridges Through Children's and Young Adult Books
Contact Us

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


Junko Yokota, Executive Director

[email protected]

Connect With Us

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  • About
    • USBBY
    • Patrons, Sponsors, and Partnerships
    • Twinning Partners
    • IBBY
  • Get Involved
    • Join / Renew Your Membership
    • Donate
    • Join Our Email List
    • Volunteer with a Committee
    • Become a State Ambassador
  • News & Events
    • News
    • 2025 IBBY Regional Conference
    • Co-Sponsored Sessions
  • Projects & Publications
    • Twinning Updates
    • Bridges Newsletter
    • Bridges to Understanding Book Series
    • International Children's Book Day
    • Jella Lepman Autobiography
  • Awards & Lists
    • Bridge to Understanding Award
    • IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Award
    • Alida Cutts Lifetime Membership Award
    • Outstanding International Books
    • Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities List