CCBC Choices 2026

 

CCBC Choices 2026, recommending 231 books published in 2025 for children and teens from birth through high school age, is now available!

CCBC Choices 2026 is a digital publication. Entries for each book include full bibliographic citation, annotation, age recommendation and cover image, and a link to the book’s entry in the CCBC-Recommended Book Search database, where custom lists can be created. The publication also includes an introductory essay and name/title index. A citation list (bibliographic information only) of CCBC Choices 2026 is also available on the CCBC website.   If you’re interested in hearing about some of these titles, the CCBC librarians will present two webinars hosted by South Central Library System this spring highlighting selections from CCBC Choices 2026. The first is Great New Books for Children (Birth – Grade 5) on March 18, 2026, from 9-10am and the second is Great New Books for Older Children and Teens (Grades 6-12) on April 22, 2026 from 9-10am. See the CCBC events calendar for details about these online opportunities, as well as other outreach events around the state.

 

Tessa Michaelson Schmidt 

Director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) | she/her

CCBC Fall Events

 

CCBC Events  

 Sept-Dec 2024 

The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) is excited to share these  upcoming events, including the Charlotte Zolotow Lecture with Meg Medina in October, Starred Review Days in November, and more. We hope to see you  at the CCBC, around Wisconsin, or online soon! 

September 

• CCBC Shorts: A (Brief) Look at Books for Children & Teens September 25, 2024, 9:00 am - 9:30 am 

Online 

Registration 

October 

• Charlotte Zolotow Lecture Featuring Meg Medina 

October 17, 2024, 7:30 pm 

Memorial Union, UW-Madison 

Registration 

• CCBC Shorts: A (Brief) Look at Books for Children & Teens October 23, 2024, 9:00 am - 9:30 am 

Online 

Registration 

• Great New Books for Children and Teens for SEWI Library Systems and Area Schools 

October 30, 2024, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm 

New Berlin Public Library 

Registration

November 

• Making the Most of the CCBC 

At the Wisconsin Library Association Conference, KI Convention Center, Green Bay November 6, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

https://www.wisconsinlibraries.org/2024-wla-conference 

• Starred Reviews Days Hands-On Book Examination 

November 18, 2024 – November 21, 2024, 8:30 am – 7 pm 

November 22, 2024, 8:30 am – 2 pm 

At the CCBC, 225 N. Mills Street, Room 401, Madison (UW-Madison campus) Registration 

• CCBC Shorts: A (Brief) Look at Books for Children & Teens

November 20, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am 

Online 

Registration 

December 

• Friends of the CCBC Book Sale 

 December 6, 2024, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm 

 December 7, 8 a.m. – 1 pm 

 At the CCBC, 225 N. Mills Street, Room 401 (UW-Madison campus) 

Spring 2025 Preview 

Great New Books presentations highlighting titles from CCBC Choices 2025 at WSRA  (February), WEMTA (March) and several workshops around Wisconsin in March and April, in  addition to online. We’ll update our calendar of events as we know details.  

The CCBC serves preservice and practicing educators and librarians in Wisconsin. Part of the  School of Education at University of Wisconsin-Madison, the library receives additional support from  the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries and Technology. Visit the  CCBC website for access to CCBC resources, including thematic booklists, a CCBC-recommended  book search and intellectual freedom information for Wisconsin libraries and classrooms.    

Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) 

225 N. Mills Street, Madison, WI 53704 

https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/ 

ccbcinfo@education.wisc.edu

CCBC Shorts Webinar

Wednesday, March 14

 9:00 - 9:30am

Join us for brief, timely tours through some of the newest and best in children’s and young adult literature. Megan and Merri from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) will be your guides for these monthly 30-minute sessions designed to give librarians a heads-up about selected brand new titles of note. We’ll also revisit some of the gems already in your library collections. Each month will feature a different topic or theme.

The webinar will be recorded if you're not able to attend the live session.

REGISTER HERE