Children's Book Council Launches New Diversity Award

From the CBC's press release:

The Children’s Book Council, the nonprofit trade association for children’s publishers in North America, has announced the launch of the CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Awards program. Beginning this fall, the awards will be given annually in recognition of children’s publishing professionals who have helped bring greater diversity to the creation of books for young readers and to the industry’s employment methods.

Qualifications for the award include the publishing and marketing of inclusive books; fostering diversity in hiring and mentoring practices; and contributing to initiatives that promote public awareness of the importance of diverse stories.

Read more about it here.

Thanks to Appleton Public Library's Tasha Saecker @tashrow for tweeting the link!