Tandem Team

  • Mindy
    Mindy is a librarian (MLS '01) with a background in working with teens. She loves to read all over the map and has been blogging about books since 2003.
  • Vanessa
    Vanessa is a teacher who is nearing completion of her MS Ed. degree from the University of Minnesota. She especially enjoys humorous picture books.
  • Anne
    Anne is a librarian (MLS '02) who has worked in publishing and libraries for 11 years. She loves YA fantasy, historical fiction, and chick lit.
  • Kelly
    Kelly is a teacher with experience in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and abroad. She is always looking for books with classroom connections!
  • Emily
    Emily is a librarian (MLS '02) who has worked in school libraries and a children’s literature collection at a university. She particularly enjoys realistic fiction and stories about traveling.
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October 04, 2007

The Cybils

The Internet's first literary awards are back.

Cybils2007white The Children’s and YA Bloggers’ Literary Awards, or the Cybils, started in 2006 when a group of bloggers decided to invent their own book award.  Within hours, the word had spread through the blogosphere.  Within days, the new awards had a name and a website.  Nominations quickly opened in eight categories, from picture books up to Young Adult fiction and even graphic novels.  Participating bloggers include librarians, teachers, booksellers, authors, and the kidlit-obsessed. 

Tandem Library Books was pleased to promote the Cybils’ freshman year to our customers, including the fact that one of our own, a longtime book blogger (that’s me!), was involved as a panelist and an administrator.  We are also excited to let you know that last year’s contest was so successful last year that it’s on again for 2007!  I’m switching to nonfiction this year, and I’m looking forward to immersing myself in the best YA and middle grade nonfiction of the year.

Abc_2 Nominations are open to the public from October 1st through November 21st, so don’t miss your chance to be involved with this one-of-a-kind award by nominating your Ss_3 favorite titles of 2007 at www.cybils.com!

Don’t forget about last year’s Cybils winners and honor titles!  Panelists and judges read through some nearly 500 nominated titles to choose the very best in each category.  Some went on to win other major awards, like American Born Chinese.  Others were blogger Dmh_2 favorites that didn’t get as much attention from more established awards, like A Drowned Maiden’s Hair and Scaredy Squirrel.  Here are all 45 honored titles from 2006.

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