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Do you believe that children’s literature has the power to make the world a better place?
You can help us make that happen.

By supporting IBBY Ireland, you will:

  1. help IBBY Ireland in its mission to promote international understanding through children’s books;
  2. become part of a network linking Ireland and other countries in the area of children’s books, for professionals and anyone with an interest in children’s books.
  3. help to promote Irish talent abroad through the various awards run by IBBY International, including the prestigious Hans Christian Anderson Wards;
  4. be kept up to date with IBBY Ireland’s projects and activities. Institutional members such as schools and libraries also benefit from opportunities to run projects in collaboration with IBBY and IBBY Ireland.

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Patrons

Patrons

Mary McAleese

PJ Lynch


The Team

IBBY Ireland Committee Members

PresidentJane O’Hanlon
Committee Members:
Margaret Ann Suggs (Secretary), Patrick Ryan (Treasurer), Elizabeth Goldbrick, Aisling Meade, Kathleen Moran, Siobhan Parkinson

Jane O’Hanlon is the Education Officer with Poetry Ireland/ Éigse Éireann, co-ordinating its education and outreach work. She is a former board member of Children’s Books Ireland and of IMRAM bi-lingual Festival, and a former tutor on the NYCI Certificate in Youth Arts.

Patrick Ryan is a storyteller, educator and writer based in Belfast working regularly in schools, libraries, arts centres and festivals. He has led several innovative storytelling projects including Kick into Reading, which trained professional footballers to tell stories to children. His writing includes articles on storytelling, folklore and literacy, the award-winning anthology Shakespeare’s Storybook, and, with Donna Schatt, Story Listening & Experience in Early Childhood, nominated for the Folklore Society’s Katharine Briggs Award.

Margaret Anne Suggs is a children’s book illustrator and has published over a dozen books in 4 languages. She holds an MA in Visual Communications as well as an MA in History of Design and Applied Arts both from NCAD. She serves on the Board of Directors for Illustrators Ireland and the International Board on Books for Young People Ireland (IBBYIre). She lectures part-time at Ballyfermot College, where she founded the illustration course (Higher National Diploma).
Currently, Margaret Anne is working on a picture book based on her Southern childhood surrounded by nature. She lives in County Dublin by the sea with her charming sons, rakish husband, and needy black cat. 

Kathleen Moran is Senior Librarian with the JCSP Demonstration Library Project. Prior to joining JCSP, she worked for over 20 years at all levels of the public library service in Waterford City, including a 2-year period as Acting City Librarian. An avid reader, she founded and runs the DEAR Ireland National Reading Campaign. She was recently awarded (in conjunction with the JCSP Demonstration Library Project) the 2019 Children’s Books Ireland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Literature in Ireland and is the first Irish nominee for the IBBY-iRead Outstanding Reader Promotor Award.

Siobhan Parkinson writes novels, mostly for children and young people, and served as Ireland’s first Laureate na nÓg for children’s literature. She is the commissioning editor and publisher with Little Island, a former co-editor of Bookbird, an IBBY publication, and a former editor of Inis, the magazine produced Children’s Books Ireland.

Elizabeth Goldbrick is Rights Manger and Art Editor at Little Island. She received an M. Phil in Children’s Literature at Trinity College Dublin. Her love of children’s books comes from years of reading books from far and wide at home and in local libraries and later working in an independent Irish children’s bookstore enjoying “matchmaking” readers with new illustrators and titles. In 2019 she curated the Eric Carle Picture Book Museum’s exhibition Ireland’s Eye: Picture Book Views of Ireland.

Aisling Meade


Partners

IBBY Ireland Partners


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Make a Donation

IBBY Ireland gratefully accepts donations, no matter how big or small!

You can donate through PayPal by using the button below, or you can send a cheque to IBBY Ireland c/o Poetry Ireland, 11 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1.

Alternatively, you can donate by bank transfer. For this option, please email treasurer@ibbyireland.ie.

Thank you for your support!


Become a Member

Join us

IBBY Ireland is a voluntary body and membership is open to any Individual or organisation who has an interest in and is committed to the aims and mission of IBBY Ireland.

We have three types of membership:

Individuals can join for €30

Students can join at a discounted rate of €15

Institution Membership is for organisations that work at a local, county, regional or national level – €150

Choose the membership level that suits you, or your organisation, and join IBBY Ireland to help us make a difference.

 

You can also pay by sending a cheque to IBBY Ireland c/o Poetry Ireland, 11 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1. If you would like to pay by cheque, please Right-click the ‘Membership Form’ button below to download membership application form.

Alternatively, you can pay by bank transfer. For this option, please email treasurer@ibbyireland.ie for details.

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Mission Statement

Our Mission Statement

IBBY Ireland’s mission is:

  • to promote the exchange of relevant expertise and knowledge relating to children’s books at a national and international level;
  • to encourage the development of networks linking Ireland and other countries in the area of children’s books;
  • to act as an information resource in relation to children’s books for writers, publishers, arts agencies, librarians, parents/guardians, the teaching professions and other educational interests, designers and illustrators, government and statutory bodies.

 

IBBY International’s mission is:

  • to promote international understanding through children’s books;
  • to give children everywhere the opportunity to have access to books with high literary and artistic standards;
  • to encourage the publication and distribution of quality children’s books, especially in developing countries;
  • to provide support and training for those involved with children and children’s literature; to stimulate research and scholarly works in the filed of children’s literature.


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