The 8th IBBY Regional Conference in St. Charles, Illinois, provides a unique opportunity for teachers, librarians, and other readers to experience the world of international children's and young adult literature. The theme, "Children's Books: Where Worlds Meet," captures the spirit of the conference as people from numerous parts of the globe come together to read, discuss, share, and revel in books that take us to worlds real and imaginary, offer insights into other people and ways of life, and promote international understanding through children's books.
We invited our IBBY friends around the world to join us through webcasts. USBBY is underwriting the cost of the videotaping and hosting the website for one month.
We are grateful to the generosity of the speakers in signing video releases that makes this possible.
We welcome your thoughts and comments, so after watching the video(s), please log in to our guest book and tell us what you think. Be sure to let us know where in the world you watched from.
