LJMU Library’s latest exhibition celebrates children’s stories and illustration.
On display are items relating to the Carnegie Awards for Writing and Illustration which have been chosen from our Children’s Literacy Development Collection and our Special Collections and Archives.
The exhibition is part of LJMU Library’s annual Library Fest and is on show at Aldham Robarts Library between 10 February – 24 April 2025.
As well as items on display, there are copies of books available to browse.
We asked members of CILIP Youth Libraries Group to pick their favourite Carnegie award-winning titles and these books are on display with labels explaining their choices. Extra copies of the books are also available on library trolleys so that visitors can browse through them.
The Carnegie Medals were established in 1937 and are the oldest children’s book awards in the UK. CILIP’s Youth Libraries Group members promote excellence in children and young people’s literature by organising, judging and publicising the annual Carnegie Medals.
Items on display include material relating to Kate Greenaway and to Liverpool School of Art alumna Shirley Hughes, who studied Fashion Design before becoming the beloved children’s book author and illustrator we know today.
LJMU Library’s Literacy Development Collection includes early years picture books, children’s classics and teenage fiction. The Special Collections and Archives house examples of children’s books and illustration from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Do pop in to take a look and please let us know about your favourite childhood read by writing in our visitor book!
Susannah Waters, Head of Academic Services
LJMU Special Collections & Archives 