🎉 #Carnegies2026 Shadowers' Choice Medal for Illustration winner Aimée de Jongh has chosen the Graphic Novel Reading Room to receive a £500 donation, generously funded by CLPE's Power of Reading programme! 📚💚 The funding will help expand its comics library with more original art.

From inspiring speeches to joyful celebrations, what a day it was! ✨ Browse the full gallery of photos and watch the 2026 Carnegie Awards ceremony whenever you like: https://carnegies.co.uk/take-part/2026-ceremony/ #Carnegies2026 📷 Tom PIlston

🎉 #Carnegies2026 Shadowers' Choice Medal for Writing winner Beth O'Brien has chosen Oxted Library to receive a £500 donation from CILIP 📚 The donation will help Surrey Libraries continue inspiring young people to discover libraries as welcoming, accessible and free spaces to read. 💚

What a day. 💚 The #Carnegies2026 brought together authors, illustrators, librarians, teachers, publishers and, most importantly, young readers to celebrate outstanding children's books. Relive the highlights from this year's ceremony! 🎥

One month on, we're looking back at a wonderful celebration of books, libraries, and young readers. 📚💚 Take a look through the full photo gallery and catch up with the livestream here: https://carnegies.co.uk/take-part/2026-ceremony/ #Carnegies2026 📷 Tom Pilston

⏰ Last chance! The #Carnegies2026 Shadowing Survey closes in 2 days. Group leaders: your 5–10 minute feedback helps shape future awards, and you'll be entered to win a FREE 2027 shortlist pack! 🎁 Take the survey 👉 https://fs3.formsite.com/cilip/ShadowingSurvey/index

Still smiling from an unforgettable day celebrating stories, creativity and the incredible Carnegies community. 💚 Relive the magic with our full photo gallery and watch the ceremony back on demand: https://carnegies.co.uk/take-part/2026-ceremony/ 📷 Tom Pilston

🥈 The Carnegies have won Silver for Best Longstanding Awards Event at the 2026 Awards Awards! A wonderful recognition of almost 90 years of celebrating children's books + inspiring new generations of readers. 💚 https://carnegies.co.uk/cilip-silver-2026-awards-awards/

Want to get a free 2027 shortlist pack? 🎁 We invite group leaders to give us your feedback from shadowing the #Carnegies2026 by 24 July, for a chance to win! 🎉 🗒️ Complete our 5-10 minute Shadowing Survey now 👉 https://fs3.formsite.com/cilip/ShadowingSurvey/index

📣 Shadowing group leaders! Tell us what you think of shadowing the #Carnegies2026 💭 Complete our short survey by 24 July for a chance to win a 2027 shortlist pack! 📚✨ 👉 https://fs3.formsite.com/cilip/ShadowingSurvey/index

📚 The 2026 Carnegie Medal and Shadowers’ Choice for Writing winner is now available on Sora! Wolf Siren by Beth O'Brien is featured as part of Sora Reads until 8 July. Borrow the award-winning title with for free and join the community reading experience. https://company.overdrive.com/carnegies/

✨ Celebrating the people behind #Carnegies2026 👏 Thank you to the Awards Team, to Youth Libraries Group and to all our 2026 Carnegies judges, led by Stella Hine, for the care, time and dedication they bring 👏

✨ Our #Carnegies2026 partners play a vital role in bringing the awards to life. A special thank you to First News , CLPE, English and Media Centre, RNIB, @calibreaudio.bsky.social, Yoto, Matilda the Musical, #NationalYearofReading2026, and Pen and Inc Books!

We’re hugely grateful to our sponsors for supporting #Carnegies2026! Thank you to our digital sponsor Sora, our awards sponsor ALCS and our book supplier Scholastic UK for making it all possible!

🏆👏 Congratulations to the 2026 Winners of the Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration, and Shadower's Choice Medals: Beth O' Brien, Kate Rolfe and Aimée de Jongh! ‏#Carnegies2026 Read the press release here: https://carnegies.co.uk/2026-winners-announced/

🎉Wolf Siren scores a double win, taking both the 2026 Carnegie Medal and the Shadower's Choice Medal for Writing! Congratulations to Beth O' Brien and HarperCollinsUK! #Carnegies2026

🥇And the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Illustration goes to Wiggling Words! Congratulations Kate Rolfe and Two Hoots! #Carnegies2026

🏆 Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel has won the 2026 Shadower's Choice Medal for Illustration! Congratulations to Aimée de Jongh, Faber Books and Faber Children's! #Carnegies2026

🎉 We’re delighted to announce the ALCS Poster Competition winners! 👏 We were blown away by every entry! 🏆 Congratulations to The Silver Tongues from Poplar Primary School, winning £1000 for their school library, with their poster showcased at the #Carnegies2026 ceremony!

⏰ One week to go until the 2026 Carnegie Awards! Who will take home this year’s Carnegie Medals? And which shortlisted books will be chosen by young readers as the Shadowers’ Choice winners? Tune in live on Tuesday 23 June at 12pm to find out. Watch live: carnegies.co.uk/stream/ #Carnegies2026

🎉 Join us live for the #Carnegies2026 awards ceremony! Group leaders have shared why the ceremony is such a highlight. Now you can be part of it! Join us on 23 June at 12pm to celebrate this year’s winners! 👉 Find out how to watch: https://carnegies.co.uk/take-part/live-stream-instructions/

📚 Two weeks to go until the 2026 Carnegie Awards! Join us live on Tuesday 23 June as we reveal the winners of the Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration, along with the Shadowers’ Choice winners voted for by young readers. carnegies.co.uk/take-part/live-stream-instructions/ #Carnegies2026

🚨 Last chance… have your Shadower's voted? There’s still time to share your group’s choices for the #Carnegies2026 Shadowers Choice Awards. Don’t miss the chance to be part of the final results! 🏆 Winner's revealed 23 June 👉 Cast your votes: https://carnegies.co.uk/take-part/vote/

📣 Which book's stood out the most? If your group hasn’t voted yet, there’s still time to take part in the #Carnegies2026 Shadowers Choice Awards! Choose your favourites and be part of the final decision! 📚 Voting closes 9 June at 5pm, don’t miss out: https://carnegies.co.uk/take-part/vote/

Ready for the #Carnegies2026 Shadowers’ Choice Awards? Shadowers are voting on this year’s Writing and Illustration shortlists 🎨 📖 Voting closes 9 June, with the winner revealed at the live‑streamed ceremony 🏆 🔗 https://carnegies.co.uk/take-part/vote/

Missed it live or want a refresher? Watch back Scholastic UK's CPD webinar with experienced shadowing group leaders sharing practical advice, ideas and real insights into what really works! #Carnegies2026 Discover the session here: https://ow.ly/r3Fc50YYRgs

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Dive in to the Carnegies Shortlist! Schools can access FREE digital editions of shortlisted #Carnegies2026 titles with our official digital partner Sora. Explore on any device and join the shadowing excitement! Find out more here 👉 https://company.overdrive.com/carnegies/

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