Welcome to the Children's Literature & Reading Special Interest Group

​The Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group (ILA CL/R SIG) is a nonprofit organization chartered by the International Literacy Association (ILA) on November 7, 1979. Membership is open to all who have an abiding interest in the development of literacy and in promoting high quality literature, Pre-K through 12 teachers, librarians, teacher candidates, administrators, university professors, authors and publishers. CL/R SIG members must also be members of ILA. 

Our Mission

The Mission of the Children´s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group is to promote the educational use of children's books by focusing on recently published children's literature, supportive professional books, issues relative to children's literature, and current research findings.