Membership Information

Four different types of membership are available:

• Membership of a local Children’s Book Group
• Individual Membership
• School Membership
• Professional Membership

Membership of a local Children’s Book Group (CBG) is right for you if you live in an area where there is a CBG (click here to find out where your nearest group is) and wish to participate in the events and activities organised by your local group.

If you would like to start your own Children’s Book Group you can find out more about the process here

If you have no local Book Group then you can join the national organisation as an Individual Member or as a School Member.

Professional membership is for organisations within the world of children’s books such as libraries, bookshops, publishers, agencies, etc. The mailings will be sent to a named contact but all members of that particular organisation will receive the benefits of being members of the Federation.

All members receive:-

• 2 issues of the Federation Newsletter each year
• The annual Children’s Book Award “Pick of the Year” Top Fifty booklist
• Information about National Share-a-Story Month and National Non-Fiction November
• Information about all conferences, events and activities
• Reduced delegate rate at the annual conference
• Access to the members’ area of the website
• Exclusive gifts and offers

School Members also receive a set of books for one of the categories in the Children’s Book Award so that they can participate in voting for the winners.

Membership fees for local groups are set locally and varies from group to group. Please contact the group you are interested in joining to find out their membership fees (local membership fees are typically lower than Individual Membership).

School Membership usually runs for one academic year. Contact the Schools Liaison Officer for more information.

Individual or Professional Membership normally runs for the calendar year. Contact the Membership Secretary for a pack and membership form.