The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award titles are carefully selected by a diverse set of activists, educators, parents, and teachers. The selection process strives to be ever more democratic, intersectional, and representative.
2022-23 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Selection Committee
Chair: Josefa Bustos Pelayo
Hanford Elementary School District & California State University at Fresno– California
Co-Chair: Jackie Marshall Arnold
University of Dayton– Ohio
Shanetia Clark
Salisbury University – Maryland
Dora Guzman
Bensenville School District – Illinois
Annisha Jeffries
Cleveland Public Library – Ohio
Kharissa Kenner
Bank Street School for Children – New York
Nanesha Nunez
Concord Road Elementary, Ardsley – New York
Ruth E. Quiroa
National Louis University – Illinois
Naomi Solomon
Lincoln City Libraries – Nebraska
Jade Valenzuela
Albuquerque Academy – New Mexico
Jongsun Wee
Pacific University-Oregon