Good literature promotes literacy. The Center for Children’s Books is a crossroads for critical inquiry, professional training, and educational outreach related to literature for youth from birth through adolescence. In partnership with The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books—an authoritative analytic review journal—the Center aims to inspire and inform adults who connect young people with resources in person, in print, and online. An integral part of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois, the Center sponsors activities and hosts interdisciplinary research projects involving both theory and practice. In its dual role as research collection and educational community, the Center has national impact on the future of reading and readers.