AustLit

‘In September 1945 Mary Townes Nyland of the United States Information Service Library in Sydney hosted a dinner for a small number of Australian authors, publishers,librarians, teachers and ABC employees to discuss the possibility of a children's book week. From this meeting developed the organisation that has had more influence than any other of Australian books for children and young adults: the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBC). The CBC began as an organisation based in the state branches, and was not national until 4 November 1958.’ (Introduction 289)