The Nutmeg Book Award is pleased to announce some new and exciting changes!

The timeline of the Nutmeg Book Award is shifting to match the school year instead of the calendar year. The new list will be announced to CASL & CLA members on February 14^th and to the public on May 1^st; just in time to kick off summer reading. Students will then read the nominees throughout the summer and the following school year. Voting will take place in April. With this change, students who are currently reading the 2013 nominees will have a few extra months to read before they have to vote. Here is a breakdown of the new dates:

October 1^st	Student & librarian selection committee applications are posted to website
December 15^th	Student & librarian selection committee applications due
February 14^th	CASL/CLA top secret announcement of nominees
April (all votes in by April 30^th)	Student Voting
May 1^st	Public announcement of nominated books
May 15^th	Winning books from April voting are announced

We are also proud to share that The Nutmeg Book Award is growing! As you may know, 2014 will be the start of a third level to the Nutmeg Award. We currently have the Intermediate Award for students in grades 4-6, the Teen Award for students in grades 7-8, and in 2014 there will be the High School Award for students in grades 9-12. Starting in 2015, there will be a fourth level to the award for students in grades 2-4. With these additions, The Nutmeg Book Award will be an important part of literacy from elementary school right through high school graduation!

If you have any questions about these changes, please contact Lisa Garofalo lgarofalo@ellingtonschools.net or Joan Stokes jrstokes@yahoo.com, Co-Chairs of the Nutmeg Steering Committee.  

Lisa Garofalo

School Librarian

Ellington Middle School & Crystal Lake School

Ellington, CT

lgarofalo@ellingtonschools.net

Co-Chair, 2014 Selection Committee
High School Nutmeg Book Award