[CASL-L] Nutmeg Timing

[Garofalo Lisa]

The nominees will be announced to librarians for ordering and
pre-reading purposes on February 14th 

May 1st is the public announcement of the new nominees. 

 

 

Lisa Garofalo

School Librarian

Ellington Middle School & Crystal Lake School

Ellington, CT

lgarofalo at ellingtonschools.net <mailto:lgarofalo at ellingtonschools.net>  

 

Co-Chair, Nutmeg Steering Committee 

 

 

 

 

From: casl-l-bounces at mylist.net [mailto:casl-l-bounces at mylist.net] On
Behalf Of Goad, Patricia
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:01 AM
To: David Bilmes; ava.biffer at easthaddamschools.org;
christophbarlow at sbcglobal.net
Cc: casl-l at mylist.net
Subject: RE: [CASL-L] Nutmeg Timing

 

Does anyone know the timetable of when the titles will be announced to
us for ordering?  In the past we've gotten a sneak preview at the
CECA/CEMA conference.

 

Patti Goad

Library Media Specialist

Westbrook Middle School

154 McVeagh Road

Westbrook, CT  06498

pgoad at westbrookctschools.org

860 399-2010

 

From: casl-l-bounces+pgoad=westbrookctschools.org at mylist.net
[mailto:casl-l-bounces+pgoad=westbrookctschools.org at mylist.net] On
Behalf Of David Bilmes
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 9:51 PM
To: ava.biffer at easthaddamschools.org; christophbarlow at sbcglobal.net
Cc: casl-l at mylist.net
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Nutmeg Timing

 

Change is hard for all of us sometimes, but in the long run, the new
Nutmeg timetable should be better for schools. As Lisa said earlier, the
decision was not made lightly.

If you give Scholastic the titles of the Nutmeg books ahead of time,
they will provide you with whichever titles they have available. Vendors
such as Baker & Taylor and Follett also allow you to encumber funds. You
can take the money you normally spend for Nutmeg books and have that
money encumbered with a vendor and then when the titles are announced to
school librarians, you can use that encumbered money to order your
Nutmeg books. Not all school districts allow you to encumber funds, but
the vendors are happy to work with you on this.

I'm glad you had a budget this year, Chris, but if you had to spend it
all by June 30, you wouldn't have been able to purchase Nutmeg books
even if we released the titles in the fall, as in the past.






David Bilmes
Library Media Specialist
Schaghticoke Middle School
23 Hipp Road
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 354-2204, ext. 113 or 115
bilmesd at newmilfordps.org

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>>> "Chris Barlow" 09/10/12 9:43 PM >>>

I'm in the same boat. I had to spend all of this year's budget by this
past June 30, which leaves me no options for ordering any new books this
year. (But at least I had a budget, which I wasn't even going to get
initially.)

I do have Schloastic Book Fairs, but all the money has to be used for
their vouchers, unless I take books off the shelves.

That works ok if the Nutmeg Books are available through Scholastic, but
otherwise, my school will miss out on getting the new Nutmegs until next
September, which kind of defeats the purpose of the schedule change...

 

Chris Barlow

LMS

Franklin Elementary School

Stratford, CT

	----- Original Message ----- 

	From: Ava Biffer <mailto:ava.biffer at easthaddamschools.org>  

	To: Cynthia Armstrong <mailto:carmstrong at avon.k12.ct.us>  ;
Lynch, Joyce <mailto:lynchj at plainvilleschools.org>  

	Cc: CASL-L at mylist.net 

	Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 9:04 PM

	Subject: RE: [CASL-L] Nutmeg Timing

	 

	Much though I like the concept of the changed times, it will be
hugely problematic with our budget process.  Right now, I buy ten copies
of each title (then pass most on to our LA consultants once voting has
ended).  If we move toward the end of the year before learning what the
upcoming titles are, it's unlikely I'll be able to get the titles at
all.

	 

	It's unfortunate that the pragmatic budget considerations will
trump the other considerations, but that's a process I can't control.

	 

	Thanks!

	 

	 

	Ava M. Biffer

	Library Media Specialist

	Nathan Hale-Ray Middle School

	Moodus, CT 06469

	Voice: 860.873.5081 x129

	Email: ava.biffer at easthaddamschools.org

	"Education is not preparation for life; education is life
itself."  John Dewey

	
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	From: casl-l-bounces at mylist.net [casl-l-bounces at mylist.net] On
Behalf Of Cynthia Armstrong [carmstrong at avon.k12.ct.us]
	Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:06 PM
	To: Lynch, Joyce
	Cc: CASL-L at mylist.net
	Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Nutmeg Timing

	I agree!  I prefer the old time frame, as it gives me time to
purchase books (while my funds are still available!) and an opportunity
to read the books/prepare for the public announcement in February.

	 

	Thanks,

	Cindi Armstrong 

	Library Media Specialist

	Avon Middle School

	375 West Avon Road

	Avon, CT  06001

	 

	On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Lynch, Joyce
<lynchj at plainvilleschools.org> wrote:

	I am just curious how others feel about the change to the timing
of the Nutmeg announcement and voting.  

	 

	Our school uses the Nutmegs for our summer reading program; and
I've always appreciated how there has been enough time to order the
needed titles, read them, and booktalk them before the end of the school
year. In addition to the 5 copies of each title that our library
purchases, the LA department buys 10 copies of each title as well. Those
are loaned out to the public library to ensure that students have access
to the the books throughout the summer. 

	 

	Now, I am very concerned that there will not be enough time and
we will have to totally revamp our summer reading program. 

	 

	If this change remains, instead of our school buying 15 copies
of each title, we will only buy 1 copy.

	 

	I'd like to hear what others think. Do you think this is timing
change will have a positive or a negative effect on summer reading in
general and the Nutmegs specifically?

	 

	Thanks,
	

	 

	-- 
	Joyce Lynch
	Library Information Teacher
	Middle School of Plainville
	150 Northwest Drive
	Plainville, CT 06062
	860-793-3250 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	
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