[CASL-L] State Children's Choice Awards - an Assessment for Your Information

[Shannon McNeice]

Thank you, Linda.
Although  personally I am thrilled to see the added levels, this amazing
amount of compiling you did will shine a valuable lens on the arguments. Go
Connecticut librarians!

Thank you to all of the committees and the work they committed to, in order
to make this happen.

Shannon McNeice

On Sunday, March 2, 2014, Williams, Linda <Linda.Williams at ct.gov> wrote:

> There has been some discussion on these lists about what the Nutmeg Award
> should and shouldn't be. So I have taken a look at all of the other states'
> children's choice awards and put together a few facts for you. I did this
> on my own, and not in my role as Nutmeg Facilitator. It seemed time to find
> where we stand in the crowd.
>
> SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS
>
> We have it lucky in Connecticut because our organizations cooperate on the
> one Nutmeg Award program, rather than each having their own. Some states
> have competing awards to juggle or one level comes from one organization
> and others from another.
>
> The Pennsylvania School Librarians Association has awards for K-3, G3-6,
> G6-8, and Young Adult, while the Keystone Reading Association has awards
> for Preschool, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, and High School.
> In New York, the State Reading Association has awards for P-2, G3-5, G6-8
> and G9-12 and the Library Association has awards for P-2, G3-6, and Teen.
>
> Sometimes one organization has had a level or two, and another
> organization has jumped in to fill a perceived need.
> For example, Emporia University's William Allen White Award has no picture
> book level, so the Kansas Reading Association stepped up to the plate with
> a picture book level.
> And the University of Georgia's Georgia Children's Book Award had a
> Picture Book and a Book Award (grade 4-8) level, and The Georgia Library
> Association jumped in to add a Teen Level.
>
> NOMINEES
>
> We fall right in the middle on the total number of nominees in our award.
> Almost half (22) of the states have a total of nominees that is more than
> ours.
> And a little over half (26) have fewer nominees.
> (One has the same)
>
> LEVELS
>
> All of these 30 states have a high school level award: Alaska (G10-12),
> Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho (G10-12), Iowa, Illinois,
> Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri,
> Montana (G10-12), North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
> Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
> Virginia, Vermont and Washington (G10-12).
> Of the remaining states, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Nebraska,
> New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
> Utah, and Wyoming all have a "Teen" or "Young Adult" award category.
>
> These 18 states all have a "Picture Book" award level: Arizona, Colorado,
> Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Montana,
> North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South
> Carolina, and Utah. And California has a category specifically for Picture
> Books for Older Readers (G4+).
> IN ADDITION:
> While not calling it specifically "Picture Books" these 6 states have a
> "K-3" level: Arkansas, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Washington and
> Wyoming. And these have a "K-2" level: Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi,
> Ohio, South Dakota and Tennessee.
>
> New Jersey has TWO easy reader levels.
>
> In terms of different levels here's the breakdown. Note that one state has
> a level called "Poetry" (K-12), a few have Graphic Novel groups, and
> several states have one or more levels that are nonfiction only. Many, if
> not most age level groupings may consist of a mix of fiction and
> nonfiction. Four levels, the number in the Nutmeg Award, is about average.
> And a lot of them don't have to be available in paperback at all.
>
> 9 Levels
> Pennsylvania - total 110 nominees
>
> 7 Levels
> Delaware - total 38 nominees
> New Jersey - total 140 nominees
> New York - total 85 nominees
> Washington - total 76 nominees
>
> 6 Levels
> Arizona - Total 60 nominees
>
> 5 Levels
> California - total 17 nominees
> Maryland - total 55 nominees
> Michigan - total 40 nominees
> Missouri - total 59 nominees
> Oregon - total 36 nominees
> Texas - total 159 nominees
>
> 4 Levels
> Alabama - total 40 nominees
> Arkansas - total 64 nominees
> Connecticut - total 45 nominees
> Florida - total 65 nominees
> Illinois - total 82 nominees
> Indiana - total 80 nominees
> Iowa - total 74 nominees
> Kentucky - total 40 nominees
> Mississippi - total 40 nominees
> Montana - total 29 nominees
> Nevada - total 26 nominees
> New Hampshire - total 60 nominees
> North Carolina - total 45 nominees
> North Dakota - total 16 nominees
> Ohio - total 20 nominees
> South Carolina - total 80 nominees
> South Dakota - total 64 nominees
> Tennessee - total 80 nominees
> Virginia - total 40 nominees
>
> 3 Levels
> Alaska - total 24 nominees
> Colorado - total 42 nominees
> Georgia - total 60 nominees
> Idaho - total 24 nominees
> Kansas - total 28 nominees
> Louisiana - total 37 nominees
> Nebraska - total 30 nominees
> New Mexico - total 30 nominees
> Oklahoma - total 46 nominees
> Vermont - total 55 nominees
> Wisconsin - total 15 nominees
> Wyoming - total 43 nominees
>
> 2 Levels
> Maine - total 60 nominees
> Minnesota - total 24 nominees
> Rhode Island - total 42 nominees
>
> 1 Level
> Hawaii - total 30 nominees
> Massachusetts - total 25 nominees
> West Virginia - total 12 nominees
>
> So, if you've made it this far, I arm you with this information and ask
> you where you want to fit in to this picture?
>
> Sincerely,
> Linda Williams
> Children's Services Consultant
> Connecticut State Library
>
>
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Shannon McNeice
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