[CASL-L] Nutmeg Book Award News

[Polack, Lisa]

Some news from the Nutmeg Steering Committee!

   1. 2019 Nominee Lists
   2. New Category Names
   3. 2020 Selection Committees
   4. WANTED: 2020 Teen / Middle School Book Award Selection Chairperson


*1. *2019 Selection Committees are hard at work finalizing their nominee
lists. These top secret lists have to be finalized and then confirmed with
the publishers for availability. The 2019 Nominees will then be announced
to librarians on February 14, 2018 with the public launch on May 1, 2108.
Thank you to all the Selection Committee Chairpersons and to all the
Selection Committee members for your work to put together these lists.

*2. *Nutmeg Book Award Levels have slightly changed names and grade
divisions.

We listened to feedback that the names with the multiple levels was
sometimes confusing. SO here are the new names and grade levels. These will
officially switch with the 2020 lists but we will start using both names in
our publications.

Former Category Name & Grade Level New Category Name & Grade Level
Elementary Nutmeg Award Grades 2-4 Elementary Grades 2-3 Nutmeg Award
Intermediate Nutmeg Award Grades 4-6 Intermediate Grades 4-6 Nutmeg Award
Teen Nutmeg Award Grades 7-8 Middle School Grades 7-8 Nutmeg Award
High School Nutmeg Award Grades 9-12 High School Grades 9-12 Nutmeg Award

*3. *2020 Selection Committees are starting their process. Applications for
student and librarian readers will be shared via this listserv and posted
to our website by this Sunday, October 15th. Applications will be due by
November 15th.

*4. *WANTED: 2020 Middle School Nutmeg Award Selection Chairperson or
Co-Chairpersons.

We prefer someone who has served on any level Nutmeg Selection Committee in
the past but we are willing to teach someone the process.

Position can be filled by 1 person or 2 co-chairs.

The 2020 process is starting immediately.

The Selection Chair...

   - will need to review applications to form their committee by December
   15th.
   - is responsible for creating reading lists for the Committee to read.
   The Teen/Middle School Committee reads about 80 books (typically 4 lists of
   20 books) starting in January 2018 and ending in November 2018. Linda
   Williams can share starred reviews to help the Chair create the reading
   lists.
   - will need to arrange and run 4-5 meetings a year with your committee
   members.
   - sometimes sets up and manages a wiki or google page for members to
   discuss books in between the meetings.
   - will help Committee choose the 10 nominees with alternate titles and
   assist Steering Committee in preparing publicity materials.
   - attends Steering Committee meetings through the voting of your list in
   April 2020 (3-4 a year)

We ask 1-2 Selection Chairs from Intermediate, Middle School, or High
School Committees stay on as Steering Committee Chairpersons from July 2019
-  June 2020.

If you are interested, please contact us as soon as possible

Lisa Polack  lrg115 at gmail.com OR Anne Porier aporier at wallingfordschools.org

Thank you for your support and interest in the Nutmeg Book Award!



*Lisa Polack*
*School Librarian*
*Ellington Middle School*

*​Secretary, Nutmeg Book Award Steering Committee​*
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