I wanted to remind everyone of a resource you may want to share with students ahead of the upcoming voting season (coming in April) for the 2022 Nutmeg Book Award. Former CT librarian Christina Carpino created the Nutmeg Book Drops podcast to promote the nominees at all levels. Please check out the
Librarians Connect website to listen to and subscribe to the podcasts for each level. You can find some great book discussions, author interviews, recommended read-alikes, and more!
"Nutmeg Book Drops is a podcast project created by Christina Carpino. Librarians across Connecticut have contributed to this endeavor----hence our publisher name, Librarians ConneCT! The podcasts are separated by age into four separate listening experiences:
High School Edition discusses the High School Nutmeg Nominees. These titles are suggested for grades 9-12.
Middle School Edition discusses the Middle School Nominees. These titles are suggested for grades 7-8.
Intermediate Edition discusses the Intermediate Nominees. These titles are suggested for grades 4-6.
Elementary Edition discusses the Elementary School Nominees. These titles are suggested for grades 2-3.
The purpose of these podcasts is to explore the CT Nutmeg nominees in a book discussion format and encourage students to check out these wonderful reads (both literally and in an investigative sense---visit any CT library to pick one up!).
Some podcasts feature interviews with nominated authors who share about their inspirations, insights, and the themes their novels explore.
To find out more about the Nutmeg Awards, please visit
https://www.nutmegaward.org/"
