2024 HIGH SCHOOL 9-12 Nutmeg Selection Committee - Application for Librarians
Serving on a Nutmeg Book Selection Committee is a great experience! Before you make a decision about applying, however, there are several things that you need to take into consideration.

Serving on any of the committees is a huge commitment.
The High School  9-12 Committee will read between 60-90 books (target audience grades 9-12).
The Middle School 7-8 Committee will read around 80 books (target audience grades 7-8).
The Intermediate 4-6 Committee will read 110-130 books  (target audience grades 4-6).
The Elementary 2-3 Committee will read about 125 books (target audience grades 2-3).

The Selection Chairperson compiles the lists and sends committee members the first list in January or February. You will then have a steady pace of required reading through November. Committee members are responsible for obtaining their own copies of the books.

As a committee member you will be expected to read all the books on the lists, whether they suit your tastes or not.  This can be difficult.  If you don’t like a book right at the start you must at least give it a good try.  

Four to five meetings are held during the selection process.  The Chairperson selects the sites, dates and times of the meetings. Meetings are usually on a weeknight or Sunday afternoon/evening and most meetings run for two hours. Depending on where you live, it could be a short or long drive (committee members are from all over the state).
Please know attendance is an important part of the Selection Committee process. Members should plan to attend ALL THE MEETINGS. At the meetings the merits of each book are discussed and a lively debate is part of the process. To help with this discussion and to keep meetings moving along, members are encouraged to participate in online discussions (possibly via a private wiki site, google site, Goodreads group, Facebook group, etc.) throughout the reading process. At the last meeting in November, the committee will meet and choose the final ten nominees, along with alternate titles.  It is the most important meeting and usually the longest.

If you are unable to keep up with the reading, are absent from more than 2 meetings or not participating in the on-line discussions, you may be asked to leave the committee.

The librarians and teachers on the committee are devoted to helping young people connect with quality fiction. If you have participated in the Nutmeg program in the past, you realize that the books you help to select will be read by many students across the state of Connecticut. You should feel free to express ideas and opinions that are your own and you will make a valuable contribution to the selection of Nutmeg nominees.

Selection Committee members must be a member or willing to become a member of either Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL) or Connecticut Librarian Association (CLA).

You may not serve on a Committee for more than two consecutive years.

Taking into account the above information, please decide if this is a challenge that you are suited for and if it is, please apply to be a volunteer!

Applications are due by November 15, 2021

If you have any questions, please contact:
Alessandra Petrino apetrino@westonct.gov Nutmeg Book Award Secretary  
Lisa Polack librarylisap@gmail.com  Nutmeg Book Award Outgoing Secretary
Kristen Finnegan kfinnegan9300@gmail.com 2022 Nutmeg Book Award Steering Chairperson

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Name *
Email Address *
Mailing Address
Home or Cell Phone Number (whichever is best to reach you) *
Work Phone Number
Name and Location of the library where you work *
i.e. Hall Memorial Library in Ellington, CT
May we publicize your first and last name along with the town where you work? We'd like to give you credit for all the hard work as a selection committee member! *
Please check if you are a current member of: *
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Check which statement applies to you *
(please explain if the OTHER category applies to you)
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Have you served on a Nutmeg Selection Committee in the past? *
If yes, what level(s) & year(s)? Who was(were) your chairperson(people)?
Are you willing to read all the titles assigned by your selection committee chairperson (see above for reading requirements)? *
Are you able & willing to attend 4 to 5 meetings this year? *
Occasionally, it is easier to meet via Zoom or other video conferencing sites (especially if we get a lot of snow). How comfortable are you with this option? *
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If you are not chosen for the high school committee, would you be interested in joining one of the other committees? *
Please fill in the grid to reflect your choices.
Not interested in joining this committee
This would be my 2nd choice
This would be my 3rd choice
This would be my 4th choice
Elementary (target grades 2-3)
Intermediate (target grades 4-6)
Middle School (target grades 7-8)
Type below the name of a book you would recommend for the Nutmeg Book Award, what level award you think this book would best fit, and why you think it should be a nominee. *
Award levels: High School (grades 9-12), Middle School (grades 7-8), Intermediate (grades 4-6), and Elementary (grades 2-3)
Please write a short statement of interest about why you would like to be on a Nutmeg Book Selection Committee, including how you heard about the committees and what you would bring to the group. *
Anything else you would like to add?
Thank you!
Members of  the Nutmeg Book Selection Committees are volunteers and filling out this form does not guarantee a position on a committee. We will respond to everyone one way or another before the new year.


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