Post by Mary on Feb 14, 2007 22:49:26 GMT -5
Hello!
If you are new to this discussion board, welcome. I hope that you will join as a member or, at least, add to the discussion.
If you are already a member, thanks! I hope you will participate even more in the 2008 Allen County Public Library's (ACPL) Mock Newbery Online Discussion and possibly join us in January 2008 in Fort Wayne, IN, to discuss and vote in our Mock Newbery.
The children's librarians at ACPL have already started a database of children's books published in 2007 which have received starred reviews in professional journals. From this list, we will create a suggested reading list for our Mock Newbery. Typically, we add titles that have received at least two starred reviews, but that isn't always the case. Sometimes we add titles by well-known authors. We also add titles that are recommended by our participants.
There are four editions of the list. The first list will be available in May 2007, the second list will be available in August/September, the third in October and the fourth in November.
This discussion board was started in order to narrow the focus of the ACPL Mock Newbery participants prior to our meeting in January to select our mock award winners. This has aided participants with limited time (basically, everyone) to share the books which they feel are truly contenders or which they simply want to discuss with others.
We appreciate the input of all members of the discussion board, whether or not you can join us in January at our library for our Mock Newbery Election.
Whenever you have a title you want to discuss, please add a thread for it in the folder called Recommended Titles of 2007 for the 2008 ACPL Mock Newbery. It is useful it you include the author's last name as well as a portion of the title in the subject line.
The home page of this discussion board has links to the library as well as to the official Newbery Medal page. Please check out the criteria for the Newbery Medal if you aren't familiar with it.
If you have trouble with any aspect of the page, please feel free to send me a personal message through this page. If you are having trouble joining, please email me at mvoors@acpl.info
I think that about covers it. I look forward to our 2007 discussion of books for the 2008 award.
Sincerely,
Mary
If you are new to this discussion board, welcome. I hope that you will join as a member or, at least, add to the discussion.
If you are already a member, thanks! I hope you will participate even more in the 2008 Allen County Public Library's (ACPL) Mock Newbery Online Discussion and possibly join us in January 2008 in Fort Wayne, IN, to discuss and vote in our Mock Newbery.
The children's librarians at ACPL have already started a database of children's books published in 2007 which have received starred reviews in professional journals. From this list, we will create a suggested reading list for our Mock Newbery. Typically, we add titles that have received at least two starred reviews, but that isn't always the case. Sometimes we add titles by well-known authors. We also add titles that are recommended by our participants.
There are four editions of the list. The first list will be available in May 2007, the second list will be available in August/September, the third in October and the fourth in November.
This discussion board was started in order to narrow the focus of the ACPL Mock Newbery participants prior to our meeting in January to select our mock award winners. This has aided participants with limited time (basically, everyone) to share the books which they feel are truly contenders or which they simply want to discuss with others.
We appreciate the input of all members of the discussion board, whether or not you can join us in January at our library for our Mock Newbery Election.
Whenever you have a title you want to discuss, please add a thread for it in the folder called Recommended Titles of 2007 for the 2008 ACPL Mock Newbery. It is useful it you include the author's last name as well as a portion of the title in the subject line.
The home page of this discussion board has links to the library as well as to the official Newbery Medal page. Please check out the criteria for the Newbery Medal if you aren't familiar with it.
If you have trouble with any aspect of the page, please feel free to send me a personal message through this page. If you are having trouble joining, please email me at mvoors@acpl.info
I think that about covers it. I look forward to our 2007 discussion of books for the 2008 award.
Sincerely,
Mary