Nutmeg Award Ceremony 2001

[Suzanne Maryeski <cmaryeski@YAHOO.COM>]

This message is being posted again, in case any of you
did not receive messages during school vacation week.

The Farmington Public Schools and the Farmington
Library are pleased to jointly host the
2001 Nutmeg Award Ceremony.

You are your students are invited to join our
celebration!

Date: Friday, May 4, 2001
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Irving A. Robbins Middle School
       20 Wolf Pit Road
       Farmington, CT 06032

The ceremony is free of charge, but reservations are
necessary.

To RSVP
Contact:   Suzanne Maryeski, Farmington Library
Phone:    860-673-6791
Fax:      860-675-7148
EMail:    smaryeski@farmington.lib.ct.us

Directions to award site:
http://www.farmington.lib.ct.us

Lee Wardlaw, author of this year's Nutmeg winner, will
be coming from California to receive her award, speak
to students and be available to sign copies of her
books.  She is the author of 23 books for children,
ranging from picture books to young young adult
novels.  A film version of this year's Nutmeg Award
winner, 101 WAYS TO BUG YOUR PARENTS, will air on the
Disney Channel later this year.

Raffle: Hard-cover copies of each of the ten book
titles nominated for the Nutmeg 2002 Award will be
raffled off.

Refreshments: Ms. Wardlaw's newest book is WE ALL
SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM! and ice cream sundaes will be
served.

Entertainment: Mark Shepard of DrumSongStory,
featuring drums, folktales and original songs, will
provide entertainment before and after the ceremony.
Book sale:  Ms. Wardlaw's books and copies of the new
Nutmeg book nominees will also available for purchase.

We encourage all 4-6 grade students, teachers,
librarians, library media specialists and others to
attend this fun evening!

The Nutmeg Children's Book Award encourages children
in grades 4-6 to read quality literature and to choose
their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles.
Jointly sponsored by CEMA (Connecticut Educational
Media Association) and CLA (Connecticut Library
Association) the Nutmeg Committee is comprised of
children's librarians, school library media
specialists and teachers.

All books nominated for the award must be a work of
fiction with appeal for readers in grades 4-6, be
written by an author who currently resides in the
United States, and be first published no more than
five years before the date of selection.  Books must
also be well written and have strong
characterizations, a vivid setting, striking language,
a well constructed plot and a plausible conclusion.

Over 17,000 Connecticut students in grades 406 voted
to select the 2001 winner of the Nutmeg Children's
Book Award.

Posted by Suzanne Maryeski, Head of Children's
Services, Farmington Library, 6 Monteith
Drive,Farmington,CT
Phone: 860-673-6791
Fax:   860-675-7148
EMail: smaryeski@farmington.lib.ct.us









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