RI Children's Book Award

The Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS) is offering book sets of the 2020 RI Children Book Award nominees to school libraries planning to participate in voting for the 2020 award in February. Due to the limited number of book sets available, OLIS many not be able to fulfill all requests and priority will be given to school libraries that demonstrate need.

Book sets are only available to school libraries, and the application may only be submitted by a school librarian. If your school does not have a librarian and you wish to apply on behalf of your school, please contact Danielle Margarida.

School libraries that accept and receive a book set are required to conduct RICBA voting at their school February 1 - March 9, and must submit the voting results to OLIS by March 9.

Please submit your application online by Tuesday, October 15. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status on October 16 and book sets will be distributed October 17-31.

Please note: Accepted school libraries that receive OLIS-LORI delivery will be sent their RICBA book set through this service. If your application is accepted and your school library does not receive OLIS-LORI delivery, you may be asked to pick up your book set at the public library in your school district. If you are unsure about your library's access to OLIS-LORI delivery or do not know your library's 3 letter code, you may check the delivery schedule at www.olis.ri.gov/lori/delivery/search.php

Application: http://olis-ri.libwizard.com/2020-RICBA-Book-Set-Application

Please contact Danielle Margarida with any questions.

On Saturday, October 19 join the RI Children's Book Award committee at RI Festival of Children's Books and Authors! The RICBA committee will have a fun activity and two sets of the twenty 2020 nominated books to give away. Stop by the RICBA table to say hi and enter the book set raffle! For more information about the festival visit the festival's web page or Facebook page.

Children in grades 3-5 who have read at least 3 books from the list of 20 nominees are eligible to vote. Voting takes place at participating schools and public libraries throughout the state. Votes may be submitted from February 1 through March 9, 2019. Stay tuned for the 2018 ballot and submission form!

...the RICBA 2020 Nominee Tracking Chart! Help students track their reading with this great tool!

This summer, authors of the 2020 nominees were busy creating special video messages just for RI kids. All videos can be found on the RICBA Resources web page.

RICBA isn't the only choice award in town! RI Latino Books Month promotes literacy amongst Latinos through the celebration of Latino authors, illustrators and books that highlight Latino culture and Latin American identity.

The RI Middle School Book Award, serving tweens in grades 6-8, and the RI Teen Book Award, serving teens in grades 9-12, offer carefully curated lists of nominees that students are invited to vote on during late winter through early spring.

Please visit the RICBA web pages or contact Danielle Margarida for more information.

Email: danielle.margarida@olis.ri.gov
Website: http://www.olis.ri.gov/youth/ricba/index.php
Location: RI Office of Library and Information Services, Providence, RI, United States
Phone: 401-574-9309
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rhode-Island-Childrens-Book-Award-1353731481320472/?ref=page_internal