From: ERLENE KILLEEN <KILLEER>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:09:04 -0600

This year's Caldecott has already sold 200,000 copies so somebody must think it is a "book with more general appeal that at least someone is really enthusiastic about."

Can there be too many awards. I doubt it. Pick and choose the ones you want to promote. We see them all in the long list so it seems like hundreds, but if you are working in a certain age range ? many are eliminated. If you have a high population that one of the awards targets, you need those things to promote OR, if you are in a low diversity population, you need to know what the best for those areas are to make your patrons truly "global." Lots of reasons to use the different types of awards.

I tend to use the lists to focus purchases. I can't buy a large portion of any year's publications so I have to get things narrowed down somehow. Being the only librarian in my building, I am always looking to recommendations from these award lists as well as people's comments on this type of list.

Award away!!!! Erlene



Erlene Bishop Killeen Library Media Specialist/District Coordinator Fox Prairie Elementary Stoughton Area School District 1601 West South Street Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-5181 FAX 608-877-5184 killeer at stoughton.k12.wi.us
"Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm." Ralph Waldo Emerson
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