Hopefully, this page is your one-stop shopping for everything you need to help your students/patrons participate in the North Carolina Children's Book Award. Our award is completely driven by kids:
- kids nominate their favorite books via a google form on our website from November 1 - March 31.
- the NCCBA committee, a collaboration between school librarians and youth services librarians across the state, votes on the kid-nominated books to narrow it down to 10-12 picture book and 10-12 junior book nominees (please check our FAQ questions page to see the criteria we use.)
- kids interact with the nominees - either by reading them on their own or listening as a teacher, librarian or parent shares them.
- kids vote for their favorite in March!
Please use the following resources to help the kids you interact with in the library have a voice in nominating and choosing our winners!
Access to titles through NC Kids Digital Library (https://nckids.overdrive.com/collection/1487220)
2024 Activity Guide - ideas for sharing the books in the classroom or public library program, read-alike suggestions and author/illustrator websites
2024 Picture Book list (annotated)
2024 Junior Book list (annotated)
Nominations:
- November 1 - March 31
- kids nominate their favorite books published within 4 years of award using our Google form (librarians and/or teachers may help kids enter their nominations)
Nominate Now display sign
Nomination form - feel free to use this form to gather nominations from kids then enter their choices for them in our Google form.
Reading:
- we recommend kids start reading Junior books in January at the latest
- kids must read at least 3 Junior books to vote
- kids must read at least 5 Picture books to vote
Read Now display sign
Nominee flyer with covers (and information about the process on the back)
Bookmark-style list of nominees
Voting:
- March 1 - March 31 (extended to April 12, 2024)
- kids can vote using the Google forms (Picture Books or Junior Books) on our website
- kids can vote using the flyer with the book covers (that you provide and collect)
- kids can vote using the bookmark-style list of nominees (that you provide and collect)
Vote Now display sign
If you collect votes, please tally all of the votes then submit a total for each title in a separate Google form for librarians.
Librarian/Teacher Vote Tally Form
If you are a school media coordinator and have questions, please contact our co-chairs:
Lisa S. Denning
Media Coordinator
North Harnett Primary School
ldenning1@harnett.k12.nc.us
Wendy Moorehead
Media Coordinator
West Harnett High School
wmoorehead@harnett.k12.nc.us
If you are a youth services librarian in a public library and have questions, please contact our co-chair:
Janet West
Library Branch Manager
Wake County Public Libraries
janet.west@wake.gov