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JOIN THE CHICKADEE COMMITTEE
If you are an educator, school or public children’s librarian or literacy advocate and have the time to give, please consider working with us to continue this exciting project. Send your name, address, phone number and e-mail address to the committee chairperson/s. Their names are listed and highlighted under “Chickadee Award Committee” on the web site. Also let us know what skills you could bring to the Committee.
Visit our web site at: http: chickadeeaward.org
New committee members will be asked to make a three year commitment that begins
in May and may choose to stay on for a second three year term. There will
be co- chairs of the committee, chosen from members who have participated
for at least a year. Committee members will be asked to attend 4 meetings
a year. They will be asked to commit to one or more sub-committees and be
active throughout the year with various tasks. Each member will also create
a curriculum page for one of the 10 nominee books.
Communication: Given the geographical distance between us we rely greatly on e-mail. It is important that members have access to a computer and both use and respond to e-mail communications in a timely fashion. This enables us to communicate and work effectively. Meeting dates will be in: May, September, November and January.
Sub-Committees
Book Nomination and Selection: Duties include actively reviewing and seeking recommendations for picture books. Maintaining and updating a master list of suggested books and notifying committee members of these titles. Providing titles for the November review meeting by borrowing books through interlibrary loan.
Booklet: Duties include editing and collating material for the curriculum booklet; contacting publishers for permission to use art work in nominee books that are being used for the project. Selecting a printer for hard copy and working with Webmaster to make material also available online.
Public Relations and Promotion: Duties include serving as a liaison with library and school organizations in Maine to create an awareness of The Chickadee Award. This includes creating Chickadee displays at conferences and organizing workshops.
Publicity: Duties include routine publicity within the Maine school and public library system.
Secretary: Duties include taking minutes and emailing them to committee members. Sending thank you letter/s to financial sponsor/s.
Treasurer: Duties include managing and recording finances.
Webmaster: Maintains the website and is responsible for keeping it current. Works closely with the Curriculum Booklet Committee who supplies the webmaster with material.
THE CHICKADEE AWARD
A MAINE CHILDREN’S CHOICE PICTURE BOOK PROJECT