#oelmachat Archive
#oelmachat is the biweekly chat of the Ohio Educational Library Media Association. Starting September 6, 2016, we chat every other Tuesday at 7pm EST about topics of relevance to K-12 teacher librarians.
Tuesday September 6, 2016
Welcome to . Tonight we are talking Buckeye Books! Intro yourself & tell your favorite past or present Buckeye nominee.
I’m Nancy Boone moderating tonight, K-12 Librarian in Columbus, OH. I <3 2016 teen nominee I'll Give You the Sun by
Ohio Educational Library Media Association; We advocate for SLMS in Ohio and the impact they make in Ss lives
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Tonight we are fortunate to have Nick Glass from and Christina Getrost from joining
ready to talk Buckeye Book AwARDS!
excited to have you in the conversation!
Delighted to join and share resources about Buckeye Children & Teen Book Award
Hi all! My favorite Buckeyes are Eldest by Pasolini & Exiled Queen I lean toward Teen!
Jessica Klinker, HS Librarian, C-bus, OH; I actually really enjoyed The Fill-in Boyfriend by in Teen category
Christina would you give a quick intro, who you are and your involvement in please?
Excited to see new faces! Thanks for joining
Hi Jessica! Yes, I agree it was enjoyable! Ohio kids & teens know how to choose great books!
Welcome, Nick! Glad you could join us!
If you're just joining us, please jump in with your name, where you're from, and a favorite book!
Let's start off with some info on the Award and this year’s nominees…
The Buckeye Children’s & Teen Book Award program is designed to:(1/4)
I'm currently President BCTBA Council, am teen librarian at public library Stow OH. Been on Council 10yrs orso
...encourage students in Ohio to read literature critically, (2/4)
… to promote teacher and librarian involvement in young adult literature programs, (3/4)
... and to commend authors of such literature. (4/4)
The books are both nominated AND voted on by Ohio's children and teens! Unique for a children's/teen choice award.
I find it to be a very empowering tool for Ss. I always liked to tie it with election season and teaching them to use their voice
This year has partnered with for the student voting.
Love this point from the Ohio Buckeye Child & Teen Book Awards -- connecting elections and student voice! https://t.co/WostYK6NVk
I find it to be a very empowering tool for Ss. I always liked to tie it with election season and teaching them to use their voice
as much as I love the Newbery, Caldecott, etc, were many times, I just felt they didn't demo what KIDS enjoy, but does
Agreed! Sometimes it's not what we as adults would choose! :)
nominees for grades K-2 are… (drumroll please)
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, illus. by
Correction: Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, illus. by
Please Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
Biscuit Loves the Library by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illus by Pat Schories
Okay, even copy and pasting it's taking longer than I anticipated for the nominees, and we have more to discuss...
Introduce this great Buckeye nominee w/ introducing the backstory & discussing an illustration: https://t.co/dcrdRuLFoo
Voting is one of my favorite activities all year with elementary!
A1 I had easiest time in K-2. school-wide voting on election day & Ss left with "I Voted Today" stickers https://t.co/DJNtg7EYNC
A1 Could do a "Battle of Books" competition; challenge Ss to read all 5 and then do trivia contest(s) before voting
A2 When tied in w election, Ss make campaign posters for favs, etc.
Yes, it's a great tie-in with the US election, especially when it's a presidential election year!
That is exactly what my predecessor used to have Ss do! Maybe time for me to bring back that activity!
Fun activities and food...although I will never serve Buckeye candies again due to nut allergies! https://t.co/n3flha821U
What a great way to really "get into" the story!
A1: At our voting celebration, we have a voting station plus an activity center for each book.
A1: Activities include games and crafts. We also make Buckeye necklaces with beads that spell "I <3 BOOKS."
A1: Prior to voting, we read one nominated book each week in library "specials" classes.
A1: I confess to having a harder time with older students. Longer books make finding time for read-alouds more challenging.
A1: For older students, having nominees displayed & paper ballots at the circ desk encourages voting. https://t.co/Gmg5r71yAg
At my public library I make a display & have computer setup for students to vote right there.
Keep throwing out voting ideas! We'll add question 2 to the conversation...
We also have plenty of paper ballots on display and a plastic ballot box to collec them in. Library staff can enter those votes.
yes, it is harder to get them to read all/most of books before voting, but even if only read one first, still their fav
Yes, it's a closed system, our IT guy sets up so they can't go to any other sites.
A2: has already shared some great resources from their site!
Thanks to a partnership between and resources for the nominees are free for Ohio Ts & Lib
Booktalks are my main resource; I read all the nominees asap so I can talk them up to any students I encounter.
A2: I do use Pinterest to find ideas for our voting celebration!
Do you ever record podcast or video book talks?
We're down to our last 10 minutes--keep those resources coming while we throw Question 3 in the mix!
A3: mentioned this earlier with the tie-in to national elections, natural link to social studies standards!
A3: When planning voting activities, I include math, science, SS in addition to reading.
I plan to start doing booktalks on video, using Snapchat. I have one on our YouTube channel from years ago, will send link.
Awesome! Would love to see videos or photos from others as well. Share with !
Also tie in a lot of writing, asking Ss to defend their favs, reply to others' comments, etc https://t.co/gJ5bTdWMKE
The Buckeyes now have an official Youtube channel, hoping to link it to our website asap! trying to find link fo r you
The is also on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest plus Snapchat & YouTube correct?
Yes we are on most of the other social media!
Looks like our time's up! Thanks to and for joining tonight!
Check out on social media for more ideas to get kids/teens reading and voting for the !
thank you to for your support!
Thanks for inviting tonight. Have an awesome time encouraging reading and voting this fall. Best.
