====Book Week Forum 2019 Committee Teleconference Minutes 14 December 2018====

=== Minutes ===
Participants: Erica Kearns (Grenfell); Samantha Butler (Sutherland); Elizabeth Skorulis (Kiama); Sarah Evans (Strathfield); Mylee Joseph (SLNSW)
Apologies: Jadwiga Krejza (Liverpool)
Minutes: Mylee
 
=== Children’s Book Week 2019 ===
The theme:  Reading is My Secret Power.
The dates: 17th August - 23rd August 2019 https://www.cbca.org.au/cbca-book-week
  * Notables list to be announced: 26th February 2019
  * Short List to be announced: 26th March 2019
  * Book of the Year Awards Winners Announcement: Friday 16th August 2019

=== Event organisation for the 2019 Book Week Forum ===

Book award sections allocated to committee members to prepare and or coordinate libraries to contribute:
  * Picture books – Liverpool (Jadwiga)
  * Early childhood - Kiama (Elizabeth)
  * Younger readers - Strathfield (Sarah)
  * Older readers – Sutherland (Samantha)
  * Eve Pownall – Grenfell (Erica)
  * Crichton new illustrators (just a ppt slide) - Mylee 
  * PowerPoint presentation coordinator – Sarah (Strathfield)
  * Masters of Ceremonies – Erica and Sarah
  * Copyright considerations / publisher’s permissions – Elizabeth and Valentine (Kiama); Mylee to send templates / information from previous years.
  * Venue: Mylee booking a State Library flat floor venue <del>for the week beginning 20 May (as per previous minutes) details TBA</del> Monday 20 May 2019 in the Dixson Room at State Library of NSW.

=== Next meeting / teleconference? ===
Next meeting after the announcement of the shortlist on 26 February.  Blue Jeans teleconference for <del>8th March 11:30-12:30</del>  Friday 15 March 11:30-12:30 

=== Committee members and contact details ===
Erica Kearnes (Grenfell Public Library), Samantha Butler (Sutherland Shire Libraries), Jadwiga Krejza (Liverpool City Library), Sarah Evans (Strathfield Library), Elizabeth Skorulis (Kiama Library) 

State Library contact
Mylee Joseph