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
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