From the State Library

The final days of the statewide delivery service transition to Priority Dispatch will be here soon. We understand this has been difficult for you and your patrons and appreciate all efforts to make sure the new service starts off as smoothly as possible for all.

We know most libraries have items in transit, and many have materials waiting for pickup. The State Library and OhioLINK are working to ensure all Ohio library materials safely depart STAT warehouses by April 15^th.

Libraries that paused lending earlier this month have helped reduce the number of backlogged items in STAT warehouses. State Library (including SEO) and OhioLINK staff have been visiting STAT warehouses to monitor progress; please be assured, STAT Courier remains responsible and is expected to continue service through April 15^th.

The following timeline details key dates and actions that are vital to ensure safe care and delivery of library materials through the transition and beyond:

April 4, 2022
Starting on this date, STAT Courier will only deliver material to libraries. Drivers will not pick up any outgoing library items again until April 18^th when Priority Dispatch service begins.

STAT owns most of the totes and may begin collecting empty totes.
 
April 5, 2022
Delivery labels for Priority Dispatch will be available on the State Library website to print. STAT labels will no longer be available online, and all printed STAT labels must be discarded.

Priority Dispatch does not transport library materials in totes. Libraries must begin relabeling all bags with the new Priority Dispatch labels.
 
April 15, 2022
STAT Courier’s last day of service (dropping off materials only).

Libraries must relabel any remaining bags using Priority Dispatch labels.

April 18, 2022 
Priority Dispatch’s first day of service. It will take some time for Priority to pick up all items waiting at libraries. There may be a limit to what they can pick up during the first few weeks. Bags without the correct Priority label will not be picked up and must be relabeled. The correct labels will have the Priority Dispatch logo on them. Please remember that Priority Dispatch does not transport library materials in totes.

A couple spots are still open for the upcoming in-person Reimagining School Readiness workshop, Tuesday, April 12, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm at the State Library of Ohio in Columbus. This is an excellent FREE workshop that focuses on key aspects of child development: quality adult-child interactions, social skills, STEM / math and science learning, executive functions, stress, and growth mindset.

For details about the workshop and to register:
https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/youth-services/reimagining-school-readiness

Other upcoming Reimagining School Readiness workshops include:
Thursday, June 16, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm: Live Virtual Session (Registration opens mid-April)
Thursday, August 18, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm: In person at the State Library (Registration opens early June)

Learn more about Reimagining School Readiness:
https://ohreadytoread.org/reimagining-school-readiness

The Buckeye Children’s Book Award Council is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2022 Buckeye Children’s Book Award and the 2022 Buckeye Teen Book Award. The following titles were chosen in an online nomination process by young readers across the state of Ohio.

For Grades K-2

Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor (Balzer + Bray, 2021)
Something Good by Marcy Campbell; illustrated by Corinna Luyken (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021)
Something’s Wrong: A Bear, a Hare, and Some Underwear by Jory John; illustrated by Erin Kraan (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021)
The Barnabus Project by Terry, Eric, and Devin Fan (Tundra Books, 2020)
The Bruce Swap by Ryan T. Higgins (Disney-Hyperion, 2021)

For Grades 3-5

Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood by Gary Paulsen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021)
Inside Cat by Brendan Wenzel (Chronicle Books, 2021)
Linked by Gordon Korman (Scholastic, 2021)
Pity Party by Kathleen Lane (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021)
Red, White, and Whole by Rajani Larocca (Quill Tree Books, 2021)

For Grades 6-8

Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion, 2021)
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz (Scholastic Press, 2021)
Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick (Scholastic, 2021)
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park (Clarion Books, 2020)
Taking Up Space by Alyson Gerber (Scholastic, 2021)

The Buckeye Teen Book Award nominees (for grades 9-12)

Ashlords by Scott Reintgen (Crown Books for Young Readers, 2020)
Loveless by Alice Oseman (Scholastic Press, March 1, 2022)
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (Balzer + Bray, 2020)
Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco (Sourcebooks Fire, 2020)
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar (Page Street Kids, 2020)

To be eligible for nomination, a book must have been published in the United States in the previous two years. Voting is open to any student in Ohio, and begins on September 1, 2022 on the Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Award (BCTBA) website: www.bcbookaward.info. Voting ends on November 10, 2022, and the winners will be announced after December 1, 2022. Nominations for the 2023 awards are being accepted at the same website, through March 10, 2023. Ohio’s reader’s choice book award is notable among other state book award programs in that the nominated and winning titles are entirely selected by the state’s children and teens.

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Applications for the 2022 Perma-Bound Buckeye Book Award Programming Grant are now being accepted. Perma-Bound has partnered with the Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Awards to offer this book grant. It is designed to give more children access to great books, and provide them opportunities to be actively engaged in reading and the democratic process as they use their votes to determine the next Buckeye Book Award winners. The application period is open until May 1, 2022.

Librarians and educators who work with children in the grade ranges of K-12 in Ohio may apply for a set of books nominated for the 2022 Buckeye Book Awards in a grade category (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, or Teen).
There will be 4 grant winners, one for each grade category. Each will receive three copies each of the top five nominees in their grade category, 15 books total, from Perma-Bound.

Learn more and apply here: http://bcbookaward.info/grant/

More information on the Buckeye Book Awards is available at www.bcbookaward.info or by contacting the BCTBA Council President, Nancy Boone, at buckeyekidsread@gmail.com.


From the State Library The final days of the statewide delivery service transition to Priority Dispatch will be here soon. We understand this has been difficult for you and your patrons and appreciate all efforts to make sure the new service starts off as smoothly as possible for all. We know most libraries have items in transit, and many have materials waiting for pickup. The State Library and OhioLINK are working to ensure all Ohio library materials safely depart STAT warehouses by April 15^th. Libraries that paused lending earlier this month have helped reduce the number of backlogged items in STAT warehouses. State Library (including SEO) and OhioLINK staff have been visiting STAT warehouses to monitor progress; please be assured, STAT Courier remains responsible and is expected to continue service through April 15^th. The following timeline details key dates and actions that are vital to ensure safe care and delivery of library materials through the transition and beyond: April 4, 2022 Starting on this date, STAT Courier will only deliver material to libraries. Drivers will not pick up any outgoing library items again until April 18^th when Priority Dispatch service begins. STAT owns most of the totes and may begin collecting empty totes.   April 5, 2022 Delivery labels for Priority Dispatch will be available on the State Library website to print. STAT labels will no longer be available online, and all printed STAT labels must be discarded. Priority Dispatch does not transport library materials in totes. Libraries must begin relabeling all bags with the new Priority Dispatch labels.   April 15, 2022 STAT Courier’s last day of service (dropping off materials only). Libraries must relabel any remaining bags using Priority Dispatch labels. April 18, 2022  Priority Dispatch’s first day of service. It will take some time for Priority to pick up all items waiting at libraries. There may be a limit to what they can pick up during the first few weeks. Bags without the correct Priority label will not be picked up and must be relabeled. The correct labels will have the Priority Dispatch logo on them. Please remember that Priority Dispatch does not transport library materials in totes. A couple spots are still open for the upcoming in-person Reimagining School Readiness workshop, Tuesday, April 12, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm at the State Library of Ohio in Columbus. This is an excellent FREE workshop that focuses on key aspects of child development: quality adult-child interactions, social skills, STEM / math and science learning, executive functions, stress, and growth mindset. For details about the workshop and to register: https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/youth-services/reimagining-school-readiness Other upcoming Reimagining School Readiness workshops include: Thursday, June 16, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm: Live Virtual Session (Registration opens mid-April) Thursday, August 18, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm: In person at the State Library (Registration opens early June) Learn more about Reimagining School Readiness: https://ohreadytoread.org/reimagining-school-readiness The Buckeye Children’s Book Award Council is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2022 Buckeye Children’s Book Award and the 2022 Buckeye Teen Book Award. The following titles were chosen in an online nomination process by young readers across the state of Ohio. For Grades K-2 Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor (Balzer + Bray, 2021) Something Good by Marcy Campbell; illustrated by Corinna Luyken (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021) Something’s Wrong: A Bear, a Hare, and Some Underwear by Jory John; illustrated by Erin Kraan (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021) The Barnabus Project by Terry, Eric, and Devin Fan (Tundra Books, 2020) The Bruce Swap by Ryan T. Higgins (Disney-Hyperion, 2021) For Grades 3-5 Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood by Gary Paulsen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021) Inside Cat by Brendan Wenzel (Chronicle Books, 2021) Linked by Gordon Korman (Scholastic, 2021) Pity Party by Kathleen Lane (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021) Red, White, and Whole by Rajani Larocca (Quill Tree Books, 2021) For Grades 6-8 Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion, 2021) Ground Zero by Alan Gratz (Scholastic Press, 2021) Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick (Scholastic, 2021) Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park (Clarion Books, 2020) Taking Up Space by Alyson Gerber (Scholastic, 2021) The Buckeye Teen Book Award nominees (for grades 9-12) Ashlords by Scott Reintgen (Crown Books for Young Readers, 2020) Loveless by Alice Oseman (Scholastic Press, March 1, 2022) Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (Balzer + Bray, 2020) Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco (Sourcebooks Fire, 2020) The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar (Page Street Kids, 2020) To be eligible for nomination, a book must have been published in the United States in the previous two years. Voting is open to any student in Ohio, and begins on September 1, 2022 on the Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Award (BCTBA) website: www.bcbookaward.info. Voting ends on November 10, 2022, and the winners will be announced after December 1, 2022. Nominations for the 2023 awards are being accepted at the same website, through March 10, 2023. Ohio’s reader’s choice book award is notable among other state book award programs in that the nominated and winning titles are entirely selected by the state’s children and teens. ********* Applications for the 2022 Perma-Bound Buckeye Book Award Programming Grant** are now being accepted. Perma-Bound has partnered with the Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Awards to offer this book grant. It is designed to give more children access to great books, and provide them opportunities to be actively engaged in reading and the democratic process as they use their votes to determine the next Buckeye Book Award winners. The application period is open until May 1, 2022. Librarians and educators who work with children in the grade ranges of K-12 in Ohio may apply for a set of books nominated for the 2022 Buckeye Book Awards in a grade category (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, or Teen). There will be 4 grant winners, one for each grade category. Each will receive three copies each of the top five nominees in their grade category, 15 books total, from Perma-Bound. Learn more and apply here: http://bcbookaward.info/grant/ More information on the Buckeye Book Awards is available at www.bcbookaward.info or by contacting the BCTBA Council President, Nancy Boone, at buckeyekidsread@gmail.com.
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