Children
Story Hour - Fridays at 10:30
Weekly Story Hour every Friday – an interactive happening if ever there was one. No registration is necessary, all ages are welcome (but it is aimed at the preschool gang), and of course it is free. Stories, projects, songs, and fun. Call Jan if you have any questions. P.S. Many long-lasting adult friendships were forged during Story Hour.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher List (DCF)
First given in 1957, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award has honored quality literature for children for over 50 years now. Each spring, a committee of eight carefully selects 30 books to comprise the DCF Master List. After reading at least 5 books from the list, students then vote for their favorite titles the following spring. The winning author is invited to visit Vermont to speak with children about the experience of writing such fine literature for such fine people. We have most of the books on this year’s DCF reading list. Click here to link to the full list.
Red Clover List
The Red Clover Award promotes the reading and discussion of the best of contemporary picture books in nearly all of Vermont’s elementary schools. Each year over 20,000 K-4 students read, or have read to them, the ten nominated books. Click here for this year’s list.
Caldecott Award
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Click here for more on the 2012 winners and previous medalists and Honor books.
Newbery Award
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Click here for the 2012 winners and more.