Awards - TD Summer Reading Club


Introduction Adults Booklists Kids Newsletters Library Awards Themes Copyright/Sources Comments		TD Summer Reading Club Library Awards Download Freeware 2010 Winners Past Winners About the TD Summer Reading Club Library Awards Prizes and honours Who is eligible to apply? How to apply Evaluation criteria for application Selection Committees Awards application form [PDF 85 KB] Printable Format [PDF 104 KB] 2010 Winners Winners of the 2010 Destination Jungle TD Summer Reading Club Library Award are as follows: The first place winner in the English division is Stony Plain Public Library of Stony Plain, Alberta. The second place winner is Springfield Library, Springfield, Ontario. The first place winner in the francophone division is Bibliothèque de St-Léonard, St-Léonard, Québec. The second place winner is Bibliothèque L'Éveil, St-Luc-de-Bellechasse, Québec. Libraries achieving Honourable Mention status are: Carleton Place Public Library, Carleton Place, ON Hanna Municipal Library, Hanna, AB Pickering Public Library, Pickering, ON Thompson Public Library, Thompson, MB Twillingate Public Library, Twillingate, NL Uxbridge Public Library, Uxbridge, ON Wapiti Branch, Reid Thompson Public Library, Humboldt, SK Bibliothèque au jardin des livres de Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Apollinaire, QC Bibliothèque de Chelsea, Chelsea, QC Bibliothèque de l'Île-Bizard, L'Île-Bizard, QC Bibliothèque Léo-Pol-Morin, Cap-St-Ignace, QC Bibliothèque L'Octogone, Lasalle, QC Bibliothèque publique de la Municipalité de Nation, St. Isidore, ON Reminder: Be sure to apply for the 2011 TD Summer Reading Club Library Awards for Splash!. Deadline for submissions is November 1, 2011. About the TD Summer Reading Club Library Awards Beginning in 2007, the TD Summer Reading Club Library Awards will recognize and reward each year the most innovative and effective TD Summer Reading Club programs in local public libraries¹ across Canada. Separate awards will be presented for the English and French summer reading programs. The objective of the Library Awards is to promote excellence in summer reading programs by: celebrating the creativity of library staff who administer successful TD Summer Reading Club programs; promoting community partnerships that strengthen children's reading skills; and encouraging the sharing of information among public libraries across Canada so that they can further develop exemplary summer reading programs. Perhaps even more important, the long-term goals of the TD Summer Reading Club and the Library Awards are to: improve children's literacy and reading habits; and make public libraries a vital part of children's lives. Each spring a panel of at least at least three judges, in each language category, will assess entries with the most effective outreach strategies and creative implementation of the TD Summer Reading Club program in the previous summer. The TD Summer Reading Club Library Awards are sponsored by TD Bank Group, which is committed to supporting children across Canada with literacy and learning programs. Library and Archives Canada will act as the national coordinating agency of the awards. Top of page Prizes and honours First prize winners in each language will receive: $5,000 to be invested in their public library branch an honorary plaque national recognition through a press release the opportunity to attend the awards ceremony Second prize winners in each language will receive: $2,500 to be invested in their public library branch an honorary plaque national recognition through a press release the opportunity to attend the Awards ceremony Winners will be announced at public library related conferences. Top of page Who is eligible to apply? The applicant must be a local public library with a unique service point or a public library branch that is registered with the TD Summer Reading Club. The applicant must have offered the TD Summer Reading Club program in its local branch for a minimum of six weeks during the previous summer and have clearly identified the TD Summer Reading Club in its promotional and programming materials. The applicant must be prepared to promote its TD Summer Reading Club program and share its success strategies through workshops and/or on the program website. Please note: the first place winner from any given year will not be eligible for first prize in the year immediately following their win. Top of page How to apply Print out and complete the application form [PDF 85 KB] Write a program descriptionthat demonstrates the innovation and effectiveness of the public library branch's TD Summer Reading Club program. Entries will be assessed for their effective outreach strategies and for their creative program implementation, based on all of the evaluation criteria for application. Include supporting documentation to substantiate your application. Documentation can include photographs, letters, drawings, book reports, news articles, printouts of website pages, newsletters, promotional materials, newspaper clippings or other appropriate materials. Be sure to clearly label all documentation with the name of the library! Only paper copies of the applications will be accepted. Please send your application by mail or courier, to: Library and Archives Canada TD Summer Reading Club Library Awards 395 Wellington Street, Room 472 Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4 Applications must be received by November 1, 2011. Top of page Evaluation criteria for application Applicants will be evaluated according to all of the following evaluation criteria. The program description and supporting documentation must provide evidence that the public library branch: offered the TD Summer Reading Club program for at least six weeks; followed the general guidelines for the TD Summer Reading Club, and used the program materials provided; clearly identified the TD Summer Reading Club in its promotional and programming materials; noted an improvement children's literacy and reading habits as a result of the TD Summer Reading Club program (increase in interest in reading/books; increase in time spent reading time and/or number of books read; increase in materials circulated); used creative techniques to actively engage children in the TD Summer Reading Club (include supporting materials); gave children access to materials (books and other media) of various genres and at different reading levels, that were geared to their interests and experiences; regularly scheduled, publicized and carried out TD Summer Reading Club events and activities; developed innovative outreach strategies, and invited various groups of children or involved community groups (e.g. 4-H Clubs, Boys and Girls Clubs, community centres, summer camps) in the age group targeted by the library branch; involved community partners in the TD Summer Reading Club program and publicly acknowledged their support. Include copies of your promotional materials or media coverage showing how partners were acknowledged; and completed and submitted the TD Summer Reading Club Statistics and Evaluation Form. (* Relevant statistics regarding changes and/or improvements in children's literacy and reading habits should be included with the submission to the Awards program as well.) For more information, please contact your provincial or territorial coordinator. Top of page Selection Committees Library and Archives Canada will supervise an independent administrator who will coordinate two selection committees, one committee for each language. The administrator will select a nationally recognized panel of at least three judges for each selection committee. The judges will be chosen from the fields of children's literature and librarianship, literacy or education. Top of page 1. Local public library refers to a unique public library service point. This document also uses the term public library branch.