As the Texas Library Association Annual Assembly approaches, I find myself almost drowning in potential Bluebonnet books. The selection committee will be meeting for most of two days next week in Austin to discuss the first 90 recommended titles. In preparation for this meeting, I have been reading and reviewing books night and day. I receive boxes of books on an almost daily basis and have books on every shelf in my loft as well as lined up along the walls. Some of the books I have read have been very good...Corner Kicks and Love Puppies, The Million Dollar Throw, Louisa: the Life of Louisa May Alcott. I am in the process of reading The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech and have mixed feelings about it at this point. Just finished reading several graphic novels and it is possible that this will be the debut year for a graphic novel on the Bluebonnet list.
I just learned today that I should have been assigned to a subcommittee so have been assigned to the Youth Participation subcommittee but have no idea what it is I will be doing other than working with the children representatives to the Bluebonnet Luncheon. I also learned that I should have received an orientation and copies of Policies and Procedures so that I would know the kinds of things to look for in the books I read. Wow! I have been floundering around without much direction and didn't realize how much I had missed out on. So stay tuned for updates as I participate and learn my way through this process.
I just learned today that I should have been assigned to a subcommittee so have been assigned to the Youth Participation subcommittee but have no idea what it is I will be doing other than working with the children representatives to the Bluebonnet Luncheon. I also learned that I should have received an orientation and copies of Policies and Procedures so that I would know the kinds of things to look for in the books I read. Wow! I have been floundering around without much direction and didn't realize how much I had missed out on. So stay tuned for updates as I participate and learn my way through this process.
