3 Apples Book Award - Award Timetable

Voting Instructions and Timetable of Events

September

Beginning September 1st of each year, nominations are accepted from New York State students in grades PreK-2 or ages 3-8.
One nomination per child is allowed.
Nominations must be a specific title, not a whole series.
Nomination forms will be available at school and public libraries, or can be printed from the 3 Apples Book Award website. (nominations form -- coming soon)
Children will submit nominations through their school or public library.

October

Librarians will tally the nominations by October 20th and submit them online by October 31st. (connect to VOTING section)

November

The 15 titles receiving the most nominations will be placed on the ballot, and ordering information will be made available on the website. READ! READ!! READ!!!
Each child must read or listen to a minimum of three nominated books in order to vote.

January

April

Voting will take place in libraries all over New York State.
Ballots will be made available at school and public libraries, and can be printed from the 3 Apples Book Award website. (Click here for the 2011 final ballots: Word | PDF)
Only children in grades PreK-2 or ages 3-8 who have read or listened to at least 3 of the nominated titles are eligible to vote.
Each eligible child has one vote, cast at either their school or public library.
Voting ends on April 20th.
Librarians will tally the votes and submit them online by April 30th.

May

The award winner will be announced on the website on May 10th.
Libraries across the state will sponsor events to celebrate the winner of the 3 Apples Book Award.

June - August

Libraries will promote the award during their summer reading programs - celebrating the winning titles

September