The 2021 Walter Awards and Diversity in Children's Literature Symposium will take place this Friday, March 12th at 1 p.m. (est). Please register via this registration link to join We Need Diverse Books and the Library of Congress for these events. The lineup includes: Diversity in Children's Literature Symposium, featuring the 2021 Walter HonoreesKacen Callender, King of … Continue reading The 2021 Walter Awards and Diversity in Children’s Literature Symposium
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Keeping up with Capitol Choices
Nominations for the 2022 List have begun, and there are two easy ways to keep your TBR pile up to speed: Make a habit of regularly checking our Nominations spreadsheet. That spreadsheet updates daily and is separated with a tab for each reading group, so it's easy to keep an eye on what your fellow … Continue reading Keeping up with Capitol Choices
The 2021 List is now available
Capitol Choices is delighted to announce that our 2021 List of recommended reading for kids and teens is now available for download. We appreciate all the work our members put in to reading and sharing books during this most unprecedented year. Congratulations to all of the authors, illustrators, and publishing teams behind the 100 new … Continue reading The 2021 List is now available
And we begin again!
Capitol Choices Members, our new reading year is underway! The Nominations Form has reopened and the spreadsheets have been cleared to begin receiving your 2022 List nominations. The sign up form has also been updated and added to the website under Policies & Procedures > How to Join a Reading Group. We'll send that form … Continue reading And we begin again!
Capitol Choices continues online this fall
Capitol Choices discussions will continue via Zoom for the fall. As always, we are a more-the-merrier organization and welcome new members to join us at any point in the year. Please keep in mind that those who join after July 31st are welcome to participate in discussions but not vote in the annual ballot. For … Continue reading Capitol Choices continues online this fall