What are the voting procedures?
The school library media specialist will conduct the voting. In schools with no library media specialist a teacher, library paraprofessional, or parent may conduct voting in the schools. In public libraries, a librarian may collect votes from eligible readers not voting in another school or library. To be eligible to vote children must have read or heard at least four (4) of the books on the Master List. Any appropriate day between February and April may be selected as voting day. Each reader may vote for his or her favorite book from among the nominees. The official Vote Tally sheet may be used to record all student votes. Vote totals are then submitted online by the first Monday in April. Online voting will be available between February and April. After the statewide tabulations are complete, the Bluestem winner will be announced during National Library Week in April and posted on the ISLMA website and the ISLMA listserv.
