Get Involved!
Become a One-Year Member:
Volunteer to be a one-year Committee member. Our search for 2017-2018 one-year members has finished (if you filled out a form, you will be contacted soon). Look for the 2018-2019 form late in the fall. Until then, please consider signing up to be a Reader Selector!
Become a Reader Selector:
Help choose the final 15 nominees by reading the 25 preliminary titles between the release of the preliminary list in mid-August through December 1st. Reader Selectors rate those titles on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the best). Reader/Selectors can be anyone - students, teachers, librarians, parents, etc. Our Reader/Selector form is now open for the 2017-18 school year. Click here to access it.
Volunteer to be a one-year Committee member. Our search for 2017-2018 one-year members has finished (if you filled out a form, you will be contacted soon). Look for the 2018-2019 form late in the fall. Until then, please consider signing up to be a Reader Selector!
Become a Reader Selector:
Help choose the final 15 nominees by reading the 25 preliminary titles between the release of the preliminary list in mid-August through December 1st. Reader Selectors rate those titles on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the best). Reader/Selectors can be anyone - students, teachers, librarians, parents, etc. Our Reader/Selector form is now open for the 2017-18 school year. Click here to access it.
One Year Committee members must be high school librarians and members of MASL prior to the committee selection. They meet with the committee for the first time in August. They are able to voice their opinions about the preliminary list at that meeting. The preliminary list is given to one year committee members in May. One Year Committee members are responsible for reading as many of the donated/publisher titles as possible. Members on average read between 100-150 titles each. They attend four committee meetings (August, February, April, and August). The April meeting is at Spring Conference. Although their main responsibity is to read and rate titles, there are a variety of other committee obligations including a reader/selector obligation in the Fall. Feel free to contact any of the committee members if you have questions.
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Get Your Kids Involved at the State Level:
Gather a group of strong students and ask them to be reader-selectors. Reader-Selectors help choose the final 15 nominees by reading the 25 preliminary titles between the release of the preliminary list (first week of August) and December 1st. Then they rate those titles on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the best). Students ratings are given more weight than adult ratings.
Build a Gateway Readers Award Program at your school:
1. Get your hands on the books:
3. Host a Voting Party
Gather a group of strong students and ask them to be reader-selectors. Reader-Selectors help choose the final 15 nominees by reading the 25 preliminary titles between the release of the preliminary list (first week of August) and December 1st. Then they rate those titles on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the best). Students ratings are given more weight than adult ratings.
Build a Gateway Readers Award Program at your school:
1. Get your hands on the books:
- Try to get a copy of each of the Gateway titles for your library. If you’re strapped for cash, contact a local business to see if they would donate the books. You would be surprised at how many businesses and individuals are willing to donate 15 books. You can also apply for a grant that is awarded by the Gateway Committee every year to at least one library. Book grant applications are available mid February - April 1st.
- Partner with your public library. Ask that they purchase copies of the books. Also ask them if they’d be willing to visit your library to help you promote the books. Most public libraries are very willing to work with schools and some will even visit your library.
3. Host a Voting Party
