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Teachers may request a book discussion set from the Vermont Dept of Libraries found on the list linked below. If available, shipping a book set usually only takes 2-3 days.

Please note the number of copies in each set in Column C:

Funded by the Maple Street School, Book Express Kits are themed boxes that include books, manipulatives and more. Browse the topic list and the contents of each box below. Email MCL youth librarian Rebecca Ventola at rventola@mclvt.org to reserve a kit indicating which month you'd like to borrow it for.

Book Express Kits By Theme (Doc)

Book Express Kit Content Lists (Folder)

DCF Book Nominees Master List 2018-2019

Follow the link to see the Master List of this year's thirty Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award nominees and scroll down further to read a synopsis for each one! These are on display throughout the year at the MEMS Library Media Center, as well as copies of the checklist to keep up with which titles you've read!

Last year's winning book was Project 1065 by Alan Gratz! Check out the video below Alan Gratz made for Vermont students to accept the award and tell us more about the work that went writing into his book.