The Executive Committee will consist of four officers Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary, Social Media
All board members shall serve a one-year term, but are eligible for re-election to two consecutive terms.
Chair/Co-Chair Responsibilities:- Meet quarterly with Marta V. Martinez, Executive Director of Rhode Island Latino Arts and keep her abreast of all activity, as needed.
- Bring eligible books to each meeting.
- Lead suggested book review discussions
- Work with committee to compile the curriculum guide for teachers and librarians
- Keep a current list of participating schools and libraries from the previous year.
- Work with Kate Lentz (RICFB) to distribute free sets of nominated books to participants
- Plan for RILBM display table at the Kids Read Across RI, PCL Spanish Book Fair and the RI Children’s Book and Author Festival
- Submit conference and event proposals
- Email voting results and data to committee
- Post voting results and new nominations on SLRI Forums, RILA Listserv, the RI-Children/YA Google Group and participants’ listserv.
- Coordinate award ceremony with Kate for author visit to the RI Children’s Book and Author Festival
Secretary Responsibilities:- Take minutes for each meeting and distribute to RILA's Executive Director and Committee Members
- Archive meeting minutes and other documents on google drive for everyone to access
- Compile the updated list of all books being considered and the group assigned
- to read the book.
- Prepare, copy, and distribute an updated reading list at each meeting
Social Media/Outreach Responsibilities:- Manage the RILBM Twitter Account
- In collaboration with RILA's Executive Director, create RILBM promotional images of Current Nominees
- Reach out to nominated authors and request a 1-2-minute video message for RILBM website
