PROMOTE
Teachers & librarians:
This page contains all the files needed to promote the award and collect votes at your location.
Each year the Blue Spruce Award winner is announced at the Colorado County International Reading Association (CCIRA) conference, held in February. Voting on the award runs from July 1 through December 31.
Facts about the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Award and best practices document.
DOWNLOAD FAQ
DOWNLOAD A VOTE POSTER
DOWNLOAD NOMINEE LABELS
DOWNLOAD NOMINEE POSTER
Use this simple poster year after year to promote the Blue Spruce Award at your location.
VOTING BALLOT
Use this voting ballot (front & back) to collect votes from your teens. Then, return to our site to enter the results from your location on our Voting Tally Form.
Download and print these nominee labels, then use them to denote which books in your collection have been nominated for the Blue Spruce Award.
DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
Download our official press release and contact information for the current Blue Spruce Award!
Printed posters are sent to Colorado schools and public libraries. If you have have not received one by September 15, you may request it using the contact form.
QUICK PROMOTIONAL TIPS
Check out our quick guide for promoting the Blue Spruce Award at your location!
PLAN FOR PROMOTING BLUE SPRUCE AWARD
BOOK TALKING BLUE SPRUCE AWARD NOMINATIONS
ONE PAGE NOMINEE LIST
Use this form to help you create a plan for promoting Colorado Blue Spruce Book Award at your school or public library.
Use the form to help others create Book talks for all our nominees.
This one page list will give you all the nominations and a quick synopsis.