February 2023 Featured Caudill Nominees

 The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award is voted on by 4th-8th graders in Illinois.

This year there will be monthly book talks below, click to advance slides and play videos.

Printable List of 2023 Nominees

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View the 2022 WINNER here!

Vote at bit.ly/caud23

January 2023 Featured Caudill Nominees

 The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award is voted on by 4th-8th graders in Illinois.

This year there will be monthly book talks below, click to advance slides and play videos.

Printable List of 2023 Nominees

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View the 2022 WINNER here!

December 2022 Featured Caudill Nominees

 The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award is voted on by 4th-8th graders in Illinois.

This year there will be monthly book talks below, click to advance slides and play videos.

Printable List of 2023 Nominees

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View the 2022 WINNER here!

November 2022 Featured Caudill Nominees

 

The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award is voted on by 4th-8th graders in Illinois.

This year there will be monthly book talks below, click to advance slides and play videos.

Printable List of 2023 Nominees

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View the 2022 WINNER here!

October 2022 Featured Caudill Nominees

The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award is voted on by 4th-8th graders in Illinois.

This year there will be monthly book talks below, click to advance slides and play videos.

Printable List of 2023 Nominees

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View the 2022 WINNER here!

Caudill Voting 2022

VOTING OPEN NOW!!!

February Caudill Picks

 

January Caudill Picks

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November Caudill Picks

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October Caudill Picks

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Caudill Time is Coming!

 

IDEA Club: Art Show Entries

 

We had 4 builders submit 3 unique entries. Their creations were from their own imagination, not from a kit or from instructions.

IDEA Club: Lego Lab Days (Ages 10-14)

 

IDEA Club, Mission 8: mBot Ranger

We're doing another mBot kit. This one is a bit more advanced. These programable vehicles can follow lines, follow simple coding, or be controlled like an RC car. Kit availability is limited so don't miss out!

IDEA Club, Mission 7: mBot

 

We've moved on from Lego builds to mBot kits. These programable vehicles can follow lines, follow simple coding, or be controlled like an RC car. Kit availability is limited so don't miss out!

IDEA Club, Mission 6: Frankie the Cat

Lets see Frankie in action. This is just a small sampling of what you can do with this kit. 

You can do more complex or simpler programming, make it behave realistically or be funny and make Frankie burp and fart! Using the Lego Boost app on a smart device the build and coding are broken down into manageable segments. Assembly is the same user-friendly build style you're used to in paper form. Then, coding segments are interspersed throughout. Once complete you have the option to map your own coding in a "Scratch-like" sandbox mode. The possibilities are limitless!!!

This is our last Lego Boost mission. However, we do still have a few more missions coming up so watch this blog and our social media for updates.

2021 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award WINNER!!!

In the past youth services librarian, Mrs. Routh, would visit classrooms monthly from October to February doing book talks on the Caudill nominees. Then, in February students who have read at least 3 nominees vote and we wrap up our Caudill program announcing which nominee our local students voted for the most and who the 4th-8th graders across the state chose as the winner. 

Unfortunately, due to pandemic safety precautions our program this year didn't include the normal interactions and amount of participation. Virtual book talks were recorded for participants but it just wasn't the same. This year we received zero local votes 😞 The overall winner picked by 4th-8th graders across Illinois was...

IDEA Club, Mission 5: Guitar 4k

 

RCYRBA February 2021

 

This month's book talk: 

VOTING IS OPEN!!!

Voting closed for 2021 nominees.