The Buckeye Children's Book Award program is designed to encourage children in Ohio to read literature critically, to promote teacher and librarian involvement in children's literature programs, and to commend authors of such literature. Since its inception, there have been 36 award winners.  

History
The Buckeye Children's Book Award program was established in 1981 through a collaborative effort of the Ohio Council International Reading Association, The Ohio Educational Library Media Association, The Ohio Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts, The Ohio Library Council, and The State Library
of Ohio.

Teachers and librarians serve on the Buckeye Children's Book Award Council. Current sponsoring agencies are the Ohio Council International Reading Association (OCIRA), the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (OCTELA), the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA), the Ohio Library Council (OLC), and the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science. The Council meets twice a year; its primary job is to prepare the master voting list and post it on the website after nominations are in, and then tabulate and announce the results. The Council also promotes the award, and maintains the BCBA and TBBA websites. The BCBA archives are kept in the Reinberger Children's Library Center at Kent State University School of Library and Information Science.

Contact our President if you wish:    
Contact us with your comments, questions, or concerns about the Buckeye Children's Book Award.
    
Christine Watters, BCBA President
Send E-MAIL to: cewatters@gmail.com