Committee Members
The Nutmeg Book Award Selection Committee Chairs
Selection Chairs for the 2026 Nutmegs
Selection Co-Chairs Elementary (grades 2-3)
Michele Kaminski mkaminski@granby-ct.gov and Sarah Prattson sprattson@libraryconnection.info
Selection Co-Chairs Intermediate (grades 4-6)
Meg Klein meklein@ridgefieldlibrary.org and Kristina Lareau kjlareau@ridgefieldlibrary.org
Selection Chair Middle School (grades 7-8)
Ashley Ewert ashleyaewert@gmail.com and Kristen Finnegan kfinnegan9300@aol.com
Selection Co-Chairs High School (grades 9-12)
Cathy Andronik cathyandronik@yahoo.com and Meg Glasgow MGlasgow@townofcantonct.org
Selection Chairs for the 2025 Nutmegs
Selection Co-Chairs Elementary (grades 2-3)
Amy Rosenfield arosenfield@farmingtonlibraries.org and Shana Shea sshea@farmingtonlibraries.org
Selection Co-Chairs Intermediate (grades 4-6)
Rebecca Kerrigan rkerrigan13@gmail.com
Selection Chair Middle School (grades 7-8)
Kelly Moore kmoore@brainerdlibrary.org and Kristina Garner kgarner@wallingfordlibrary.org
Selection Co-Chairs High School (grades 9-12)
Lynn Barker Steinmayer director@goshenpublib.org and Casey LaPlante laplantec@granbyschools.org
Selection Chairs for the 2024 Nutmegs
Selection Co-Chairs Elementary (grades 2-3)
Anne Porier APorier@wallingfordschools.org and Christina O'Neill coneill@region15.org
Selection Co-Chairs Intermediate (grades 4-6)
Ashley Ewert ashleyaewert@gmail.com and Jennifer Gargiulo jgargiulo@nhfpl.org
Selection Chair Middle School (grades 7-8)
Sara Bartelmo sbartelmo@WestHartfordCT.gov and Alessandra (Petrino) Casiello alplibrarian@gmail.com
Selection Co-Chairs High School (grades 9-12)
Jessica Prutting jprutting@biblio.org and Stephanie Smith Smithsl0106@gmail.com
The Nutmeg Book Award Steering Committee Members
Steering Committee Co-Chairs: Ashley Ewert, ashleyaewert@gmail.com & Anne Porier, aporier@wallingfordschools.org
Secretary: Alessandra Casiello, alplibrarian@gmail.com
Treasurer : Kristin Raiche, Enfield Public Library, Enfield
CASL Representative: Janice Pellegrino, Bunnell High School & Stratford Library Association, Stratford
CLA Representatives: Sage Gentry, Farmington Libraries
Nutmeg Facilitator and State Library Liaison: Kymberlee Powe
Promotional Materials: Kristin Raiche, kraiche@enfield.org
Historian: Linda Williams
Website: Shana Shea, Farmington Libraries, email: shanamoraleslibrary@gmail.com with subject line "Nutmeg Website"
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