Students may participate in our Volunteer State Book Awards Program. Each year librarians from across the state of Tennessee select 20 new books (written within the past 5 years) that they think are great books for children. The students from across the state are encouraged to read the books and vote for their favorite. The book with the most votes by April is the winner. The book's author is then honored at the Tennessee Association of School Librarians yearly conference. He or she is presented the Volunteer State Book Award for that year. Students at Dresden Elementary School have the option of participating in reading the books and voting for their favorite. Students must read a minimum of 3 of the 20 titles to be elidgible to vote.