The Sequoyah Book Awards program encourages the students of Oklahoma to read books of literary quality. Masterlists are released by the Sequoyah Reading Teams in the spring so that schools and libraries can order the books early. The new masterlists are ready for promotion in May, and should be promoted from May to the following April.
Students in grades 3-5 who have read or listened to at least three titles from the Children's Masterlist are eligible to vote for the Children's Sequoyah Book Award. Students in grades 6-8 who have read or listened to at least three titles from the Intermediate Masterlist are eligible to vote for the Intermediate Sequoyah Book Award. Students in grades 9-12 who have read or listened to at least three titles from the High School Masterlist are eligible to vote for the High School Sequoyah Book Award.
Students vote for a favorite title in February and March, and ballots should be submitted to the Oklahoma Library Association before April 1 each year.