Target – 1million books Achieved – 1.6 million books The number of books continue to grow as more books get uploaded on the website Let us create libraries with the collected books

 Sort collected books  Create Libraries in Government Schools

ColourStandardNature of Books Y YellowClass VII Books meant for good readers. This will include books with scientific explanation of natural phenomena like solar eclipse B BlueClass VI Books with 6-7 sentences per page using more complex structure and difficult words than in the previous label W WhiteClass V Books with 5-6 sentences per page with construction more complex than in previous levels O OrangeClass IV Pictorial books with 3-4 sentences per page and more complex words R RedClass III Pictorial books with 1-3 sentences per page and more difficult words than in Green coded books G GreenClass II Pictorial Books with 1-2 sentences per page with very simple, understandable words for children

1 Sort books according to the classification given in GROW BY (acronym for Colour Codes) table 2 Affix label of corresponding colour to spine of each book, such that, half the sticker shows on the front cover and half on the back cover of the book 3 The colour of sticker indicates a bunch of books that is suitable for a student class

4 Once all books collected by the club are sorted, the club may find that it has too many books of one colour and few/no books of another colour. 5 The club will need to join hands with neighboring clubs to get the correct mix of books for a library. 6 Libraries in Class II, III & IV should have books of Green, Red & Orange colour. For V, VI & VII the books should be Orange, White, Blue & Yellow.

7 The clubs in a city/area/Rotary District can sort books together at a common location Making book sorting into a “family day” event 8 Invite the media to the sorting venue for press coverage 9 Take pictures, go to Project Upload, select Library Creation and upload on

 By definition a library is “a building or room containing collections of books, periodicals, and sometimes films and recorded music for use or borrowing by the public or the members of an institution”  A library may be large or small  By the thumb rule, at least 3 books are allocated per child in a school library  E.g. a school with 40 students should have a library with at least 120 books

Survey 2-3 government schools to identify the one in which the library will be set up Fill up the Form No. H1 for surveying prospective Happy Schools. Form available in FORM SECTION of “Resources” tab on website. Find out the number of students in the school & class to decide on the number of books required to set up the library

There are two types :  Traditional Library  Classroom Library

Designate a room or space in the school building to set up the library Buy and install cupboards/racks to store the books Place the sorted books into the cupboards/racks Appoint a librarian to keep record of books acquired and borrowed by the children

Library cupboards/racks in rural schools are kept in head teacher’s room Children are scared to go there and read or borrow books This acts as a deterrent for traditional libraries This form of library is useful in schools with more students and many classrooms

Put up a Classroom Book Hanger on a wall of the classroom at the beginning of the day. Fold it and put away when school gets over Classroom Book Hanger can be made of canvas or water-proof material (used for making school bags) with eight transparent pockets capable of holding at least thirty books each

Hanger withLength in InchesBreadth in Inches 8 pockets Size of Pocket910 Classroom Book Hanger with 8 pockets

Label pockets according to language and GROW BY colour codes Colour coded books to be put into the corresponding pockets Put up the colour coded My Book User Chart on wall beside Classroom Book Hanger

The child goes to the Classroom Book Hanger Picks up the bigger & more attractive book to read Finds it too difficult and replaces with an easier book Finally child takes the book most suited to their ability When returning the book, child looks at the sticker on the spine and accordingly ticks a box of the same colour in the corresponding month on My Book User chart

At the beginning the markings will be more for the Green & Red boxes As they learn to read the markings will become more in the Orange & White boxes for Classes III, IV & V In Classes VI, VII & VIII the markings will start from Orange and with time should become more in Blue & Yellow

My Book User Chart to be monitored once every 15 days to see whether the reading ability of students is improving vis-à-vis the standard of the class Appoint a Rotarian or a Volunteer to go and check the progress on My Book User Chart & if found unsatisfactory then discuss with the school the correct usage The chart helps the teacher to keep track of the progression in reading habits and comprehension ability of the students in the class

The books stay in the classroom and children feel more comfortable to pick them up for reading. The books can be taken home by the students - however, it is advisable not to permit this as then record will need to be kept of which child is taking which book Classroom libraries are more appropriate for schools with fewer students and 2-3 classrooms

Take pictures of completed library. Go to Upload Projects section on website and select “Library Creation”. Upload all details with pictures On submitting a unique number will be generated for that particular school Celebrate with fan fare the setting up of library in a school.

Put up a plaque (design uploaded on website) at the school If club has books that are unsuitable for school children then they can be donated to any library of your choice The school identified for library creation can also be considered for converting to a Happy School

We are thankful to our knowledge partners Akshara Foundation and Hippocampus for guiding us with the process of library creation

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