E-blast parents School newsletter Active leadership role in the school: SACS Digital photo frame Power point to Junior High advertising new books Library Committee Continuous Education: conferences, webinars, blogging Professional literature displays in a convenient location before holidays for teachers to check out Principal’s Report Library Club

Join the circle of knowledge at your library –Lesson: Themed posters were laminated and cut up like puzzle pieces with a scavenger hunt on the back. –Postcard contest titled: There’s a story behind everything. Postcard length stories about a library experience were delivered to us through library school mail. –Famous quotes about reading were on display.

Guess the number of books in the library Host a storytelling festival In teacher’s lounge…leave a list of questions for discussion break times…What’s your story? What was the best advice your mother gave you? Name one turning point in your life? What did you wear to the prom? How do you relax in the dentist chair? Etc.

Theme: Change your your library –Breakfast with books -- Plays created and performed –List books that changed the world -- Book swap –Hand out open book template for all to fill in….3-5 great things about reading and display –Hats off to reading SSR for 15 minutes all wearing hats –Contest: “Best Read” junior high student was determined by a test that was given Create your own your library –Ideas: Write a mystery about a missing library book –Write a better title for the book than the one being used –Best excuse for a missing book

Curriculum Map Teacher workshops on databases Collaborative teaching units AR promotion (Buddies) STAR Author Visits Correlate lessons with grade level curriculum Timely listing of websites appropriate for specific curricular needs Delivering books to the classroom Professional and leisure book displays before holidays Writing Contests: LA Writes, Writes of Spring, Letters about Literature

Pre-K 20 minutes every week K-3 50 minutes every other week

Pre-K Trip on the Polar Express K Fall: leaf rubbings 1 st The Frog and Toad Lesson finding the lost button 1 st Janet Brett : drawing Hedgie 2 nd Halloween: Lollipop ghosts Coming out to the “Big” library All Dr. Seuss Birthday Party 3 rd Paper cranes Great Resource: ALA Children’s Programming Monthly Subscription

50 minutes every other week

How do you know if you are a book person? Survey says Book Spine Poetry friday-book-spine-poem-gallery/ Last years 5 th graders recommend Dewey and Newbery Bingo Genre puzzles OPAC Scavenger hunts Halloween step by step drawing

Junior High Flexible Schedule Lessons and/or space upon request Open access study hall before school and at recess time Collaborative Teaching Units on an as need basis Study Skills Media Bias Mystery Writing Novel Introductions Poetry Writing Skype an author

Volunteers Parent Club Leader assigned as Library Volunteer Chair One volunteer in the AM and one in the PM time Volunteer booklet distributed at orientation day which details ways we need help Christmas cards & thank you notes

It’s a Book by…….Lane Smith You Tube Link Google Product Page