Hit: Middle Schools vs. Childrens Book Week

["Jeanette B. Heath" <heathf@DREAMSCAPE.COM>]

     I am a school librarian and we have celebrated Children's Book Week
for the 4 years I have been at this job.  We have great fun with it.
Middle Schoolers are not much different from other kids.
Mary Long,  Wilson Middle School,  mflong@tenet.edu
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    I'm going to advertise it as National Book Week and leave out the
"Children's".  We're participating in a county wide Telethon that the media
specialists in our district put on using our local ITV system.  We are also
kicking off a one day a week read - a - loud by our homeroom teachers and a
once a week Silent Reading day in homeroom.
Cana Nudi, Swift Creek Middle School, Tallahassee, FL,
cana@freenet2.scri.fsu.edu
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We celebrate Children's Book Week at our middle school and high
school although I leave out the "Children's" and just call it Book
Week.  We have used a number of different contests over the years.
One is a Mystery Book Contest where I wrap a book and give clues.
Students place their response in a box so that if we have more than
one correct answer we hold a drawing. The winner receives the book.
 Another contest is Library Lotto where we pull a circulation card or a
 students id number on the automated system each day.  If they don't
 have any overdues they win a prize.  These have included candy bars,
mechanical pencils, freebies we've gotten from companies, etc.  We
have also held a Trivia contest with a different question each day.
Hope these help.
Theresa Bermingham, Big Piney High School, Big Piney, WY  83113
tbermingham@bphs.sublette9.k12.wy
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Yes, Yes.  We're plannign to.  I've been collecting a list of teachers"
favorite books from childhood along with pictures of teachers as
children(students may enter too if they're interested)  and plan to make an
exhibit.  Then we will have a reading, probably of a Dr. Seuss book ,and
refreshments during the 10 minute period between lunches.

I'm thinking of a prize for hte cutest baby picture?  One could also do a
prize for recognizing unmarked teachers.
Faith Williams, librarian at St. Anselm's Abbey School, 4501 S. Dakota
Ave., NW, Wash. DC 20017-2795    Faithw@cais.com or fmwill@aol.com
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We celebrate "Book Week," as we call it (I leave out the Children's for
obvious reasons) at my middle school.  We have theme days, such as "Warm
Up for Reading" when everyone wears sweats or jogging suits and "Reading
Roundup Day"  when everyone wears cowboy stuff.  We also have a book
trivia contest, with a new question on the announcements each day and
winners drawn from correct answers.  Students also get candy or other
small prizes for visiting the library during the week.
Mary M. Woodard, Librarian, Kimbrough Middle School, 3900 North Galloway Ave.
Mesquite, TX  75150, (214) 882-5914, marlow@tenet.edu
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I visit our fifth grade classes and read either a short book or poetry
selections (they love Shel Silverstein & often request particular poems).
Linda M. Kurtz, lkurtz@atgnet.com, Library Media Specialist
Rye Neck Middle School / High School Library, 300 Hornidge Rd., Mamaroneck,
NY 10543


Mrs. Jeanette B. Heath
Library Media Specialist
Red Creek Jr./Sr. High School
Red Creek, NY 13143
Heathf@dreamscape.com