National Library Week

[Nancy Bleakley <nbleakley@YAHOO.COM>]

Tried to post a hit of ideas for this week (April
9-12) but lost my mail when the computer froze up.
I'll start with what I'm going to do and end with the
ideas I can remember:
"Count on Your Library" contest.  I have a large
pretzel jar which I've filled with jellybeans.
Everyone who checks out something from the library
gets a guess on the number of beans.  Closest answer
wins the jar. (Counting will be a challenge since I'm
on Weight Watchers!)
"Share a Book" We're participating in Follet's Share a
book program.  I made "wish lists" of books I'd like
on Titlewave, then they sent me the lists for my
various grades.  I'm sending them  out with the report
cards at the end of this week.  Students bring in
order form and check and I order the books for our
library from Follett (See their web page for more
info).
Booktalks for English classes - roving librarian gives
5-10 minute advertisements during English classes -
this will be a challenge for grades 7-12.
Another good idea from the archives was to take a
piece of candy and attach an appropriate saying and
put it in faculty mailboxes.  Different one every day
for the week.   Hershey's Hugs - "Hug a Book", stick
of gum "Stick to your library". Lifesavers - "The
library is a lifesaver" etc.
One librarian has bought seed packets for each teacher
and is attaching an ALA bookmark that says "Plant a
seed, read"
You may have seen the trivia contest posted about two
weeks ago.
Celebrities come and read to classes.
Coffeehouse in the library and read poetry - tie in
with poetry month.
Librarian dresses up as book character and students
have to guess who they are.
My goal is to increase reading - we'll see how it goes.

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Nancy Bleakley
School Library Media Specialist
James I. O'Neill High School
Highland Falls, NY
NBleakley@Yahoo.com

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