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I know this is a little late in the year for some. But I haven't had a
chance to post a hit until now. This was my original query:
I am wondering what kinds of programs you sponsor in your middle or high
school LMC's. Other than author visits, book clubs and contests like a
Women's History Trivia Quiz, what are some of the events you sponsor?
THANKS EVERYONE WHO RESPONDED!!
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We've held a Poetry Reading Coffee House two yrs. now. More teachers
signed
up this yr. so I guess it went over well. We provide decaf coffee,
herbal
teabags & hot water & punch (kool aid) + cookies. The students love the
refreshments! I sent out an invitation to all the English teachers
with a
return deadline. Told them to put date & time on their returns in case I
got
too many! I had it two days & had 1 or mostly 2 classes each period.
Some
stayed 1/2 & some the whole period (90 min. block!) We loaded a book
truck
with poetry books & had a bunch of literary mags I bought last year
available (they were not too popular but added "ambiance"!) I told the
teachers they could all sit around, read quietly & drink coffee or they
could read aloud, their own poetry or a selection from a book. The
teachers
must approve the selection. We borrowed a tall stool, & also had podium
to
lean against if desired & handheld mike. Classes varied but many really
enjoyed it. All read aloud -- no silent reading! Several teachers
started
off with either a poem they'd written or a favorite, then the students
read. A couple even recited memorized poems. Last year I don't believe
I
let students in on passes or during lunchtime while this was going on,
but
this year I did since it lasted all day. It was sometimes difficult to
keep
those students quiet, but it worked pretty well. Of course Barnes &
Noble (&
my generation) were my inspiration! Last year I also tried "Lunch in
the
Library" during Teen Read Week, but that was not as successful since
they
always try to eat their lunch in the Media Center anyway. I could fax
you my
memos,etc. about the Poetry Coffee House if you're interested.
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I do a program for Banned Books week every September, pull banned books
and have kids try to guess the reasons, show films, "The Day they Came
to
ArrestThe Book" "fahrenheit 451".
I also do a Program For Human Rights Day and use the Amnesty
International
CD, play "human rights bingo".
I also have activities for Buy Nothing Day and National TV Trun-Off
Week.
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We hold monthly programs in the library, inviting speakers Oct through
April. They are not always authors: this year we've had a
drummer/composer who accompanies a local dance troup, another composer
who
graduated from our school, an environmentalist who made the Milwaukee
Green Map, a former student who spent a year in Argentina, a nsp.
columnist who writes about local architectural issues. In the past we
have had an artist who has done murals on buildings in our city, TV
sports
personality, TV news anchor, TV weatherman, assoc. conductor of Milw.
Symphony orchestra, actor from repertory company to read Capote's A
Christmas Memory, a speaker on bats, a futurist,a speaker on skiing,
etc.
We try to appeal to various depts. and interests. Clue: Be sure to
have an audience! Good luck -
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Library Club--Volunteer student workers before and after school; they
get a pizza party and a book at the end of each trimester.
Reference Club--I give them a question and clues each week and they have
to prove the answer in a reference source. They get a party at the end
of the trimester and if they have turned in the right answer for enough
weeks they get a book.
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A coffeehouse for students to share poetry, acoustical music, mime,
creative
writing.
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We have a "Question of the Week" in which we post a trivia question
that can be answered using the almanac. Students have a week to
respond,
and those who get it correct are posted each week, andplaced in the
school
newspaper.
We also participate each year in the states book award contest,
in which
students read nominated books, and vote for their favorite. We tie this
in
to our Reading Counts program, and our Battle of the Books program.
Reading Counts is our computer based reading incentive program,
similar to
Accelerated Reader, where students take computer generated quizzes, earn
points, and trade them in for awards in the LC, such as pens, pencils,
etc.
Battle of the Books is our trivia contest, where students read
from a
selected list, form teams, and participate in a contest to answer
questions
identifying the books.
That's about it for my school. If you would like additional
info on any
of these, let me know.
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Celebrity Reading Week, Library Sleepover, Reading Marathon
Sharon Hamer Library Media Specialist
Hopkinton Middle/High School 508-497-9820 x106
88 Hayden Rowe St. Fax 508-497-9829
Hopkinton, MA 01748
Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time--Steven Wright
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