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Students must carve, decorate or paint a pumpkin (that they provide) to be a book character. Google "pumpkin book character" for lots of samples!

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When I have a book tasting, I set up the tables with checkered, dollar-store table cloths, a placemat, menu, pencil and book at each place setting, plus more books in the center. I display a restaurant scene on the projector and play dinner music. Depending on the audience, I may have a small candy at each place setting, plus a candle in the center (electric candle, of course!). Students have five minutes per table to peruse books and make notes on their menus. At the end of class, they can check out their top book selections.

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Oh no! Something terrible has happened in the library!
Students have all month to earn clues to determine the victim, the attacker, the motive and the weapon.  They keep track of their clues on a detective sheet and submit once they've solved the mystery.

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The attached document is my 2018 mystery- the full story, the individual clues, student detective clue sheet, and how to earn clues. Take and adapt for yourself!

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Invite classes down simply to read.  I rearrange furniture for optimal reading, provide blankets, pillows etc.  They provide flashlights. I play this on the screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQrf6r-9ozc&index=5&list=PL-Sw9_CxmE02ojP4ssZfSLL-AtpxRZ6mV&t=2983s.
I let them read, uninterruppted for 30 minutes.
Bonus- if you have an extra projector and computer, project this on the ceiling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdnKOnSdGbc&index=1&list=PL-Sw9_CxmE02ojP4ssZfSLL-AtpxRZ6mV

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How can you promote books to a captive audience? Post Bathroom Reading Promos in the stalls. I post these in stalls and change them every month. It's amazing how the promoted books fly off the shelves!

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Love is in the air!  Will the first line of the book be enough to win you over?
Wrap books in butcher paper and add barcode # to back of package.  Print out tags like in the photo that have only the first line of the book.
Students can check out the book and unwrap to see if it's love at first line!

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Students who wish to participate fill out a card about their book interests and hang the tag on a Christmas tree. All participants then choose a random tag and select a book for the person noted on the tag. Library staff then checks the book out to the student, wraps up the book in Christmas paper and delivers the wrapped book.

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Students take a photo of themselves reading in their usual or an unusual place and submit for the contest. We had students reading on chair lifts, walking across streets, on the toilet.. it's very funny.

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Very popular photo contest- students had to submit a photo of their pet reading. We had pictures of dogs and cats, of course, but also fish and bunnies reading

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Students take a photo of themselves, in disguise, while reading a book that gives a clue to their identity.

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Students have to take a photo of themselves so that their body matches the face on the cover of the book.

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Hold this contest before Christmas or Spring Break. Have students submit a photo themselves reading somewhere on their travels.

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Students submit photos of themselves with their favourite book.

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Reading challenge- have displays that correspond with the following posters.

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Students can make reading resolutions and track their reading

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Social Justice book promo- students select books to promote empathy and understanding

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Help students set goals for the new year

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Students can create a stop- motion love story using the free Stop Motion Studios App

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Students get 1 minute with each book before they have to pass left. Once they've gone through the entire book selection at each table, they must all move to the next table. Fun to do in February!

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Every day of the month, there is a new LEGO challenge students must create. Check out student creations here:

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Students have to complete a builder's challenge every lunch hour using the supplies you already have.  See below for challenge cards. Click here for student examples.

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Students must compete in country teams in numerous events. Most country points at the end of the month wins a pizza party!

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Collect old appliances. Purchase screwdriver kits. I got mine at Miniso for $2 each! Students can work all month to completely deconstruct the appliance and, for a greater challenge, put it all back together!

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Do a survey of staff to find their favourite books. Then, put up staff photos, plus photos of their favourite books. Students have all month to match the staff member to the book, using a form that has staff names and book names. Great promo for September!

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Wrap up books in Christmas paper. Add a description and the barcode on the tag and allow students to select books based on the description.

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For 5 weeks prior to Christmas, we had a DIY Christmas gift session that involved making the following gifts. 1 per week.

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Download this PDF I created on how to use Padlet

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For students not taking English 1st semester
If the sign up to read one book that semester
Winner by draw

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For students who are not taking English 2nd semester

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Interactive book displays

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We had a “He Knows the stars and call them all by name” start to school. I continued it in the library wth a display of Christian Biographies, and Astronony.

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We had a “He Knows the stars and call them all by name” start to school. I continued it in the library wth a display of Christian Biographies, and Astronony.

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Fall into reading

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Novel stations to learn more about the historical context of to 🤬 a mockingbird

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Host school events

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Reading teepee made by students

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International women’s day

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Remembrance day display

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Poem in your pocket day resources and signage

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Poem in your pocket day resources and signage

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See promo posters below and click this link for the 2019 collection of poems from the League of Canadian Poets: http://poets.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIYPD_Booklet_19_FINAL.pdf

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Follow Jennifer LaGarde's instructions to genrefy your fiction collection without changing your call numbers:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GDdppgtkC8LLcBGe8AZV1zChc7V1IdOV1sQvnarnigs/edit

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Sneak peek of genre signs in zipped file below

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Sneak peek of genre signs in zipped file below

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Here's one genre sign to see the general format of the signs below in the zipped file

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In the zipped file are 14 genre signs: realistic, social justice, romance, sports, funny, historical fiction, classics, mystery, adventure, fantasy, fairy tales, science fiction, animals and dystopian.

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READ AROUND THE WORLD PHOTO CONTEST DISPLAY

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READ AROUND THE WORLD PHOTO CONTEST DISPLAY

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Sample of photo reading around the world

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Sample of photo reading around the world

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Put supplies and instructions in a paper bag and have students construct the item using only supplies provided (plus glue, tape or staples)

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Tiffany Whitehead's genre signs and spine labels

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Tiffany Whitehead's genre signs and spine labels

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Click here to see Tiffany Whitehead's genre labels and signs:
http://www.mightylittlelibrarian.com/?p=1037

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Passive genre game

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Print these instructions and the above poster, and place next to a bowl full of slips of different genres. Students choose a genre randomly, then go find an intriguing book in that genre to check out.

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Follett now provides genre services: take a look here to see if this is a method that works for you:
https://www.follettlearning.com/professional-services/simplify/library-services/genre-services?fbclid=IwAR0Yo34NEl_YF9_X26Uq8p_UMvVqxB6Yt3LDu_zciO5htqT_OCoxJkPOxCA

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Our social media handles as well as others in the library field to provide inspiration

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Our social media handles as well as others in the library field to provide inspiration

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Edit the categories below to add your own accounts or to add other library leaders we might find helpful

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@bigbooks4littlefingers

@thebiblioz

@bookriot

@makercolleengraves

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@karenwilson48

@thebiblioz

@esther_memmott

@jenadelvecchio

@sljournal

@jenniferlagarde

@librarian_tiff

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www.facebook.com/groups/storytimeunderground/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ALAthinkTANK/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/FutureReadyLibrarians/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MiddleSchoolLibrarians/MediaCoordinators/

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#sd36tl

#futurereadylibs

#tlchat

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Collaborative ideas created at SCSBC conference, Oct/18

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Collaborative ideas created at SCSBC conference, Oct/18