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I post it on Schoology, have it in the library and let students have a piece of candy if they can come up with their own sentence with the vocab word.

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If you need books for prizes, check First Book Marketplace. You do have to verify that you are a Title I school in order to become a member.

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First Book Marketplace: Affordable Books for Educators

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The First Book Marketplace offers affordable new books and educator resources exclusively to schools and programs serving kids and teens in need.

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My Library Club high school students go to a local elementary school each year and read to little kids. They pick a theme, pick books based on the theme, and develop a 20-30min lesson related to the theme.
Some pics are at the above link.

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The goal of Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet High School is to produce well-educated and responsible young adults ready for the responsibilities of further education, careers, and citizenship.

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Students always ask for books by genre, so I created "feature bins." They're displayed on tables throughout the room, have a genre label, and hold about 6 examples. It's a good starting place.

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I don't have a Makerspace but I do have a Maker Club. We have two libraries and they are across the street from each other. So on the main campus we meet on Wednesdays at lunch, and on Thursdays we meet on the other side of the street (Freshman Center library) at lunch. A lot of the supplies come from local buy nothing groups, I buy stuff, and also I am lucky to get funds ($500 a semester) from our community school which gets money from LADWP (I think). Anyway, my goal for the club is to be student-led. Students come up with a lot of the ideas, and teach each other things such as lanyards and weaving. Follow my instagram (@polyhighlibrary) to see what kinds of stuff we do!

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Spin the wheel for a prize when a student checks out a book.

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It's on a Saturday in April and a fun day

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Official website of YALLWEST Santa Monica book festival founded by Margaret Stohl & Melissa de la Cruz, sister festival of YALLFEST

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They offer free tickets to matinees. It's great! It's downtown.

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Latino Theater Co. at The LATC celebrates over 30 + years of commitment to the creation of exciting, thought-provoking theater in Los Angeles.

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I provide shared art posters and mandalas for students to color. They get laminated and displayed like a quilt to cover ugly surfaces.

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Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens

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Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens

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Sign up for a self guided or docent led trip. They have a fund to pay for buses too. Aurora Valdez

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We offer themed Docent-Guided Tours that prompt students to think deeply about our collections and Self-Guided Visits that give you the opportunity to explore The Huntington on your own.

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I put "golden tickets" in random library books and the kids can claim them for a prize after they return the book and can tell me a little bit about it.

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I have a watercolors, water and paints setting out.

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I have little coupons that I distribute to all teachers and staff. If they "catch" someone reading on campus they can give them a coupon which can be exchanged for a small treat or trinket or bookmark.

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Memorize speeches from A Midsummer Night's Dream and then go to Grandpa's outdoor theater in Topanga Canyon for a full-length performance.

Stephen Schieneman

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I am collaborating with the electives depart. We are putting an altar in the library, the music teacher is having a student play the guitar; the drama teacher is doing a performance; the art teacher is having her students make 2D altars; and I am doing Google Drawing altars with my students (idea inspired/stolen/ appropriated/ borrowed from Claudia Pilon - Banning HS Lib.)

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Tables are set, we dress up as café baristas and we guide the kids through tasting & discussing their books.

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Every semester in the spring, we host a Game Week - every day there is a different group game, or several games played  at different tables played during lunch. Of course, we have prizes. It's a great way for students to meet to people and do something fun in the library.

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Loteria

Benin Lemus, Marshall SH

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Students love card games, Connect4, Battleship, checkers/chess, etc.

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book recommendation cards and slide deck

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book recommendation cards and slide deck

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I have students write book rec. cards and display them with the book, like what you see in bookstores. I also have them contribute to a slide deck that's on my library website. They take a picture with a book and write a blurb.

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Our library practice students & I facilitate a book tasting with this current presentation. We place a big bowl of same genre books for them to taste & check out. We have them fill out rating sheets on their menus and we get dressed up as baristas. It's fun!

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Free Books for Title 1 schools

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Save the date! 6TH ANNUAL READ-A-THON! On Dec. 4th, participants will spend the day reading to fight the literacy crisis for foster care, homeless, and low-income teens. This is a virtual fundraiser, so you can read from anywhere!! Email us at info@thebooktruck.org...

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The Book Truck - Teen Literacy Nonprofit Program in Los Angeles County

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The Book Truck is a teen literacy nonprofit that provides literacy services to underserved youth throughout Los Angeles County. Learn how to donate or volunteer with us.

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In this lesson, you'll learn how to create your own traditional Mexican folk art using a papel picado template and patterns in Google Slides.

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Collaborate with your PSW to request a visit from Trixie.

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We have a weekly Social Justice Book Club in our library at lunch. We read 2 novels per year. 

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We have a weekly Social Justice Book Club in our library at lunch. We read 2 novels per year. 

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Student latchhook at lunch!

Stephen Schieneman

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I like to have a little jar with affirmations sitting on the table so that students can access it. Here are the quotes I found/use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S_iAiLXkeutW8P44GXIDfhgas2A-Mo2wXPtr_xri_HM/edit?usp=sharing

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We were able to use some of our CAP funds to buy art supplies for the library for things like bookmark making, etc

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Still underway - Our Library Practice are creating this public figures & database links. They have created QR Codes for students to scan and learn.

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Arbol de la Vida - Folk Art & Biographies Tree of Life for our Día de los Muertos Exhibit

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Arbol de la Vida - Folk Art & Biographies Tree of Life for our Día de los Muertos Exhibit

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I have three button makers that I got through Donors Choose. The students LOVE them. Library Practice Students make buttons for events, heritage months, awareness campaigns. Students can make their own personalized buttons at designated times.

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I write short bios about people for history months.

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Using Magickids, I order thousands of Magic cards and run a club dedicated to the game--much, much reading involved.

Stephen Schieneman

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Celebrate Reading on the Farm:I am working with the teacher who oversees our farm to host celebrate reading with the goats! We will have a couple carts of books for students to read, and they can enjoy some relaxing time with the goats (we have 5)!

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Celebrate Reading on the Farm:I am working with the teacher who oversees our farm to host celebrate reading with the goats! We will have a couple carts of books for students to read, and they can enjoy some relaxing time with the goats (we have 5)!

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Students come during lunch to watch a movie that's based on a book. I also have a display of "Read 'em Before You See 'em" books.

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Our teachers and students set up Dia de los Muertos in library every year. Teachers sometimes connect their altar to their content or set up as an opportunity for community building with students. 

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Our teachers and students set up Dia de los Muertos in library every year. Teachers sometimes connect their altar to their content or set up as an opportunity for community building with students. 

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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ix_1FPrQZSQrsdcSEyyp-ezuvs-ByJN4GqW39mMKsus/edit?usp=sharing

Library/English Class/Parent Center collaboration:  Families attended a hands-on session navigating Schoology through the Parent Portal and accessing the AR/MyON platforms through students' Schoology account.

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While reading Unbroken, we built a scale model in the library. This activity was with a resource class. Very successful and lots of excitement.

Stephen Schieneman

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I'm finding that some of our more reluctant middle school readers are more likely to finish a book when it is a whole school initiative, especially a high interest graphic novel. Jenny Hertz-Newman, El Sereno MS

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I am THINKING about doing doodle art after school.

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This is my 3rd year doing LitLoot Book Box subscriptions. Students subscribe by filling out a brief questionnaire and get a box with a curated library book, a "keeper book", and a variety of literacy related trinkets, snacks and  themed items. I am up to 45 subscribers. The students have to return the library book and box to get the next month's collection. It is labor intensive but my library practice students help. I have funded it mostly through Donors Choose. I am trying to figure out how to scale it up. The first year I did it I also included books for younger siblings, but that was not sustainable. I might theme a particular month around Black History, or poetry, or winter coziness, or some other topic. I got the idea from the public library.,

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This is an example of a Peer Pick of the Week. Students fill out a google form and then I create these and post on the library instagram (@polyhighlibrary) and on Schoology. I don't have difficulty getting these because students can earn a service hour for filling out the form. Additionally, I ask our regulars to recommend books and they are happy to. Students actually do come in and check out the recommended titles!

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I invite small groups of students to go on walking field trips to our local elementary school to buddy read with the younger student. We also do read alouds to classes.

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Indigenous People's Day & Hispanic Heritage Month

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Essential Question with cultural / heritage language links with Día de los Muertos & our Land Acknowledgement 

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Essential Question with cultural / heritage language links with Día de los Muertos & our Land Acknowledgement 

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I offer monthly themed presentations. During Asian American Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I feature writers and illustrators.  Presentation covers brief history of the featured month, author biography and interview followed by a quizziz game. Prizes for top 5...usually items from LAPL: key chains, pencils, etc.
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I partnered with the elementary school next door and every other week our 8th graders read to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders. It's a lot of initial organization but it's worth it! Jenny Hertz-Newman, El Sereno MS

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Try to make the tallest, longest, etc

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From Melissa Minkin- Edison MS.   I will try to add them later. You can reach me at mam7359@lausd.net

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/17lwp__gT1fSuPZp8kaslmbY1sDXiqj8DeU7P1LrejBc/copy

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Zines: The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez (The directions on how to create a zine are provided in the book).

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Create a Google form for students to sign up in pairs. Establish a theme for the challenge (like a castle, food item, art scene, etc.). Limit students to build for a certain number of days. Post pictures of the creations for the rest of the school to vote. Have categories like most creative and others to recognize all students who participated in addition to overall winners.

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Link to 2023 Poetry Book

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I create Staff Spotlights for different months such as Hispanic Heritage Month or Pride Month. I put out a Google form and teachers fill them out. I create the spotlight on canva. Then I post them on Schoology and the library instagram (@polyhighlibrary). It's great bc our school is so big and everyone doesn't know each other, and it's also great to just celebrate all of the talented, dedicated teachers at our school.

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Students love making these. Supplies aren't expensive.

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I never thought our students would enjoy the process of a school wide Spelling Bee and they enjoyed reading their books from the Battle of the Books list.

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Pumpkin Decorating Contest: decorate your pumpkin as your favorite book character.

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Pumpkin Decorating Contest: decorate your pumpkin as your favorite book character.

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Same week as Halloween and Book Fair so collaboration with Leadership & CJSF to include activities around school

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2023 Fall Readathon Book Review Raffle (1).pdf

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We have a seven-week Bingo reading challenge. Students must read as many books as possible in various categories (Books written by an author, not from the U.S., a graphic novel/comic, a summer read,etc.) The winner will receive a Barnes & Noble gift card and a food gift certificate - bc reading and snacks go together!)

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Kids love these and they can be carted to different parts of the library - Jenny Hertz-Newman, El Sereno MS

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I like to have the supplies sitting out on a table and let students make Friendship Bracelets.

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bookmark design contest for various holidays

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bookmark design contest for various holidays

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Cynthia G.

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pumpkin decorating contest for Halloween

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pumpkin decorating contest for Halloween

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Cynthia G.

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I always have a coloring station with either monthly themes (holidays, seasons, weather) and a Kawaii type coloring page. Crayons, markers, colored pencils. Jenny Hertz-Newman, El Sereno MS

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Our school sponsors an event on the senior mound every semester where schools have tables, stickers, and activities to bridge the loneliness/isolation gap. Last week, we had book trivia w/free book giveaways, sign-ups for the library leadership squad, and to introduce myself and my students.

Benin Lemus, Marshall SH

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Cynthia G.

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October is LGBT History Month.

LGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender Icons. Each day in October, a new LGBT Icon is featured with a video, bio, bibliography, downloadable images, and other resources.

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October is LGBT History Month. LGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender Icons. Each day in October, a new LGBT Icon is featured with a video, bio, bibliography, downloadable images, and other resources. Click here to embed the 2023 videos on your site.

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This week-long event was a collaboration designed to address some problematic elements of our school culture. In addition to the maker-events I hosted listed above, I also held a lesson in the library to develop skills of allyship in our students, loosely based on this resource from HRC. This was an intense week, and there was some backlash.

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Check out this Poster (US) designed by LAEP.

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Complete a "BINGO" of 5 activities across, down, or diagonally and receive a free book as a prize. This was promoted during December and the challenge lasted for five weeks, including the three weeks of winter vacation.

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Library Winter Reading Challenge Bingo 2022 original (11 × 8.5 in) (8.5 × 11 in)

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Check out this design designed by ALICIA LAUER.

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This low-tech challenge was created for a schoolwide fair. Books were displayed on the table that contained the answers to these questions, and students who completed it received a button.

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I host one tournament/month during lunch: chess, Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Just Dance, and we'll probably do Rock Band next semester. For the gaming tournaments, I have student volunteers who lend me their Switch, controllers, and dock for the day, which I hook up to an LCD projector. Kids sign up on a Google Form, and I create a tournament bracket. Gives the opportunity to emphasize supportive, positive play. Students have to agree to this when they sign up.

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I shared this presentation with my school and created a challenge (5 questions on a Google Form) to incentivize people to engage with the information. Those who completed it were eligible for a free book.

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With a team of collaborators, I have organized virtual guest speakers for Career Week for the last three years.
Some good resources for speakers: KPCC/LAist, JPL/NASA, Skype a Scientist.

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Let your colleagues know you are looking for donations of puzzles in good shape, and you will likely get more than you need!

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Students LOVE to make buttons. I have 1.5" and 2.25" button-makers, and provide instructions, tutorial videos, and templates. Since I don't have adult support, I train a few students to help their peers make buttons.

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Good for Valentines' Day, Teacher Appreciation Week, and more!

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Fun and popular. We usually finish these in under a week.

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Welcome to StickTogether®: Share a magical moment of community!

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StickTogether™ delivers fun, innovative, collaborative team building activities and products that create community and bring people together!

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I typically provide cardstock and collage materials.

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I provide written directions as well as "visual" directions.

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Black History Month Schoolwide Challenge

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Black History Month Schoolwide Challenge

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I collaborated with the history department to put this together. Students were to complete one quest per line: one Black History Month-themed activity in a class, one library-sponsored activity, and participation in one lunchtime activity. Staff distributed small stickers to verify completion of activity. Once the student had one sticker in each line, they came to the library to choose a free book written by a Black author (purchased with BSAP money).

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I offer a themed LEGO build every Friday, and participants get to display their work for the week...and sometimes I highlight their work in a TikTok, which they love.

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I teach at a STEAM school, and I wanted to encourage more students to celebrate change-makers in STEAM fields, especially historically underrepresented folks. It also offers a research opportunity.

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Very popular! Lots of variations to try. I made this one featuring some of the LGBTQ+ authors in our collection for Pride Month. I hid the authors around the library, and students had a worksheet in which they had to identify which author was associated with which fun fact.

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Check out this design designed by ALICIA LAUER.

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I host a Poetry Month Tournament every April. Every day students and staff vote for one of two poems to advance. This process takes three weeks.
During that month in the Makerspace, I also have blackout poetry and magnetic poetry.
On display: novels in verse and poetry collections.

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See entry in "Supporting Reading & Literacy"

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On 3/14, I host a contest: who can memorize and recite the most digits of pi? Last year's winner learned 142 digits. They win a pie. Everyone who memorizes at least 25 digits receives a piece of pie. During that week, I provide other pi-related challenges. See graphic above for details.
FYI: The pi-doku stumped everyone. Not recommended.

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"Passive programming" allows users to participate with little or no staff direction. Example: a station with coloring pages provided.
Some of the ideas listed under "Makerspace" are also passive programs.