https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9 en-us 2021-04-20 02:41:59 UTC 2025-06-02 19:39:04 UTC hello@padlet.com meganawilson https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1436010930 Bulletin boards and signage are an easy, cost efficient way to promote library resources and events. They are visible to students walking by the library, or coming in, and can be personalized to fit the event they are needed for. Creative displays are able to capture the interest of reluctant or hesitant readers. ]]> 2021-04-20 02:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1436010930 meganawilson https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1436016727 In an effort to promote reading for pleasure, as well as create a culture of reading, new books are highlighted on the school’s scrolling announcements .  Scrolling announcements are shown on TVs in the main areas throughout the school, as well in teacher’s classrooms. School information and events are disseminated this way, so including our school’s new books shows their importance. New books are highlighted on the slideshow and are updated on a weekly basis. ]]> 2021-04-20 02:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1436016727 meganawilson https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437713819 Books lists and book awards are always helpful when adding to the collection; however, students know what they would like to see on the shelves in their library. Allowing their input when it comes to making decisions about the books we add to the library is important and gives them a sense of ownership over their school library. It can also help assure that the books appeal to our students and will get circulated. ]]> 2021-04-20 13:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437713819 meganawilson https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437719402 Encouraging ‘book talk’ or offering recommendations for reading is a great first step to modeling lifelong reading, and a love of reading, to students. One way our library encourages book talk and offers recommendations is the librarians’ "Currently Reading" display behind the circulation desk. Students pay attention to what we read and it sometimes helps with recommendations, but most of the time it ends up stemming conversations about ‘good books’. “It is helpful if students see that their teacher not only reads but is interested in a range of topics or genres” (Lee, 2020, para. 5).

]]> 2021-04-20 13:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437719402 meganawilson https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437752092 The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Team is considered a student club at my school that any student can join. However, it is also a state-sanctioned event that holds a competition each year to test the teams’ knowledge on the books nominated for the Georgia Children’s Book Award. These students form close bonds that stem from the love of reading, and what is great is that these bonds end up being extended as they meet other teams at the competitions. For students who do not participate in sports or other extracurriculars, this team offers them the same in terms of learning teamwork and getting to work with and meet people who have the same interests. 

]]> 2021-04-20 13:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437752092 meganawilson https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437760814 Student voice and recommendations matter to our students. They want to have a personal connection with those they are taking advice from when trying to choose their next book to read and value them more. Byrne (2014) recommends compiling all student book reviews on a website so that the whole school can access them. ]]> 2021-04-20 13:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437760814 meganawilson https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437768762 National Library Week and School Library Month allow time to celebrate the contributions of libraries and the individuals who help run them, as well as promote library use. The more knowledge the school and its students have about the services offered in the library allow for more people to take advantage of them. Highlighting these services, as well as offering digital means to access of these services, ensures that our students will use them. ]]> 2021-04-20 13:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437768762 meganawilson https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437776443 Many students read and often are left with questions about the book stemming from the plot, the characters, the ending, and more. Author visits give students the opportunity to not just learn more about how the author got his/her ideas, but also an opportunity to ask those questions that they want answered (TeachThought, 2020). While these visits can be expensive, libraries can partner with the public library or other school systems to help financially cover the expense (TeachThought, 2020). Virtual visits have become more common and cost efficient as well. Author visits can help motivate students to read for pleasure. ]]> 2021-04-20 13:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437776443 meganawilson https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437787506 Blindly choosing books allows students to venture out of their norm with new authors, genres, or series (Stinchcomb, 2017). Book tastings have been a popular way to introduce books to students; however, students are still able to pick books based on interest. Mystery check-outs offer a way to promote new, or award-winning books that some students might not otherwise read. This exposure is beneficial to see various perspectives or to find characters in which the students can relate to. Media specialists can use circulation data in order to find books that are of interest to many students and attempt to promote others that may not be circulating but still correlate to those interests. ]]> 2021-04-20 13:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437787506 meganawilson https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437796181 There are numerous reading challenges available to do with students in an effort to promote reading. The goal of a reading challenge, in my opinion, is to cultivate a community of readers who love and want to read (Just Add Students, n.d.). With the busy schedules our students have, and the technology filled world they live in, incentives can help students make time to read. I believe how to make any reading challenge valuable would be to not just reward students for reading, but to set goals and not restrict what they are wanting to read. I know this is a huge ask in the standards-driven school environments in which we work; however, a school-wide reading challenge has the opportunity to promote the love of reading for all students and help motivate students to do those required readings in the classroom.]]> 2021-04-20 13:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437796181 meganawilson https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437809318 2021-04-20 13:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/meganawilson/ggvwf53gyv0lw6p9/wish/1437809318