LIGHT UP YOUR LIBRARY

SUE JOHNSTON AND PAT PLEDGER

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Sue JohnstonASLA Board DirectorChair ASLA

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Promoting the Library

A variety of ideas to use, adapt etc in your library and beyond.

Some related to Book Week but also looking at other activities and events that promote libraries and what happens in them

Some people and/or organisations that support school libraries and promote or assist the work in the library and those employed in and use them

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CBC and Book Week

CBCA are celebrating 70 yearshttp://readingtime.com.au/seventy-years-a-ca

use-for-celebration/

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Pledger Consulting

Thank you to Pat Pledger for sharing information about Book Week and other ideas to promote reading and the library.

Book Week activities and display ideas

PAT PLEDGER

ReadPlus Encourage a love of reading

Online database of fiction and films with over

17,000 titles. Book and film lists under themes, book

reviews, author sites, book marks, lesson plans and resources.

You can search for titles using theme, author, title, genre and age-range.

http://www.readplus.com.au/Free trial: http

://www.readplus.com.au/trial.php

Book Week ActivitiesA collection of activities from different

sources on ReadPlus newshttp://

readplus.com.au/news_detail.php?id=1152

Library LighthouseInstructions to build a big lighthouse display from Peta Peters.

Lists of books about Lighthouses and Light

Easy library displays bk 1 and bk 2, Posters

Two calendars listing international and national celebrations and commemorations that can be used for displays are available:http://readplus.com.au/promotereading_detail.php?id=56

Promote reading

Activities and strategies to promote readinghttps://www.weblinksresearch.com/products/books/promote-reading-activities-and-strategies-to-motivate-reading/

Contact details

http://www.weblinksresearch.com/products/http://www.readplus.com.auPat Pledgerpledger@readplus.com.auPO Box 7426 HUTT STREET. SA. 5000.Ph. 82328360Fax 82328362

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Ideas from TL’s

Thank you to the many Teacher Librarians and other Library staff who have shared ideas and stories about the Book Week and other activities in their libraries and schools

Book Week is primarily about Reading and promoting stories

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Early Childhood Activity

I began my unit with the children in the Early Learning Centre today. We had a ball. We read "Flashlight" by Lizi Boyd, a wordless picture. We discussed different light sources then explored light. We did a science experiment about light. The children then explored coloured tiles on a light box, torches, shadow puppets using an overhead projector (I provided some to retell the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff, but the children were encouraged to make their own), used our bodies to create shadows on the walls with an overhead, prisms etc. The explorations were great. We looked at earlobes, veins in hands, inside people's mouths, one boy was exploring things around the room, he lit up the sun on the cover of a book with his torch. Definitely encourage this as an activity.

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Light ideas

Use of fairy lights to brighten library spacesShining lights in your school – guess the staff

behind their favourite bookUnder the spotlight – books or websitesUse of light globes to highlight booksBring in some Science and Maths – speed of

lightQuizzes on books and lightsMusic or performers who have light in their

title (Wendy R)

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Light and food

Morning tea for teachers with food based around books.

Morning tea for students. Lots of food! Book marks for everyone, prize draw of a new book with a lucky door prize. Teachers nominated 2 students per class (so about 40 students).

Reading hour (with food) (Isobel W)Book Cakes/Cakes with book themes/titles

(plenty of photos on the Internet)

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Makerspace and other activities - 1

Using different items to make electrical circuits/experiments to see if they can make a light bulb glow

Lantern makingDesigning book lights (Hajnalka M)Make a spectrometer (using a CD and a

cardboard tube)Pin hole camerasKaleidoscopes

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Makerspace and other activities - 2

Spinning colour wheelsPrismsMaking books from folded pagesCandle bookmarksLight shades with book titlesGuest appearances from High School

teachers, eg, Science doing Prism experiment; Design and Tech making circuits to get flashing lights and bells working

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Makerspace and other activities - 3

Masks from different Book Week book characters, eg, Lion, Dog, Horse

Lighthouseshttp://campusrx.edublogs.org (Jo S)Light shadesParty food (“Scary Night” Gibbes)Cardboard boxes for houses (“A house of my

own” Hughes)Flame paintings/sculptures (“Fire” French)

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Other activities

Assign a short list book to each class and they have to come up with an, eg, art, drama or music activity related to the book

Come dressed as something related to light, eg, candle, light globe, traffic light, moonlight, sunlight, daylight, starlight, headlight, lightning …

Buddy class reading sessions – older students reading to younger students

Whole school book – each class contributes a page to the story

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Other resources

Light experiments (check out various examples from Aurora Lipper)

http://www.superchargedscience.com/documents/LightWave.pdf

http://www.superchargedscience.com/documents/Laser%20Experiments.pdf

https://www.pinterest.com/superchargedsci/homeschool-science-experiments/

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Other ideas?

What is happening in your school for Book Week?

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Syba Signs

Book Week and other promotional itemshttp://sybasigns.com.au

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Book Chook

Here’s the link to all my Children’s Book Week posts http://www.thebookchook.com/2015/07/all-my-childrens-book-week-posts.html, this years and earlier ones. 

Susan Stephensonwww.thebookchook.comwww.susanstephenson.com.au

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Mrs Mac’s Library

http://www.mrsmacslibrary.com/http://

www.mrsmacslibrary.com/book-week-2015.html

Sharon McGuinnessE: smclibrary.shaz@gmail.com

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Childrensbooksdaily

Blog (on reading etc) by Megan DaleyBook Week link

http://childrensbooksdaily.com/book-week-2015-books-light-up-our-world/

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Ipswich District TL Network

http://idtl.net.au/book-week/show-all.phpA popular resource – lots of ideas to try

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Reading Hour

Tuesday 18 August 6-7pmPromotional items available from the websiteChrissie Swan 2015 Ambassador

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National Literacy and Numeracy Week

31 August – 6 SeptemberIn association with ASLA and othershttps://www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au/literacyActivities include:Poem in your pocketThe Great Book Swap (Indigenous Literacy Day) Read for Australia. Suggested titles are: “Banjo

and Ruby Red” (Gleeson) and “The Stone Lion” (Wild). Teachers notes also on the site

Literacy Ambassador Felicity Castagna

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Booktopia

ASLA has a partnership with Booktopia through which our organisation benefits from your purchases of resources specifically related to the Australian Curriculum as well as other resources.

Booktopia provides a range of resources to support the Australian Curriculum. Visit their site to check out the variety of books and materials.

http://www.booktopia.com.au/ Blogs, reviews and much more

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Booktopia

Click here before shopping

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Booktopia

Click here to go to Booktopia

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Other promotional ideas

Some ideas to try, eg:Choice Literacy

https://www.choiceliteracy.com/ (free and also paid for content)

American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ (A range of activities to try)

http://www.libsuccess.org/Marketing (Success stories, suggestions and lots of links)

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Pinterest

Library Promotion and Pinterest – lots of examples, eg, Bulletin Boards, posters, display ideas (static and interactive)

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Library Innovation

Journal of Library Innovation http://www.libraryinnovation.org/article/viewFile/18/99

Volume 1, Issue 2, 201014 pages of ideas (with illustrations)

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Social Media

Library Promotion and Social Media methodsFacebook, Twitter and more

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All the best for Book Week and beyond

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