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Guide to Library

Creation

CONGRATULATIONS ROTARIANS

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• Target – 1million books

• Achieved – 1.6 million books

The number of books continue to grow as more books get uploaded on the www.rotaryteach website

• Let us create libraries with the collected books

WHAT TO DO?

Sort collected books Create Libraries in Government

Schools

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SORTING BOOKS WITH GROW BY

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Colour Standard

Nature of Books

Y YellowClass VII

Books meant for good readers. This will include books with scientific explanation of natural phenomena like solar eclipse

B BlueClass VI

Books with 6-7 sentences per page using more complex structure and difficult words than in the previous label

W White Class VBooks with 5-6 sentences per page with construction more complex than in previous levels

OOrange

Class IV

Pictorial books with 3-4 sentences per page and more complex words

R RedClass III

Pictorial books with 1-3 sentences per page and more difficult words than in Green coded books

G Green Class IIPictorial Books with 1-2 sentences per page with very simple, understandable words for children

STICKER DESIGN

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Self adhesive printed stickers used to colour code books

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GUIDELINES FOR SORTING BOOKS

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•Sort books according to the classification given in GROW BY (acronym for Colour Codes) table

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•Affix label of corresponding colour to spine of each book, such that, half the sticker shows on the front cover and half on the back cover of the book

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•The colour of sticker indicates a bunch of books that is suitable for a student class

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•Once all books collected by the club are sorted, the club may find that it has too many books of one colour and few/no books of another colour.

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•The club will need to join hands with neighboring clubs to get the correct mix of books for a library.

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•Libraries in Class II, III & IV should have books of Green, Red & Orange colour. For V, VI & VII the books should be Orange, White, Blue & Yellow.

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•The clubs in a city/area/Rotary District can sort books together at a common location

•Making book sorting into a “family day” event

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•Invite the media to the sorting venue for press coverage

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•Take pictures, go to Project Upload, select Library Creation and upload on www.rotaryteach.org

WHAT IS A SCHOOL LIBRARY?

By definition a library is “a building or room containing collections of books, periodicals, and sometimes films and recorded music for use or borrowing by the public or the members of an institution”

A library may be large or small By the thumb rule, at least 3 books

are allocated per child in a school library

E.g. a school with 40 students should have a library with at least 120 books

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WHERE TO SET UP THE LIBRARY

Survey 2-3 government schools to identify the one in which the library will be set up

Fill up the Form No. H1 for surveying prospective Happy Schools. Form available in FORM SECTION of “Resources” tab on website.

Find out the number of students in the school & class to decide on the number of books required to set up the library

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TYPES OF LIBRARIES

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There are two types : Traditional Library Classroom Library

SETTING UP A TRADITIONAL LIBRARY

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Designate a room or space in the school building to set up the library

• Buy and install cupboards/racks to store the booksPlace the sorted books into the

cupboards/racks• Appoint a librarian to keep record of books

acquired and borrowed by the children

POINTS TO CONSIDER IN A TRADITIONAL LIBRARY

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Library cupboards/racks in rural schools are kept in head teacher’s room

Children are scared to go there and read or borrow books

This acts as a deterrent for traditional libraries

This form of library is useful in schools with more students and many classrooms

SETTING UP A CLASSROOM LIBRARY

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Put up a Classroom Book Hanger on a wall of the classroom at the beginning of the day. Fold it and put away when school gets overClassroom Book Hanger

can be made of canvas or water-proof material (used for making school bags) with eight transparent pockets capable of holding at least thirty books each

DIMENSIONS OF CLASSROOM BOOK HANGER

Hanger with Length in Inches Breadth in Inches

8 pockets 42.5 24Size of Pocket 9 10

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Classroom Book Hanger with 8 pockets

SETTING UP A CLASSROOM LIBRARY

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Label pockets according to language and GROW BY colour codes

Colour coded books to be put into the corresponding pockets

Put up the colour coded My Book User Chart on wall beside Classroom Book Hanger

MY BOOK USER CHART

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HOW TO USE THE CLASSROOM LIBRARY

• The child goes to the Classroom Book Hanger• Picks up the bigger & more attractive book to read• Finds it too difficult and replaces with an easier book • Finally child takes the book most suited to their ability• When returning the book, child looks at the sticker on the spine and accordingly ticks a box of the same colour in the corresponding month on My Book User chart

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HOW TO USE THE CLASSROOM LIBRARY

At the beginning the markings will be more for the Green & Red boxesAs they learn to read the markings will become more in the Orange & White boxes for Classes III, IV & V

In Classes VI, VII & VIII the markings will start from Orange and with time should become more in Blue & Yellow

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HOW TO USE THE CLASSROOM LIBRARYMy Book User Chart to be monitored once every 15 days to see whether the reading ability of students is improving vis-à-vis the standard of the class

Appoint a Rotarian or a Volunteer to go and check the progress on My Book User Chart & if found unsatisfactory then discuss with the school the correct usageThe chart helps the teacher to

keep track of the progression in reading habits and comprehension ability of the students in the class

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ADVANTAGE OF CLASSROOM LIBRARY

The books stay in the classroom and children feel more comfortable to pick them up for reading. The books can be taken home by the students - however, it is advisable not to permit this as then record will need to be kept of which child is taking which book

Classroom libraries are more appropriate for schools with fewer students and 2-3 classrooms

CELEBRATING LIBRARY CREATION

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Take pictures of completed library. Go to Upload Projects section on website and select “Library Creation”. Upload all details with pictures

On submitting a unique number will be generated for that particular school

Celebrate with fan fare the setting up of library in a school.

AFTER THE LIBRARIES ARE CREATED

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Put up a plaque (design uploaded on website) at the school

If club has books that are unsuitable for school children then they can be donated to any library of your choice

The school identified for library creation can also be considered for converting to a Happy School

OUR KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS

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We are thankful to our knowledge partners Akshara Foundation and Hippocampus for guiding us with the process of library creation

CREATING CLASSROOM LIBRARY

For full details on how to sort books and create classroom library

watch a video on YouTube

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cuHBBN3Iz8&hd=1

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