April

April:

National Poetry Month

School Library Month

April 4th is School Librarian's Day

Week 27

Day 130: Change Bulletin Boards and Displays

Day 131: Read: 22 Ways to Teach and Learn About Poetry With The New York Times

Day 132: Hold an event during Open House such as an "Open Mic" or "Poetry Slam."

https://poetryteatime.com/blog/how-to-throw-a-poetry-slam

Day 133: Celebrate a poem in my pocket day.

Day 134: Go to a PTSA Meeting and talk about the services your library offers to improve student achievement.

Week 28

Day 135: If you care about it, blog about it, or Tweet, or Facebook, or whatever medium you communicate best.

Day 136: Testing season begins. Have a test preparation workshop. Gale's Testing and Education Reference Center has great test prep materials. Use Quizlet or Kahoot to help your teachers prepare students.

Testing Tips.pdf

Day 137: Create a testing tips bookmark or handout.

Day 138: Read this Blog: http://advocate4libraries.csla.net/2011/06/identifying-brand-advocates-for.html

Day 139: Start a library club of students to help with advocacy efforts. Have students write letters to your School Board and Superintendent about how the library has helped their academic achievement.

Week 29

Day 140: Publish a poetry journal.

Day 141: Read the Top 10 Advocacy Tips from Illinois Library Association

Day 142: Contact a legislator:

Look up your California Representatives: https://www.senate.ca.gov/senators

Look up your United States Senators: https://www.longbeach.gov/citymanager/government-affairs/contact-your/contact-your-u-s--senators/

California State Senator

Dianne Feinstein (D)

Until 2022

Website: feinstein.senate.gov

CAPITOL OFFICE:

331 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Tel: (202) 224-3841

FIELD OFFICE:

11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 915
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: (310) 914-7300

SENATOR ALEX PADILLA

CAPITOL OFFICE:

112 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Tel: (202) 224-3553

FIELD OFFICE:

11845 West Olympic Blvd. Suite 1250W
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Tel: (310) 231-4494
Fax: (310) 224-0357

Day 143:

Find out who your Congressmen for where you live and where you work and e-mail or write them a letter about the importance of funding libraries. Look up your Congressmen and other local leaders.

Day 144:

Write a letter to the editor in your local paper in support of libraries. Feature a program at your library that has made an impact on student literacy or expose the lack of support of libraries and it's impact on students access to books and reading.

Stephen Krashen does this all the time in support of libraries. He has posted his letters for reference on his site. See more Books and Articles by Stephen D. Krashen. Stephen Krashen is professor emeritus at the University of Southern California.