February

February

Week 18

Day 85:

Change the Bulletin Board Displays

Day 86: Invite the special education classes to the library for story time and to check out books. Give their classroom a book to keep (you can get lots of good children's books at friends of the library sales for $1.00 or less. (Idea from Hal Morris, AUHSD Teacher Librarian - Retired)

Day 87: Visit the Save School Librarians Website. Sign a Petition.

Day 88: Create a signature line for your e-mail that states you are a teacher librarian. Some librarians even include a picture of what they are currently reading.

Day 89: Create a brand or logo for your library that you put on everything. You may want to use some of the images in the CSLA advocacy store.

Week 19 - Lunar New Year!

Day 90: Publicize your programs to your staff through newsletters. If you don't tell them, they won't know what you are doing.

Day 91: Inform your local public libraries about upcoming projects so they can be prepared.

Day 92: Help students place books on hold at the public library if you can't offer it in your collection.

Day 93: Go to a school board meeting and make a short presentation about the effectiveness of your program in raising student achievement. Use Ed Facts from the CA Dept of Education.

Day 94: Make sure to attend your site's staff development days so you know what is going on. Lead a staff development activity to emphasize your status as a knowledgeable teacher.

Day 95: Get to know your public librarian, especially those offering teen/children's services.

Day 96: Start a success journal (Gilmore-See). You can keep it on a blog, a wiki, or a plain old fashioned paper journal. The idea is to keep track of your progress not only to use as evidence, but to help you recognize your accomplishments. See: Bullet Journal.

Day 97: Join the Leadership Team.  Some schools call this the Site Based Decision Making Team.  You may have to be elected to this position.

Day 98: Libraries help close the digital divide. Write letters to the editor regarding the importance of books and libraries in closing the gap for haves and have not's.

Day 99: Write an article for your district's website.

Week 20

Day 100: Publish your work in a professional journal. Knowledge Quest (The Journal of AASL), CSLA Journal, School Library Journal, The Horn Book, and Booklist are all good library related journals.

Day 101: Advertise your programs through bulletin boards, posters, newsletters, displays, announcements.

Day 102: Start a Friends of the Library Group.

Day 103: Random Acts of Kindness Week is the week of Valentine's Day. Hold an amnesty day for fines.

Day 104:  Read Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli as a book club selection.  Start a Stargirl Club to promote Random Acts of Kindness. Give out bookmarks with instructions.

Week 21

Day 105: Make an effort to know your students by name.

Day 106: Become a mentor for students who need special attention.

Day 107: Put up a media wall with helpful school/community brochures. The AASL produces some brochures for parents, Administrators, teachers, and students on the importance of school libraries.

Day 108: Have a contest. Give Prizes. Guess the candy in a jar, monthly drawings. 

Books to movie:  Whenever a book comes out as a movie, have a drawing for movie tickets to go see it.  (Fund through PTA)

Day 109: Make sure reading is represented in your school's Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (ESLR's) or Mission Statement.

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