November

Week 9

Day 41: Time to change the Bulletin Board displays! 

Day 42: When a kid asks you to participate in a fundraiser, say yes. If you don't want the product, make a donation instead. You can make a policy to say yes to the first person and let others who ask afterwards about your policy so you don't get overwhelmed with fundraiser requests.  

Day 43: Join your state library association

Day 44: Become familiar with the state library standards. 

Day 45: Apply for a grant

Week 10

Day 46: Vote! Educate your friends about school and library issues. Make sure they vote too!  Let your Elected officials know the issues you care about by e-mail.

Day 47:  Join ALA and memberships to YALSA and/or AASL.

Day 48: Go to a library conference to get more advocacy ideas. CSLA Annual Conference Early Bird Deadline is in November each year.

Day 49: Invite your principal to attend an event.

Day 50: Make your school look good, issue a press release on your event. 

Week 11

Day 51: Promote a local author.

Day 52: Send out useful websites to interested staff/departments, i.e. I thought of you when I saw...

Day 53: Thank your volunteers with book giveaways or gifts from the library store.

Day 54: Start a portfolio to document your impact on student achievement. 

Day 55: Wish all students who come in a Happy Thanksgiving. Have a fun contest like guessing the number of harvest candy corn in a jar.  See Also:  Literary Preserves

*Thanksgiving Break*

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