Throughout the year, my partner librarian and I have worked to promote reading as a foundational skill for life and learning. We have engaged in various activities, including:

• Booktalks

• Book speed dating

• Promotional displays

• Banned Books Week

• Individual consultations to find books for students

• A book personal shopper form

• A student-led book club

We also encourage our LMS students to read, maintain a reading journal, and engage in online discussions with each other about their books. We tell students about the books we are reading, and we ask them what book they've read lately that we should read. Simply making reading a part of the conversation goes a long way toward encouraging the practice.