Materials (art contest idea "stolen" from Pinterest) are on my school library web site: http://www.livebinders.com/edit/index/13207 - Select the Teen Read Week tab and there are additional subtabs
Letter to staff:
Dear Staff:
Next week (Oct. 15-18) is Teen Read Weekand I’ve got several activities planned for our kids in the school library.
#1: CAUGHT READING!!– Alicia should be distributing “Caught Reading” passes to you today. Please
“write up” students when you see them reading a book or magazine for their own purposes (i.e. not when you make the whole class read the textbook). Then students can come by the library in between classes, or during tutorials or lunch and redeem their “ticket” for a small prize (Halloween snacks, pencils, erasers, etc.). Let’s encourage reading this way!! [These "tickets" are on my library web site - link above - if you want to see them; pretty simple!]
#2: Daily Trivia:Each morning, I’m going to ask the Principal to read a trivia question during announcements. I’ll also post the questions on my Teen Read Week bulletin board in the library and email them out before lunch each day. (Kids can put their answers in a basket at the checkout counter and I’ll draw one winner from the correct answers to win a prize each day.)
#3: Art Contest:This contest is pretty loose and I don’t even have a grand prize set yet – maybe a yearbook. My goal with this is to get kids who are maybe more art-focused than readers into the library and talking about books. All art is due by the end of tutorials on Thursday, Oct. 18.
Rules for the contest:
1)It has to be their work (i.e. not something “borrowed” from the Internet),
2) it needs to be digital (like a photo or I can scan their work before the deadline),
3) it needs to be BOOK-RELATED
So that leaves it pretty open. I’ll post all the entries online, circulate a link to vote and announce the Grand
Prize winner on Oct. 23 (Parent-Teacher Night).
#4: Daily Activities and craftsin the library during tutorials and lunch – Feel free to send interested kids to the library during tutorials (kids will still need a pass from their teacher) next week. Please also share with them the week’s activities (I’ve got a poster coming soon):
Monday – Oct. 15
#1: Computer Videogames: Plants vs. Zombies, Zombie Fluxx, and others
#2: I’ll be videotaping kids reading scary stories
Tuesday – Oct. 16
1: Monster Bookmark Crafting
2: “Make me a Zombie” – I’ll help kids upload a photo of themselves to the web site http://makemezombie.com/which turns them into a zombie.

Wednesday – Oct. 17
#1: Franken-toy crafting!!
#2: Students make PSA’s about reading
Thursday – Art Contest Deadline is 9:30 a.m.!!! – Oct. 18
#1: Monster make-overs & take home scary books for the weekend!!
#2: Photo station (like a photo booth, with props and a back drop) – Kids have to give me an e-mail address and I’ll send them the image
Trivia:
Monday Trivia (scary stories trivia): In the book, “Ask the Bones: Scary Stories from Around the World,” there is a story from Mexico called “The Hand of Death”? WHO is murdered in this short, scary story?
Tuesday Trivia: (Monster-related): How many books do we have in the MVMHS library about MONSTERS?
(Hint: Use the library catalog search option)
Wednesday Trivia: "The horrid thing stands at his bedside, opening his curtains, and looking at him with yellow, watery, but speculative eyes... " Name the author and the "hideous” creature this vision inspired.
Thursday Trivia: What is Ms. van Buren’s favorite zombie book in the library?
(We're on a 4-day week due to budget cuts, so no events or trivia on Friday)
From http://teenreadweek.ning.com/page/publicity-tools
PSA Scripts:
:30 seconds
It Came from the Library! October 14-20. It Came from the [insert name of school or library] during Teen
Read Week! Pick up graphic novels, horror books, fantasy titles and more. Stop by today and dare to read, just for the fun of it!
Sponsored by [name of library, school, or bookstore].
:10 Seconds
It Came from the Library during Teen Read Week, October 14-20. Drop by today! Pick up a book and dare to read for the fun of it! Sponsored by [name of library, school or bookstore].
From http://www.ala.org/news/mediapresscenter/presskits/trw
THESE ARE FROM 2011 & CAN BE ADAPTED FOR THIS YEAR... (:10 seconds)
Okay, picture this…Teen Read Week at your library, October 16th through the 22nd. Visit ala dot org slash teen read for details.
(:20 seconds)
Is your teen interested in graphic novels? Manga? Other illustrated books? During Teen Read Week,
October 16th through the 22nd, thousands of teens across the country will visit their public and school library to read books that Picture It . For more information, visit ala dot org slash teen read.
(:20 seconds)
Are you looking for an inexpensive family destination? Visit your library during Teen Read Week, October
16th through the 22nd. Thousands of libraries will offer family friendly programs for teens and their

parents. For more information, visit ala dot org slash teen read.
(:20 seconds)
Use your imagination and get creative with your teen! During Teen Read Week, October 16th through the
22nd, thousands of teens across the country will visit their public and school library to Picture It. For more information, visit ala dot org slash teen read.
(:30 seconds)
Picture It at your school or public library during Teen Read Week, October 16th through the 22nd.
Participate in special programs and events that encourage teens to read for fun. Libraries from coast-tocoast will offer book-inspired programs, film festivals and other creative events that encourage teens to
“Read For The Fun Of It.” For more information, visit ala dot org slash teen read.
Probably 99.9% of my ideas came from the YALSA blog, wicki and web sites for Teen Read Week. Hope this inspires you, too! I'll be doing some crazy-lady-librarian shopping at the Dollar Tree this weekend...
~April van Buren, MLS district librarian
Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools
Ojo Caliente & El Rito, NM
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