[ISLMA-Share] Author Visit Advice Needed!
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I've brought in lots of authors and they have been grateful for similar
things that I do for them. Most important is make them feel important and
welcome in the school! Tell everyone that s/he is coming to visit!
- Prep the kids in advance. Introduce the books, read them, talk about
them. Sometimes I have my students write a question on an index card
because most author's will do a question/answer period of time.
- I always have my students make a Welcome ____________! sign, and then
they all write a personal message and sign it. I display it on the outside
of the building or in front of the table where they sit to autograph books.
Many authors have actually taken their sign with them when they leave.
- Get the audio/visual needs s/he might need and have it set up before
his/her arrival.
- Water -- have two bottles of water available; one cold, the other room
temperature
for personal preference.
- Create a display of his/her books in the library. (Most authors are
willing to autograph your library copies if you ask!)
- If you're selling his books, try to take pre-orders and have the kids
pay in advance. This eliminates tears when kids don't have the money
in the excitement of the moment
.
- Set up an autograph table.
- Mark the title page with a post-it note with the child's name so the
author can correctly spell it. Put it in the book like it's a book mark
for quick opening.
- Ask someone to assist you that day.
- Take lots of photos!
- Have fun!
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On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
> Authors love to come to schools!
> Make sure you contact the author before he comes to make sure he doesn't
> have any special requests.
> Once that's done, spend the week or two before his arrival talking about
> him and the types of books he writes with your target audience.
> If the author is going to read from his book, you may not want to have the
> students read it before hand.
> If not, and if it is a short book, you may want to read part or all of
> the book.
> The day of the event, make sure you have someone who can be his "handler"
> to take care of money, questions and etc.
> Sit back and enjoy!
> Authors typically make wonderful presenters!
> Ann Randich
> Media Specialist
> Rockdale School
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 2:34 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I'm having my first-ever author visit at the end of this month- Aaron
>> Reynolds! I need ideas on how I (the librarian) can prepare the students
>> for his visit as well as recommendations I can give the classroom teachers
>> to do in class. He's doing his Nerdy Birdy & writers workshop presentations
>> for us. I'm so excited. Any and all (good) ideas welcome!
>>
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