[ISLMA-Share] Battle of the Books - How do you get books in the students hands?

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Concerning Battle, I additionally have 20 mp3 units on which I upload as
many of the battle books that I can reasonably purchase.  This year, I
loaded 14 books on each mp3.  Our district uses about 10 books from the
current Caudill list and about 10 books from the current Bluestem list.

On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I've been holding a Battle of the Books for 12 years.  Currently I have
> 4th - 6th grade participating, and I've got 16 teams.  They are allowed to
> have 1-4 players on their team.  They can form cross-grade teams if they
> want.  I buy 3 copies of each book and an audible copy when available.  I
> have the books available for check-out on a first come, first serve basis.
> They are allowed to check out the books for a two week time period with one
> renewal for a week just to keep them moving.  I also tell the kids they are
> welcome to get the from a public library or even buy them if they want.
>
> Congrats on getting so many kids to participate!  And how fortunate you
> are to have your BPO cover the expenses.  I agree with you and wouldn't
> want to put a price on participating.  I think it will eliminate kids whose
> family simply can't afford to buy in.  I personally think this should be
> fun for anyone wanting to be a part of it.
>
> Good luck with this.  I hope it works out for you!
>
>
>
>
> Happily Ever After,
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>
> *Karrie Fisher*
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> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 3:24 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> I started the Battle of the Books last year with my 5th graders.  We had
>> 15 teams of 5 students.  The Curriculum Director, the PTO and my library
>> budget covered the cost of the books, medals and small prizes.
>>
>> This year I opened it up to 4th-8th grade.  I have 39 teams of 5 students
>> each.  The PTO and the Foundation covered the books, medals and prizes.
>> However, the PTO asked that I charge $10 per student next year to
>> participate.  I am not comfortable with this because I don't want to
>> exclude people.
>>
>> Are your students responsible for finding the books?  Do you order extras
>> and check them out?  Do you charge a fee?
>>
>> The administration has asked me to do a little fact finding so I am
>> reaching out to the great library braintrust.
>>
>> Thank you in advance for your responses.
>>
>> --
>> Jina Rappaport, MLIS
>> Elementary & Junior High Learning Centers
>> Oak Grove School District 68
>> 1700 S. O'Plaine Road
>> Green Oaks, Illinois 60048
>> 847.367.4120 x2710 <(847)%20367-4120>
>> http://ogschool-library.weebly.com
>>
>> "There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only
>> children who have not found the right book."
>>
>>
>>
>> Frank Serafini
>>
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