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

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I have spoken at meetings of local organizations and gotten donations and
also we have a teacher "pay to wear jeans" day that always brings in a lot
of money. We have very nice teachers!☺

On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 3:24 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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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