[aisle] Holiday reading idea

[Lucy Elford]

I have put books in brown paper bags before and stapled them shut so
there's no peeking! I tell students that if they decide to take one they
have to commit to reading at least one chapter. Our fiction section is
genrefied, so sometimes I mark the bag with a specific genre so it's not a
complete surprise to them.

*Lucy Elford*
*Teacher Librarian, **Pierce Downer School*
*Kindergarten Librarian, Lester School*
*Downers Grove School District 58*






On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 8:46 AM Keri Johnson via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Trying to work the kinks out of a winter break project and hoping the
> hive mind can help me.
> I want to do something where I wrap books, give a brief description of the
> book on the outside and sell it as, "Give yourself the gift of reading over
> break." These would be circulating books, and the point would be that they
> were unwrapped at home and read over break. I am struggling with the
> logistics though. Our last day of school is Wed the 22nd. Do I do it on
> that day? I have 4 classes that day (1st-3rd). Are those the only classes
> that participate? Do I announce to the whole school and open it up for kids
> to come down during free time? Here are my worries:
>
>    1. Not having enough books if we open to whole school.
>    2. Kids checking out, unwrapping and then putting right back in the
>    return bin.
>    3. The library being mobbed by students.
>
> I know the little ones are all going to want one, but we are a K-5 school
> of 375ish and the thought of wrapping potentially 200 books is
> overwhelming. Any ideas??
>
> Keri Johnson
> Libertyville
>
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