Joining up is easy! Just follow these steps:
- Select a section of your library collection to read throughout the month of April.
- Make it manageable and appealing. (I'm planning to read the all of the "H" books in our everybody section, which will include Henkes and maybe some other unexpected favorites.)
- Try to read every book in that section over the course of the month.
- For everybody books, read them cover to cover. For fiction, read the dust jackets or back cover descriptions. For Nonfiction/Informational, choose a section of Dewey and go nuts.
- Share selected gems (and cringes) through a favorite social media outlet, such as Shelfari, GoodReads, or through your blog or Twitter feed (use #shelfchallenge to connect with others).
- Complete this Google Doc so that I can keep track of our participants and cheer you on throughout School Library Month!
Happy Reading!
- Matthew
This is exactly why I took 15 years and read all the fiction books in my school library! There were bad books too numerous to list, but I was pleasantly surprised by Parnassus on Wheels and kept it, even though it only gets checked out once every three years or so!
ReplyDeleteMs. Yingling, You are a library champion! I started the shelf challenge as a way to hold myself accountable for that very thing (reading/knowing every book in my collection). So glad you can testify to the great advantages!
DeleteI so wish I had discovered this before it was already over! What a great idea. I think I will challenge the librarians in my district to participate in this challenge at the beginning of the school year!
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