English teachers-sign up to bring your students to one of the following activities in the library:
Library Orientation (7th grade)
Students will be learn the basics of the library including policies and procedures, a review of the Dewey Decimal system, an overview of Destiny, a fun quiz to find out students' genre personality, and an introduction to the Diverse Books Challenge.
Musical Reading Chairs (7th grade)
The game of musical chairs with a twist. Each chair comes with a book that students will preview to stay in the game.
Genre Book Tasting (8th grade)
Students will be served in a restaurant-style atmosphere and be encouraged to “taste” books from a variety of genres.
Speed Dating with a Book (9th grade)
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down (7th-9th)
Similar to speed dating, students will speed date with a book to try and decide if the book in front of them is worthy of a future “date.”
Students will have a chance to browse the shelves in the library in a Round Robin fashion, pulling out one book at a time to preview and give a thumbs up or thumbs down.