feed them and they will come: getting middle school kids into the media center
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Feed Them and They Will Come
Getting Middle School Kids Into the Media CenterPresented by Rose Hagar, Library Media Specialist, Absecon Public Schools
Lib 2.0 Media Specialists SymposiumOctober 19, 2015
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Why I Need to Feed Them…
District Media Specialist for PreK – 8 See all PreK – 4 classes once a week Middle School not in teaching schedule Despite my pleas teachers do not bring them down as a class Homeroom or after school This year all 5 days during homeroom
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What We Do…
Daily Schedule Monday – Library Assistants Tuesday – Book Clubs – rotate Wednesday – Library Assistants
and Library Ambassadors Thursday – Makerspace Day Friday – Free Friday – Special
Events
Open to all students in 5-8
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Monthly Events
Calendar October – Teen Read Week and
/or Halloween November – National Gaming Day December – Book Event January – Books to Movies February – Blind Date with a Book March - Robotics/Maker April – TBA May – Graphic Novel/Comic Con
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How We Get Them to Come..
Posters in all homerooms Posters displayed in common
areas Teacher emails Word of mouth Sign up in the Media Center Take permission slips if the
event is after school
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Why They Come…
They want to be there Begged me when not in the
schedule Interact with students not in
their social circle but with similar interests.
My regulars are readers My event participants vary with
the theme
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What We Do…
Activities Games A Little Bit of Instruction – not
enough to make them realize you are teaching
Prizes – every students gets a ticket when they enter – Number of prizes vary with events
And FOOD!
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Enter if You Dare…and…Mystery and Mayhem in the Media Center
Library Scavenger Hunt Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich Mystery, Monster, Vampire, and
Zombie books Halloween crafts Halloween treats Zombie Librarian
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Book Clubs
Introduce new books Suggestions from students As a prep for visiting authors –
Blue Balliett Peter Lerengis Jude Watson Chris Grabenstein
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National Gaming Day
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Robotics Day
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Graphic Novel Day
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Comic Con