Riverside Library Read-a-thonRiverside Library Read-a-thon

Why do we have a fund-raiser Why do we have a fund-raiser for the library?for the library?

Raise money for:

buying new library books (students are surveyed for specific titles they want.)

buying prizes for Book Bugs program, buying prizes for the Library Crew, etc.

What else??

““Read-a-thon”Read-a-thon”

Raise money by reading books!

How does this work?How does this work?

1) Get money pledges from family, friends of the family, people that you know.

2) Read for 2 weeks and record the number of books read. **Since you read longer, chapter books, every 25 pages of a book will count as one book.

3) After the 2 weeks are up, collect money from pledges and return it to the library.

When are we doing this?When are we doing this?

Starts the beginning of February

Collect pledge money by third week of February.

Reading Packets…Reading Packets…

Packets have an envelope to collect pledge money, a pledge sheet, a reading tally sheet to keep track of books and a letter to parents explaining the Read-a-thon.

Chapter books…Chapter books…

Every 25 pages of a chapter book will count as one “book” on our tally sheet…

PRIZESPRIZES

Those who read without fundraising will receive a candy bar.

4th place winners – Those who READ AT LEAST 10 books AND COLLECT AT LEAST $15 – receive a bookmark and candy bar.

PRIZESPRIZES

3rd place winners – Those who READ AT LEAST 15 books AND COLLECT AT LEAST $25 – receive an engraved bronze medal, a $5.00 Barnes and Noble Bookstore gift certificate and a candy bar.

PRIZESPRIZES

2nd place winners – Those who READ AT LEAST 20 books AND COLLECT AT LEAST $35– receive an engraved silver medal, a $8.00 Barnes and Noble Bookstore gift certificate and a candy bar.

PRIZESPRIZES

1st place winners – Those who READ AT LEAST 25 books AND COLLECT AT LEAST $50 – receive an engraved gold medal, a $10.00 Barnes and Noble Bookstore gift certificate and a candy bar.

GRAND PRIZEGRAND PRIZE

The student who has raised the largest amount of money will receive a $25 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble and a trophy.

Examples of library books that were purchased from student suggestions…

Vet Volunteers seriesVet Volunteers series

Students suggestions…Students suggestions…

What titles, authors or series can you come up with that you would like to see added to our library?

In the past….In the past….

Last year students who participated at Riverside read 2,300 books and raised over $4,000 for the library!

Any Questions???Any Questions???

LET’S GET READING!!LET’S GET READING!!