How to run a successful book swap international book. Known as the wandering peacock book swap library its as free as a bird. Because kids at m and js school already get reading books twice a week and school library books every week we had to find a way of. Libraries and bookstores are great options for building a home library. Bring in your gently used books and trade them in for new to you books to read.
Hopefully, this will inspire you to be ruthless when slimming down your library, but if you need to hit a thrift store and pad things out with some 25cent paperbacks, i wont tell. Seuss related activities the other day and i came across this reading challenge from an elementary school library in new york. Lunch recess was open for those students to visit and choose 2 books. If you, like me, have abysmal decorating and cooking skills, you can still have a completely awesome book swap in your decidedly notfancy house. How to run a successful book swap international book giving. By providing books all year round, they can mitigate the summer slide where kids reading skills slip. Welcome to the worlds largest booksharing movement. Library teacher book swap pocono mountain school district.
Jun 05, 2017 organizing a schoolwide book swap 6 comments jenn on june 7, 2017 at 12. Poll on public schools shows parents, teachers viewswhere they align and where they differ. The primary library book swap began last term and has now moved to its new, more convenient, location next to the library on the second floor. These seven programs think outside the book to expand summer reading into summer learning. Sure, the local library is tucked away in a building with towering shelves, but your book swap can be much less structured and stuffy. They get books from a variety of places, from the thrift store to the spring library sale to goodwill. Place a signup sheet in the library and on school bulletin boards. Hi looking for some information as to how you organized a book swap for your school. Reserve a room on campus for the date and time of your choosingpreferably once students have selected their classes and course book lists have been made available, but before the new classes are in full swing. The indigenous literacy foundation aims to improve literacy levels in remote indigenous. The day of the book swap, each participant brings any number of books from home that theyre willing to part with.
In return, they can select new books that their peers brought in exchange. Four benefits of a little free library booksharing program. You can get a copy of it and all the book swap files by clicking here or by clicking on the picture above. On this day students can bring a gold coin donation and swap it for one of the donated books. Consider organizing one for your neighborhood or block. Any lonely books with no new dance partners by the end of the night should be donated to a school, library, thrift store, shelter, or charity. Feb 10, 2015 schedule your book swap on a weekend or a day when school is out it sounds obvious, but youll give yourself a leg up by scheduling your book swap on a day when visitor numbers are already likely to be high. Held at our local and beloved westover library, the swap helps ensure students have summer reading books to keep them reading on grade level. After cookies, hot chocolate and homemade marshmallows, each participant got a turn to either open a wrapped book or steal a book from another player. See more ideas about books, book exchange party and swap party. The book swap rack will be available everyday starting the 3rd week of school. Another advantage is that its the time of the year when i weed out old books from the library shelves, so maybe these can find a second chance in somebodys home, too. Hopefully, this will inspire you to be ruthless when slimming down your library, but if you need to hit a thrift store and pad things out.
To promote reading throughout the summer, we will be having a book swap in the library starting the week of june 10 th. Hawaii state public library systemtoddler book swap. All you need to do is bring in an old book of yours and trade it for any of the books on the shelves. Setting up a school book exchange playing by the book. We have grown to become a leading provider of specially compiled book collections at vastly reduced prices helping schools to stretch their budget.
If a child didnt bring any books to swap, they could still participate. I havent heard of this kind of book swap but i love it. Then display the titles on a table or series of book shelves in a central location such as a library or main hall. Create book displays that promote intellectual freedom, reading for pleasure or that support the school library month theme. Your child brings in a book s and donates it to the book swap starting november th and then picks out a new book s to take home. See more ideas about books, swap party and book exchange party. We recommend bringing a least three of your used books to swap. Discovers london childrens book swap always runs on the first saturday of the weeklong february half term school break. Children and adults may browse and swap at the start of each school day.
The great book swap indigenous literacy foundation. Survey shows parents and teachers agree public schoolsand teachersneed more money, but have differing opinions on the role of public schools and how to. Start by inviting friends and neighbors to your house or other location community center, school library, public library, church fellowship hall to share in your book swap. End of year book swap teaching in the elementary library. Order a warm, sunny day, add some tables and chairs, and its the perfect setting. Below are the steps to follow for a successful book swap. Organizing a schoolwide book swap megan dowd lambert. The books must be in good condition no water damage, tears or spine damage, or generally in bad shape remember, other children will be swapping. Give a child a token or ticket for each book they bring to swap.
Donate your gently read books and scoop up some new ones at mckinleys annual book swap. Please encourage your children to bring a couple of books that day and swap them for a couple of books on the carts outside the auditorium. Library media center book swap pinellas county schools. Little free library booksharing boxes improve book access and thus help tackle low literacy rates. Apr 18, 2017 transform one of the schools tables into the locale of the book swap. The great book swap is a fantastic way to celebrate reading locally, and raise muchneeded funds for remote communities.
If the swap will take place with the start of the new semester, spread the word about the swap at the end of the previous semester, before students sell their books back to the. Deluxe libraries provide you with a motionsensor light, a guest book, and the freedom to design your own customized charter sign. I sent home a letter about the book swap based on a letter that a fellow media specialist made up to use at her school. Students bring in unread books from home and get to. The dates of actual trading sessions, then, will be at lunch time on tuesday, wednesday and thursday, around the time the library closes in may. Host an afterschool book swap for students and faculty. Celebrate national literacy week brooker creek book swap. Transform one of the schools tables into the locale of the book swap.
Just before winter break, the waring library hosted a yankee book swap over lunch. Have the kids come visit the swap table during break time, before or after school, or during class time with the staffs permission. With that end in mind our faculty and staff are encouraged to drop off any books from home they have finished with and donate them to our faculty book swap collection. Collection points for the book donations will be outside the office, at the entrance to the library and outside miss segraves 1e classroom. Your child brings in a books and donates it to the book swap starting november th and then picks out a new books to take home. If they dont want to keep it they can swap it again the following week. Volunteers picked up students who were participating from their classroom and brought them to the library. Apr 08, 2016 another school does the swap during school hours, classroom by classroom. Richlandbean blossom community school corporation is a school corporation located in northwestern monroe county, indiana. Apparently, inviting fellow book nerds to gush about the man booker shortlist and swap used books is a guaranteed recipe for success. Jun 17, 2018 apparently, inviting fellow book nerds to gush about the man booker shortlist and swap used books is a guaranteed recipe for success. Not only did she very generously donate a wonderful selection of books for the exchange, she also was a great soundingout board as. An ad in a local paper or on local parent facebook groups would be good. As part of our naidoc week celebrations we will be holding the great book swap at toorak primary school to raise money for the indigenous literacy foundation.
When the swap is over, plan what youll do with the leftovers. Ask swappers to sort their books onto the tables using the labels youve set out. It can be a simple afternoon undertaking, or with more time and effort, a fun event that will become an annual tradition. Another school does the swap during school hours, classroom by classroom. Invite volunteers to sift through the books and organize them by relevant category or reading level. How to hold a book swap at your school how to adult.
Run the book swap when library books are not circulating. The second book in the clickd series by new york times bestselling author tamara ireland stone weaves together middle school friendship, first crushes, and serious coding skills in another fun, fastpaced, and empowering novel that will have readers cheering allie on from the first page to the last. On friday, march 1, 2019, we will be hosting our first book swap. Once all the students with vouchers have chosen their books, open up the swap to other students who can pay a cutrate price for the leftovers. The university library has introduced a free book swap service for the uwa community, to facilitate leisure reading, wellbeing and community around campus. Arrange the books for swap on the table according to. You can set up the swap in the schools library, gymnasium, outside of the office or any other location that is acceptable to the administrative staff. Schools, workplaces, libraries, universities, book clubs, individuals and all kinds of organisations can host one. If you, like me, have abysmal decorating and cooking skills, you can still have a completely awesome book swap in. The idea is to swap a favourite book in exchange for a gold coin donation. If you need an auxiliary aidservice or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days prior to the program date.
Decide if kids may trade books after the book swap. A couple of weeks before the swap we sent home a flyer announcing it and letting people know that they could begin sending gently used books to school. My school is always looking for interesting and engaging ways to get families into the school. Most swaps are book for book, which means if you bring 5 books, you take 5 books.
Below are some suggestions for organizing a book swap for kids. Host a book swap library activities, elementary library, library. Grade 06 16052019 school news blog, upcoming events, year 1, year 2, year 3, year 4, year 56. Bringing book swap to school childrens books the guardian. Id also like to thank again melanie from library mice. Organizing a school wide book swap 6 comments jenn on june 7, 2017 at 12. Organizing a schoolwide book swap 6 comments jenn on june 7, 2017 at 12. Today is the start of childrens book week here in the uk ill be at m and js school today launching a book exchange, our first big activity for childrens book week the idea for this grew out of the fact that our local library closed 18 months ago and so i wanted to find a way to encourage the children i came into contact with through reading at my. The dates of actual trading sessions, then, will be at lunch time on tuesday, wednesday and thursday, around the.
For more than 15 years, school bargain bookshop has been a trusted supplier of book collections direct to uk and international schools. Students can bring in books from home and donate them to school. If you have additional books to donate, it would be greatly appreciated. Ask participants to bring their books to school in advance of the swap. Brooker creek elementary students are invited celebrate literacy week by participating in a book swap date tba in the media center. Accessible, wellread, expert, self confident, objective, multitasker, entertainer. Ideas for hosting a book swap how to host a book swap. Our next school book swap will be this friday, february 7th during lunch recesses please encourage your children to bring 1 to 5 books that day and swap them for 1 to 5 books on the book swap carts outside the auditorium. Oct 03, 2011 if youre interested in another model for a school book exchange or swap you might be interested in this article about the guardian book swap in schools.
Students are encouraged to bring in books they would like to trade in for new ones. Book swap november 8 francis scott key elementary school. Arrange the books for swap on the table according to reading level and genre. Our book swap trolley can be found on the school courtyard from 8. These were filled out when the donations were dropped off then returned to the student on the day of the swap. But summer reading isnt the only way to keep kids minds in motion when school is out. Scholastic releases its latest kids and family reading report. Here at sis we want our library to have something for everyone.
I am asking each student to bring in at least one used book to exchange for a newtothem book to read over the summer. Jan 25, 2010 before the swap officially begins, organize the books by subject or class. Give a book buck chips, play money for each book brought, good for one book. Its a great way for students and teachers to connect over their favorite books. Have a few adults on hand to help the kids make their choices. As the hostess, youll want to make sure that theres enough of a book selection to start things off. Kent, has only had a very limited library budget for some years, so when i arrive with a big bag of books from the books desk chuckout cupboard. Also, contacting local friends of library groups and asking if they have any kids books leftover after sales. Schedule your book swap on a weekend or a day when school is out it sounds obvious, but youll give yourself a leg up by scheduling your book swap on a day when visitor numbers are already likely to be high. Elementary school book swap mineral point school district. Feel free to use it as is or as a reference for your own book swap letter. My kids public prek6 elementary school has done a book swap for several years. Then students visit, one classroom at a time, and each student takes one book. Summer reading programs combat the period between school years when reading skills decline and educational growth made during the year diminishes.
Each grade level had 20 minutes to browse and swap. Free book swap libraries for the uwa community university. This is a fun time to expand your library at home and trade in those books your child might have out grown. The great book swap will be held on thursday the 20th of june. Promote the event on social media and in morning announcements. Students and faculty participants each brought a book they had enjoyed and were ready to pass on to someone else in the community. We have hosted chili cookoffs, mystery events, book making. If they love their new book they can keep it forever. Book swap february 7th francis scott key elementary school. We used a book swap ticket with the students name, teacher, number of books donated, and number of books to take. You can set up the swap in the school s library, gymnasium, outside of the office or any other location that is acceptable to the administrative staff. Book swap november 8 our next school book swap will be friday, november 8th at lunch recess. The rules to hosting a book swap are as varied as the books youll find at one, but the basic format is simple. The idea of the exchange is very simple children donate a book to the exchange library and then they can take a book from the exchange library.