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Reading Encouragement Plan Overview

1. The THS Library will work to promote leisure and independent reading by maintaining current reviews of a wide variety of books on //[|Shelfari]//. 2. The THS Library will work to promote leisure and independent reading by creating interesting visual displays and bulletin boards that promote high quality, high interest books. 3. The THS Library will work to promote leisure and independent reading by sponsoring and promoting the following thematic and quarterly reading promotional activities as listed below.
 * First Quarter- Books with Bite (Spotlight on scary, weird, and creepy books)
 * Bulletin Board and Book Display
 * Shelfari Reviews
 * Friday Night Ghost Stories and Costume Party in the Library.
 * Second Quarter- Get your Draw On (Spotlight on Graphic Novels)
 * Bulletin Board and Book Display
 * Shelfari Reviews
 * Anima Drawing Contest
 * Third Quarter- LOL Books (Spotlight on Books that make you "Laugh out Loud")
 * Bulletin Board and Book Display
 * Shelfari Reviews
 * Digital Book Talks with the morning announcements every Friday.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Fourth Quarter- Books with Beat (Spotlight on poetry)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Bulletin Board and Book Display
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Classroom Book Talks and Contest Promotion
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Shelfari Reviews
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Poetry Contest and Podcast
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Anytime Bulletin Board Display: If you Like this...Try This...
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Bulletin Board Display featuring a list of recommended books based on the student's favorite television show or movie.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Anytime Book Talk
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Classroom book talks for independent reading assignments featuring Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, and Poetry.