Library Week

April 14^th – 20^th is Library Week. I’ve been meaning to take Thomas down to our local library and get a library car. That way we can check him out a bunch of books every week, and I can save a little bit of money (and space) on his books. He loves reading books and I’m sure this is something he would enjoy.

But you can also visit libraries online. There are several children’s libraries that Thomas and I play on.  He likes playing with the computer and I like that I don’t have to carry around a ton of books when we go someplace. I can also get them loaded onto my phone when we are in the car and read him stories like that. That sometimes helps make a long trip more bearable.

1.       Have a book party – have everyone bring their favorite books over to share something out of them or everyone can barrow books from one another.

2.       Compile a book list – books you want to read or books you want to read to your child.

3.       Start a Journal or help someone else start a journal

4.       Organize and clean all of the books you have in your own home.

5.       Find and follow a good book blog.

6.       Buy or Sew yourself a new book bag.

7.       Enjoy a day at the library

8.       Find out what your local library offers – some even offer help on creating a resume

9.       Make a thank you basket for your local librarian.

10.   Read a story to someone

11.   Bring someone new to the library

12.   Volunteer at your local library

13.   Throw a party for the your local library – try raising donations for it

14.   Set up a reading nook for you or your children, there are all sorts of ideas online for a child’s reading nook

15.   Do you have any books you no longer look at or read? Donate them to a library.

16.   Design a poster that promotes reading

17.   Book flash mob – you can go someplace where everyone in the flash mob is reading, or dresses like a favorite book character, or hold signs promoting reading or the library, Afterwards host a party. Take pictures and submit the story to a local paper.

18.   Put on a play – The play could be anything from a scene from a favorite or well known book, to hanging out in the library or even all the things you can learn from books.

19.   Design some pictures promoting reading or the library or special books ect. and print them out on iron on paper. Iron them onto t-shirts and wear them around. You could also get craft and use permanent markers or fabric markers and draw directly onto the shirts.

20.   Take the time to read a new book

Enjoy!

Do you have any ideas on how to celebrate library week? What do you have planned?