Re: [LM_NET] HIT: newsletter content and title suggestions--some additions for you and others

[Shirley Lukenbill <slukenbill@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

     Announce to parents about local bookstore programs for children:  author 
visits, storytelling programs, various children’s/YA book events
     Library schedules
     Volunteer opportunities for parents in the library, even ideas for ways the 
parents can help from home.
     Library “wants and needs,” such as items that parents can donate to the 
library
     Information about special events and speakers in the library:  book fairs, 
career fairs, literacy nights, etc.
     Lists of good books to read for various occasions, such as special holiday 
books
     Information about local book festivals, book sales, etc.
     Books for difficult times, such as death of a pet, death of a grandparent, 
etc.
     Library databases and passwords to use at home (make sure these are not 
published on the Web, but just published in the print edition of the newsletter.)
     Parenting websites, links to parenting videos on the web, etc.
     Announce special television programs for families and for children that 
feature children's/YA books.  Often parents don't know about some of the excellent 
television programs from PBS and other networks.

Your HIT got my brain going, so I wanted to share these ideas.  Sorry I didn't 
contribute before you posted your HIT.


Shirley Lukenbill, Librarian
Wooldridge Elementary, Austin (TX) ISD
and Lecturer, School of Information
University of Texas at Austin
slukenbill@sbcglobal.net

-----Original Message-----
From: School Library Media & Network Communications 
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Lisa Lopez-Carickhoff
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 9:59 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [LM_NET] HIT: newsletter content and title suggestions

Thanks to everyone for all of the fantastic library newsletter content and title 
ideas.  In addition to the numerous sample newsletters, I received the suggestions 
listed below.

Lisa Lopez-Carickhoff, Librarian
Fern Hill Elem. School
West Chester, PA
lopezcarickhoff@verizon.net
 

Newsletter Content Ideas:

 

-I do put in a lot of encouragement to parents to encourage their students to read 
more and with them. I also do student book reviews throughout the year and often 
put in a little research or trivia question that they have to come into the library 
to answer.

 

-You may want to involve your local public library for a variety of reasons:
1) They want to support your students, teachers and families...so you may want to 
share w/ families, information about what is going on at the local library:  author 
visits, books clubs, programs and notably...
2) Summer Reading Club.  If your students are reading over the summer, their 
literacy skills will remain strong and/or grow.
Public libraries put so much work & money into providing good summer programs.  
They'd love your support & collaboration.
3) POWER Library - another good place for school and public libraries to 
collaborate as too few families, citizens and often teachers know anything about 
it.  I've been to so many Back To School nights and talk w/ parents who have never 
heard of it.  AND kids have to have public lib. cards to use it from home!
4) We started an enewsletter for teachers.  On our website you can find our 
Enewsletters.  At  www.dcls.org, then click on the Parent - Teacher page (left 
column of front page), scroll down a bit.
Also on that page, you'll find a Power Point about Summer Reading Club (up only 
till Aug. 31st).  Many of our school librarians used that with their classes.  
As a result, we've had a strong turnout for summer reading....and that's the power 
of school librarians!!!!!!!!   If there is anything there you'd like to use in 
your newsletters, feel free.   Susan Pannebaker of Commonwealth Libraries gave me 
some great advice, in fact my mission statement, "make teachers lives 
easier."   

 

-Video booktalks for kids: Bookwink.com

 

 

 

Title Ideas:

 

-I recommend a phrase related to your school's mission or this year'sinstructional 
initiatives PLUS @your library!

 

-The Latest from the Library



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