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International School Library Day 2006

Date: 23 October 2006

Theme: Reading. Knowing. Doing.

What People Are Doing for International School Library Day 2006

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Germany

From Eva von Jordan-Bonin, Head of School Library Department, Frankfurt Public Library
The School Library Division of the Public Library in Frankfurt/Germany, which manages 64 school libraries in the city, is again participating in the International School Library Day this year.
Our activity for all the students in Frankfurt is called "It is your turn!" With this activity we continue with our student surveys which have proven to be very successful in recent years. They are always exploring the interests of our readers and we want to give the students a voice. This year we are asking for recommendations of books, and for the first time, questions about the school library: What should it look like? Should there be a hammock? What are the kids longing for in their school library?
We will offer two versions of the survey, one for first to fourth graders and one for the older students.
Again, the results will be published and distributed throughout Frankfurt schools to support the teacher and librarians and to reflect the children's interests and preferences.

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Hong Kong

From Andrea Walker, Head of Library & Information Resources, Renaissance College, Ma On Shan, NT.
We have just opened in a new school building with an enrollment of approximately 900 students from Year 1 to Year 13. ISLD will be a great opportunity for us to promote the new Resource Centre and our services. We will use the Press Release on the resources page of ISLD to help achieve this. We will also take part in the Bookmark Project with a school in Lisbon, Portugal. Our other goal is to have the new centre looking fabulous for this our first international event.

From Ho Wing Tze, Dawn, Teacher Librarian, Koowloon Technical School, Kowloon.
A large piece of art paper with the design of a huge bookmark will be held upright at the entrance of my school on that morning. Every student and staff coming to school are invited to paste a small piece of art paper punched in different shapes on the bookmark. They are also invited to borrow a book from the school library on that day as a support to ISLD. See our ISLD website.

From Dana Dukic, Librarian, Kowloon Junior School.
Kowloon Junior School is an international primary school in Hong Kong. The school operates on two campuses. The Perth Street campus accommodates students from Year 1 to Year 3. This year we will celebrate the ISLD by creating simple book reports in a form of podcast. All the podcasts will be published on the school library webpage and available for subscription.

From Fiona Collins, Teacher librarian, Kowloon Junior School.
We are a 5 form entry Primary School based in Hong Kong with 900 students based at two campuses. At the Rose Street Campus we have 450 students in Years 4, 5 & 6. All our classes have been voting on their favourite non-fiction books and explaining why they are good information books. We shall be emailing this information as part of the Email Around the World project. We shall also be holding some special events on the day and during the week to celebrate the international flavour of our school and library.

From Amanda Gough, Librarian, Kellett School, Polfulam.
Here at Kellett we are inviting parents to read stories from their own country (these are not always in English). We have 22 nationalities at Kellett and will be reading the children stories from many of the countries over the week. This is to reflect the cultural diversity of our school community.

We are also participating in the bookmark project. The children will also produce either a piece of writing or a drawing for display in the library about The World.

From Claire Palmer, Librarian, West Island School.
West Island School is an international secondary school (ages 11-18) with students of many nationalities attending. To celebrate ISLD students and teachers have been recommending books which best represent Hong Kong and our culture. We have posted the top five books on our school website. A collection of books from other countries and cultures from around the world are available to borrow from the library.

From Betty Chu, Teacher Librarian, Tsing Yi Trade Association Primary School.
This year we have a wonderful time though we did not have a big celebration in my school for ISLD. We did have a series of programs started in September.

We were so lucky that Margriet Ruurs, who initiated the Bookmarks exchange program, to be our honourable guest speaker on 18th September. Kids gathered in the hall and had a marvellous storytime with Margriet. Lovely illustrative story books from Margriet are the most valuable collection in our library. During her stay here we had memorable time at the Peak, too.

For the bookmark exchange program, not only bookmarks, we got pins, stickers from St Paul School in Kitchener, Canada. The kids were so pleased to get the bookmarks and read the lines written on them. They learned much from their writings and I hope this will encourage them to read more English books.

On 23rd October, I displayed some books in the hall and let them choose any one they like, wrote down their names on the sticker to be stuck on their book. I asked them to share with their parents at home. Out of my expectation, instead of running about, I found some of them reading silently in the playground! This further supports that "Children love reading if they get the book they love." When all the photos are ready online I will share with you all later.

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Hungary

From Viktoria Horvath, School Librarian.
The school library section of the Hungarian Library Association in Budapest, the capital of Hungary will celebrate International School Library Day with a competition. Its main objectives are to invite students to the library to play, to experience the joy of being in a library and to learn how to use it as a source of information and knowledge. We found out a name to this program so as to rhyme in the following sentence: "Olvass, Tudd, Tedd!" that is "OTT" in short, meaning "THERE". "Olvass, Tudd, Tedd!"means "Reading, Knowing, Doing" in English. And where else could children do this best than "THERE" in the school library.

The main activity will be a competition consisting of three rounds. Besides the competition children will have entertainment.

  • In the first round students can fill in test sheets in the respective school libraries on 2 October.
  • Those who have reached good results will go into the second round, which happens on 7 October. On this occasion, besides filling in worksheets, children can enjoy themselves with games and take part in lots of interesting programmes.
  • Finally, all these interested and lovely students who had the courage to enter this adventure will be invited to the Budapest Meeting of ISLD when games and surprises will enterain them and we will celebrate together: the students, the school librarians, and members of the Theca Club of Budapest gathering students interested in libraries. As 23 October is the 50th Anniversary of an important event in the history of Hungary, our celebration will take place on 24 October.

We send our best regards to everyone.

From Ferenc Szalai, School Librarian.
The Bocskai Istvan Altalanos Iskola is a 77 year old school in Budapest in the Ujbuda (Newbuda) district. From October 2006 the library of the school has moved to a new place. This is a larger hall. The walls are clear, the books will not be on the shelves until 24th October. We celebrate one day later the ISLD because 23rd October is a national ceremonial day, the 50th anniversary of the Revolution. So, we open the new library for the pupils on the 24th October. There will be lots of games, quizzes all on the day.

From Ibolya Barta
We collected the email address of librarians, and hope in the next year we can organise international activity on this day too. So please dear collegues somewhere in the World find us, write me and let's work together.

But now the programs from different Hungarian schools!
Magyar Tannyelvu Kozepfoku Ipariskola es Kereskedelmi Akademia, Kosice, Slovakia
Librarian: Eva Fülöp
Making posters, organise miniankets
Our Logo is the Apple: It will symbolise the Culture: You have bit of this Apple. We organise presentment from modernity and school library, talking about books, reading, and visiting with classes in another Libraries

Kolcsey Ferenc Refomatus Tanitokepzo Foiskola Gyakorlo Altalanos Iskola, Debrecen
Librarians: Margit, Bajine Takacs and Diana Dusa
First classes will plan emblems for Library; 2-4. classes will read and write tales; 5-8. classes will read magazines for children and they will edit one heading. From this headings we will edit a school newspaper, which name is Lajtorja.
For teachers we organise a TOTO from our Library

Cser Kiado (This is a publisher) Budapest
Coordinator: Júlia Eros
The Libraries can buy for very cheap price nice books from this publisher.

10. sz. Petofi Sandor Altalanos Iskola es Magyar-angol Ket Tanitasi Nyelvu Iskola, Miskolc
Librarian: Zsuzsanna, Vagnerne Czecz
We organise different and interesting programs for the students.

II. Rakoczi Ferenc Altalanos Iskola, Kaposvar
Librarian: Kinga, Sandorne Milbacher
Planing emblems, posters and bookmarks for Library
Guide from our Library – it will make by students

Batsanyi Janos Altalanos Iskola, Tapolca
Librarian: Szilvia, Csank Peterne
Planing emblems, posters and bookmarks for Library
We try to organise sponsors for Library
We make interviews with teachers and students, we organise exhibition from Library

Vasarhelyi Pal Altalanos Iskola es Alapfoku Muveszetoktatasi Intezmeny, Kecskemet
Librarian: Ibolya Ronyai
Exhibition from drawing and photos; Interviews
All classes will make a list from their favourit books
Our guest will be Ildiko Taborita, who make a short film from her childhood favourite book
We take the best production for our website

Pazmany Peter Utcai Altalanos Iskola, Pecs
Librarian: Vincze Maria
We create a special newspaper for this day: More than library
Drawing competition: Our Library
Secret inquiry – for 3-4th classes
Searching by Internet – for 5-8th classes

Lánchíd Utcai Általános Iskola, Kecskemet
Email address
Director: Katalin Meszaros; Representative: Emoke Terecskei; Translator Andrea Gódor; Registration: Szilvia Nagy
Planning the Symbol of the Day, making book marks and posters making the day memorable
Making interviews with parents, teachers and students how library has changed
Organization of a photo exhibiton
Searching for sponsors who has helped the development of the library
Making a top 10 list in every class containing the 10 most preferred books
Collecting of quotations in connection with the library
Why do you like reading? (2-3-4 grade students are telling their opinion about it)
Exhibition in the Hall from the best illustrations about the most favorite books
Books worths reading. Responsible for it: Literature teachers

Vorosmarty Mihaly Altalanos Iskola es Alapfoku Muveszetoktatasi Intezmeny Konyvtara, Debrecen
Librarian: Ibolya Barta
Magic Evening in library – adventure with withches, magics, stars and other mystics
Adventure for teachers by Internet sources
Competition from famous Hungarian mathematics : Janos Bolyai and Farkas Bolyai

Jurisich Miklos Gimnazium, Koszeg
Librarian: Ildiko Keszeli
On 24 October in the first period one student will be selected to read out - Ode to the Hungarian Language- by György Faludy and a short extract from the essay novel, Let the words come to me by András Süto. Each class will be given a photocopy of these literary pieces. With this program we would like to pay homage to the two writers who died recently.

Gothard Jeno Altalanos Iskola, Szombathely
Librarian: Agota, Szabone Meszaros
We plan bookmarks and exhibitions from new books and handicraft hours.
We connect to the Bolyai Altalanos Iskola’s competition: We only read.

Krudy Gyula Gimnazium, Nyiregyhaza
Librarian: Zsuzsa Kalydi
Nature, glorious nature – competition
The presentation of the most successful pieces written for the short story competition, Nature, glorious nature "I like it because, I am concerned for it because"

Balthazar Dezso Reformatus Altalanos Iskola, Hajduboszormeny
Librarian: Erzsebet Preku
We organise different programs which we can show our Library for teachers and students

Bartok Bela Muveszeti Szakkozepiskola es Alapfoku Muveszetoktatasi Intezmeny, Bekescsaba
Librarian: Borbala Petenyi
We organise activity for students

Eotvös Jozsef Szakkozepiskola, Hodmezovasarhely
Librarian: Eva Pap
We make a 5 turn competition (literature, history, music, English / German and folklore etc.) We are waiting for groups of 3.
A lesson about how to use a library in the school’s library (not only for students but for teachers and parents too)
A reading-out afternoon Bring your favourite book and offer it to everyone.

Berzsenyi Daniel Gimnazium, Budapest
Librarian: Erika Bondor
We organised a competition for students: plan the logo of our Library. We will use the best in future.

Kunszentmiklosi Reformatus Kollegium Baksay Sandor Gimnaziuma és az Eotvos Lajos Altalanos Iskolaja, Kunszentmiklos
Librarian: Kisari Ottilia
Screw Day: Handicraft activity for 1-4 classes - making bookmarks with screw motivums, finding poems from screws, making illustrations
Interviews, reports with teachers, parents and students about their experience in school libraries.

I. Istvan Altalanos Iskola, Hatvan
Librarian: Gyorgyne Mate
Planing our emblem's for the International School Library Day. We try to develop the creativity. We hope more and more student will use our library.

From Klara Zseli, Teleki Blanka Gimnazium es Altalanos Iskola, Szekesfehervar.
New legends to Library. Plan it!

  • Cultural swapping - books, journals, CD, DVD, casettes, etc.
  • A short program in the school radio about ISLD
  • Commendatory poems for students from teachers
  • Try to find the colour envelope - in the school radio you will hear the instructions. The lucky students must answer a question and they can win a book token
  • Cultural test - competition among classes
  • Calling card - different persons from Literature

From Maria Hevesi, Kalvariaparti Altalanos Iskola, Gyongyos.

  • Riddles, puzzles, and exhibition from the most popular books
  • You can choose and borrow from our newest books (because they are ....)
  • You can vote for your favourite book. Two voters will be chosen and win a giant reptile poster
  • Everybody is invited who likes books, reading, have a favourite reading, and likes asking / solving a riddle or puzzle. Bring your friend with you!
  • If you prefer drawing...Go for it. We are waiting for you, too!

From Gyongyi Fazkasne Sin, Il Rakoczi Ferenc Altalanos Iskola, Szekesfehervar.
Find the different subject in the school from Harry Potter.

  • Awake the voice of teacher and the citation of book
  • Procession of different persons from Literature
  • Competitions in Library: finding citations from poems, finding books in library, using the English language.

From Judit Melykone Tozser, Kodaly Zoltan Altalanos Iskola, Hatvan.
Reading time from 8 o'clock 24th October to 20 o'clock 25th October (It is 20 hours!). We will read the most popular Hungarian Roman from Geza Gardonyi: Egri Csillagok. We will wait for the students, teachers, parents and everybody.

From Simonits Edina, Szent Laszlo Altalanos Muvelodesi Kozpont, Shedin.
"Teamorning" for suggesting books. Spokesmen of the groups suggest their favourite books in 2-3 minutes in our special teazone. The demonstration of the library system with the help of drawings. Demonstration of the ETO system with the help of reference books. Sale of used books. In order to put your book on somebody else's bookshelf.

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India

From Madhu Bhargava, Dean of Libraries, G.D. Goenka World School, Shona, Haryana.
"Reading leads you to knowing, and knowing leads you to doing, and doing anything, which I am going to announce here, may lead you to 150 fabulous prizes!"

A motivating announcement was made in the assembly on Friday, 29th September 2006, for students to participate in Reading Knowing Doing projects to celebrate International School Library Day on 23rd October 2006.

In India 23rd October falls on a holiday when schools are closed for Diwali, a festival of lights. So our celebration for ISLD started from 29th September with a Book Mark making project wiht our IV and V graders participating with great enthusiasm. This collection of Book Marks will be sent to Charles Armstong School at California where Ms. Martha is getting the same event organized and will be sending their collection to us. I have joined hands with some schools in India where we will exchange Book Marks within India. At the moment all Book Marks are displayed in the library for everyone to see and get inspired. Students who created Book Marks differently will be given prizes. We photographed them while making Book Marks.

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Throughout this month I will be on the look out for readers to take their photographs. They will be given surprise prizes on 3rd November, when we come back after holidays. We will also announce surprise prizes for good readers that day. Our teachers will help us to do the selection.

Celebrations will continue when the school reopens on 30th October. We have organized a Book Fair with a Flair with a theme Hats off to Reading to be held on 2nd, 3rd and 4th November 2006.

From Anurudh Kumar, Senior Librarian, Sangam School of Excellence, Bhilwara (Rajasthan).
This year we delay to celebrate the international school library week due to festival of Dipawali vacation from 14th October 2006 to 25th October 2006. Due to this break of festival in India all school will be closed. Now this year we will celebrate the international school library week from 26th October to 4th November, 2006.

According to theme of international school library Reading, Knowing and Doing. We divide the prize into four section primary section, middle section, secondary section and teacher also. Those library readers are getting issue the more books from library in compare to the other students issue it. And same as in teachers also getting more books issued. Then the reader will get the first, second and third prize for the appraise to the reader to read the more books. In prizes library reader will get Webster dictionaries and educational CD but for the primary section (IInd to 5th Classes) will get toys and educational puzzle CD.

In assemble time our student put the general knowledge question about author of books and name of rewards winner of authors. According to the section we will conduct the general knowledge question paper only in about the author and book. In secondary they will write the review of book WINGS OF FIRE written by our president Hon’ble Dr. A.P.J. Kalam. Those students write the best review of it. Then students will get the review certificate and also one copy of review will be sending to our president.

I will also conduct the library workshop two days for teachers and secondary students. The theme of work is USE OF INTERNET IN LIBRARY. The main object of workshop conduct is research purpose and describes the important of Internet resources in library to readers and invite to other school also to attend the workshop in my school.

Our students will donate books to library after saving the pocket money buy the books and then donate to us. The donated books will be donated to students of primary school of village (Atun), Bhilwara.

Exhibition already held on day of PTA meeting due to on that day all parents visit to school. So due this reason every years we organize the exhibition on same day.

I Anurudh Kumar and my respected principal Miss Madhu Nagpal give very thankful of our students for donated books of cost of Rs. 40 thousand to library for the purpose of donate the books to poor students to other school.

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Israel

From Tzipi Karelitz, Supervisor of School Libraries, Ministry of Education.
This year International School Library Day will be celebrated in Israel as a national event to coincide with the launching of Israel's "Book Parade". This project, now in its twelfth year, provides an effective framework for reading promotion nationwide, and takes place in all sectors of the population.
Pupils are encouraged to read books from reading lists appropriate for different age groups, compiled by the Department for school libraries in the Ministry of Education. After months of activities and projects on the recommended books, pupils vote for their favourite book on a National Election Day which will take place this year on May 2, 2007.

The International School Library Day will be celebrated in every school as the beginning of reading and reading activities of the "Book Parade". A special ceremony will be held in a high school in Carmiel, a Northern Israeli town. The ceremony will be attended by the General Manager of the Ministry of Education. Pupils from the school will play an active part in the ceremony, highlighting the emphasis to be placed this year on reading promotion in high schools and on the role of school libraries in encouraging reading among adolescents.

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Italy

From Loredana, Rete Bibliotecaria Scuole Vicentine.
Nell ambito del progetto de promozione alla lettura e della Giornata Mondiale IASL della biblioteche scholastiche, verra organizzato, "Open Day Library" apertura anche pomeridiana della biblioteca scholastica per le presentazione della biblioteca e delle sue attivita alle famiglie e al territorio. Sara prevista inoltre una mostra itinerante di novita librarie della Rete delle Biblioteche scholastiche de Vincenza in cui ogni tappa prevedera tutte le novita adatte agli studenti e agli insegnanti della scuola maggiormente in sintonia con l'istituto che ospita l'iniziativa. A coronamento saranno previste cerimonie de apertura e chiusura dei lavori.

English translation - In the frame of the local Reading Promotion Project and for ISLD 2006, an "Open Day at the Library" will be held in the schools of Vicenza network. The library services and activities will be introduced to families and the local community. A book exhibit will be hosted by each individual school, and it will be customized with the newest books, properly addressed for the different students ages and teachers' needs of that school. Special opening and closing celebrations will also take place.

From Luisa Marquardt, Lecturer, Library Consultant.
The one-day meeting "Reading, Knowing, Doing in and through the school library" will be held at the University "Roma Tre" on October 23. The ISLD Italian meeting is also a part of the National reading promotion initiative, "October, it's raining books!" of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage.

From Carlo Carzan, Associazone Cosi Per Gioco.
Visto il nostro costante impegno nella promozione della lettura, non poteva mancare la partecipazione alla giornata mondiale delle biblioteche scolastiche da parte dell'ass. Cosě per Gioco.

Da anni siamo impegnati in percorsi di animazione alla lettura, di formazione per docenti, di laboratori con i ragazzi.

Organizziamo ogni anno in Sicilia e nel resto d'Italia, attivitŕ ed incontri con autori ed illustratori. Realizziamo il progetto A che libro Giochiamo, un campionato di lettura dedicato alle scuole siciliane, coordiniamo tra l'altro la collana Turutůn, Turutůn, Turutůn dedicata alle fiabe raccolte da Giuseppe Pitrč e di prossima pubblicazione per le edizioni Arianna.

Nasce cosě il concorso: "SEGNA IL SEGNALIBRO".

Il concorso consiste nel leggere durante la giornata del 23 alcuni brani di alcuni libri, scelti per l'occasione, e far realizzare ai ragazzi un segnalibro che sia ispirato alla storia letta.

Il miglior segnalibro sarŕ premiato con un dono di una piccola biblioteca di 20 libri alla classe di appartenenza dello studente o gruppo di studenti vincitori.

Il concorso ha avuto un grande successo, infatti piů di 90 sono state le scuole siciliane che hanno aderito al concorso e che r iceveranno un kit con i materiali per realizzare il segnalibro.

Piů di 10.000 ragazzi giorno 23 saranno coinvolti in una sorta di laboratorio allargato che metterŕ il libro al centro della loro attenzione.

Questa risposta cosě ampia alla nostra proposta č un segnale evidente della voglia di fare che ancora č presente nelle n ostre scuole e gratifica il nostro lavoro quotidiano, rivolto alla promozione della lettura ed alla scoperta della magia del libro.

English translation - The Association "Cosi per gioco" (Like this, as a game), based in Palermo, is involved and actively committed to promoting reading among children, teachers and families. For ISLD 2006 it has launched the contest "Segna il segnalibro" (Mark the bookmark). During October 23, children were invited to make a bookmark after a reading-aloud session. Twenty books will be donated to the school class whom the boy(s)/ girl(s), author(s) of the best bookmark, belongs to. More than 90 schools and 10,000 children have joined in the project, in Sicily, and got a kit to make their bookmarks; the region-wide ISLD activities have been reading and art workshops about books, and, of course, reading and knowing.

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Jordan

From Khalida Qattash, Teacher librarian
To be honest I did not know of such a day until I got the link to this website from the Online Curriculum Center of the IBO official website. Therefore, we are yet to raise attention to this occasion as soon as we can manage to fit it within our school scheduling of events.
I simply love the idea of the Bookmarks Project.

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Last Updated 2 November 2006 (KSB)