Reading campaigns
Throughout the year the library runs regular campaigns that encourage students of all ages to read.
The reading year
All year round
Book swap shelf
Books to take without signing out, restocked every week.
Every week
Reading aloud to pre-schoolers
Older students read to children from the pre-school classes.
Autumn and spring
Author visits
Twice a year we host an author of books for children and young people.
March
Reading aloud competition
The “Loud and Clear” competition for Grades 1–3.
23 April
World Book Day
For one day the library turns into a book swap point.
June
“Reading Together” project review
Classes show how they achieved their reading goal.
Book swap shelf
In the corridor by the library there is a shelf where you can take a book without signing it out and leave one of your own. A book from the shelf stays with the reader for good, with no return date.
We restock the shelf every week with donations and spare copies from the library. Over two hundred books pass through it during the year.
Reading aloud to pre-schoolers
Once a week older students read to children from the pre-school classes. Volunteers sign up through the school volunteering club.
This is the most regular of our campaigns. All it needs is a schedule, books and willing readers.
Author visits
Twice a year we invite an author of books for children and young people. The meeting takes place in the library or the gym, depending on the number of participants.
We announce the date and the guest in the news section at least two weeks in advance. Before the meeting we make the author's books available so that students can read them and come with questions.
“Loud and Clear” reading aloud competition
The competition takes place in March, for Grades 1–3. After class heats, the final is held in the library. Participants read a passage of their choice, up to two minutes long.
The jury assesses fluency, clarity, pace and understanding of the text. The competition promotes reading, not recitation, so acting is not judged.
“Reading Together” project
All classes take part in the year-long project. Each sets its own reading goal and way of recording it: a reading log, a poster or a map of books read. The review takes place in June, at the school project showcase.
World Book Day
On 23 April the library turns into a swap point. Students bring books they have read and choose others. On that day we usually swap about two hundred books.