September
1, 2016
Every Thursday, you’ll get this short, fun, relevant newsletter. It will contain a quote or smile about the library and those who love it, an idea you can use to promote your media center or reading in general, and an occasional shameless plug for the programs I offer. Enjoy!
If you are new to us or have missed any previous issues, you can read them all at www.smartlibrarians.com. And please tell your friends about it!
In this issue:
Meet Hilda
Quotable
Every Thursday, you’ll get this short, fun, relevant newsletter. It will contain a quote or smile about the library and those who love it, an idea you can use to promote your media center or reading in general, and an occasional shameless plug for the programs I offer. Enjoy!
If you are new to us or have missed any previous issues, you can read them all at www.smartlibrarians.com. And please tell your friends about it!
In this issue:
Meet Hilda
Quotable
Brag
About It!
Alabama Library Expo!
Meet Hilda!
Alabama Library Expo!
Meet Hilda!
Hilda
is 88 years young and we have been friends for about 20 years. She and her late
husband Bob sort of adopted our family and we just love her to pieces. Here’s
why YOU should know her!
She is
an avid reader and her love of reading is the main reason she decided to get cataract
surgery earlier this year. “There just aren’t enough Big Print books available
in the mystery section! Besides – those books are for old people!”
Her
love of reading started when she was about 9 years old and a librarian in
Girardville, Pennsylvania suggested she read “Little Women.” She was hooked!
And almost 80 years later, she still talks about that library lady.
In 80
years, somebody’s going to be talking about you too! Because you’re AWESOME!
Quotable!
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”
-George RR Martin
Encouraging reading – from 45 Ideas in 45 Minutes – Promote Reading
#1 - Post your circulation statistics and update them every week or so. Just outside the media center door, place a sign that says,
DID YOU
KNOW?
So far
this year, your media center has checked out
1,428 items to staff
6, 201 items to students
7,629 total items
That’s
a 12.7% increase over last year!
Way to
go, Bobcats!
You can run a report every week and update your school’s progress and brag about what the teacher librarian is doing to help!
I’m Speaking at the Alabama Library Expo!
I will
be presenting “45 Ideas in 45 Minutes” to the attendees of the Library Expo, a four
day four city rolling conference. If you are in Alabama I hope to see you
there!
Go to http://alabamalibraryexpo.com/ to
find out more!
Let me
know how I can help! See you next week!
Encouraging kids to read, I am
Tommy Johns
Educational Entertainment Specialist
PS – Don’t forget to share this newsletter and blog with your colleagues!
www.TommyJohnsPresents.com
tommy@tommyjohnspresents.com
Call 770-315-3339 or Toll Free at (866) 490-READ
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Your peers appreciate your advice about quality programs. Please tell them about your experience working with us. Our best sales people are our many loyal clients.
Encouraging kids to read, I am
Tommy Johns
Educational Entertainment Specialist
PS – Don’t forget to share this newsletter and blog with your colleagues!
www.TommyJohnsPresents.com
tommy@tommyjohnspresents.com
Call 770-315-3339 or Toll Free at (866) 490-READ
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Your peers appreciate your advice about quality programs. Please tell them about your experience working with us. Our best sales people are our many loyal clients.
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