Celebrate Libraries in October
October is a big month for libraries.
October is International School Library Month.
October is Canadian Library Month.
October 15 is Canadian Library Workers’ Day
October 22 is the BCTLA Conference
October 25 is BC School Library Day and Canada School Library Day
October 25 is Drop Everything and Read
Check back here for more info, and visit us in person, as we party all month in the School Library.
Today is BC School Library Day. Help celebrate the day, and more importantly the power and joy of reading, by rising up to the “Drop Everything and Read” Challenge.
Students, teachers and all staff at Lord Tweedsmuir are challenged to take at least 20 minutes during Block A this morning for recreational reading. That means put away the textbooks, take a break from the lessons, set aside the homework, end the conversations, put your phone in your backpack, and sit back for some silent, uninterrupted reading.
Read for fun, read to escape, read to be scared, or to laugh, or to learn something you want to learn about. Read something you choose because you will enjoy it. Read for reading’s sake.
If parents or somebody asks you why you were reading for fun instead of doing school work, you can tell them, you were doing both. Students who read more for fun do better in school.
October is Canadian Library Month and International School Library Month. Check out our collection of fiction with a library and librarian connection.
October is International School Library Month. Come down to your School Library to browse through our collection of books related to libraries, librarians, librarianship and library books.
Here are some non-fiction library books about libraries:
October is International School Library Month. Join with schools in Canada and around the world as we take this month to learn about, and celebrate, the vital role that libraries play in education around the globe.
The theme of ISLM in 2020 is “Finding our Way to Good Health and Well Being.”
Find out more about ISLM from the International Association of School Librarianship.
October is a big month for School Libraries. October is International School Library Month. Not only that, October is also Canadian Library Month. More still: October 16 is Canadian Library Workers Day. As if all that wasn’t enough, October 26 is BC School Library Day, with the annual Drop Everything and Read Challenge.
Look for more information about all these observances and events throughout the month of October, as we celebrate the essential role of Libraries, especially School Libraries, in our society.
As October draws to a close, so does International School Library Month and Canadian Library Month. We hope you learned something about the vital role that libraries play in our country, and that school libraries play in education around the globe. Most importantly, we hope you were able to celebrate the wonderful gift of libraries by visiting some, including your local public library, and especially, your school library.
Come down to see us in person, or visit online– even though October is ending, you can make use of your school library all year long.
Today you have been challenged by the BCTF and BCTLA to Drop Everything and Read! The DEAR Challenge is issued every year for BC School Library Day, in conjunction with Canadian Library Month and International School Library Month.
Every person in British Columbia, including every student and every teacher, is challenged to drop everything else and read a book. Read for pleasure. Read for entertainment. Read for knowledge. Read for escape. Read for experiencing other places, other times, other lives. Read for the joy of it.
There are so many reasons to read.
Drop Everything and Read! 
In keeping with the continuing celebration of all things library during International School Library Month and Canadian Library Month, here are some links to some interesting library themed content. Enjoy!
October is International School Library Month
and Canadian Library Month.
Why read for pleasure?
Reason #1: Pleasure
There are countless reasons why people read. And there are countless ways that reading for pleasure can bring you pleasure.
People read to be entertained.
People read to escape.
People read to be pulled into a story.
People read to laugh.
People read to cry.
People read to be scared.
People read to be amazed.
People read to experience other times.
People read to experience other places.
People read to share in the experiences of other people.
People read to learn something.
People read to relax.
People read to get motivated.
People read to be inspired.
People read to be thrilled.
People read to understand.
People read to be challenged.
People read to be reassured.
People read to see something new.
People read to see something familiar.
People read for so many reasons.
People read and they don’t know why, they just like it.
Visit your school library to find a book to read for pleasure– that is the #1 reason we are here!
October is International School Library Month
and Canadian Library Month.
Canadians go to the polls today to to elect our federal government. Voting is just one aspect of the democratic system, but it is a vital one. Canadians must cherish the right to vote, and must accept the serious responsibility to vote. It is the responsibility of each citizen in a democracy to get informed, think critically, and exercise the right to vote.
Our students are too young to vote now, but they will be eligible for the elections of the near future. And yet even without voting, our students are participants in the democratic system. High school is important for many different reasons. None is more important that preparing our kids to take on the responsibilities of democratic citizenship. We want our kids to be Canadians that exercise, celebrate, and protect their rights as citizens in a democracy.
Libraries, including Public Libraries and School Libraries, can play a vital part in the equipping of our students for democratic citizenship. Canadians must have access to reliable sources of information. Just as importantly, Canadians must be information literate. They must have the tools to be able to recognize unreliable sources, including disinformation, fake news, propaganda, etc. They must be able to have confidence in recognizing and using reliable information to think critically and to make educated decisions about the issues facing our country, our cities, our neighbourhoods, and our world.
October is International School Library Month
and Canadian Library Month.
October is International School Library Month
and Canadian Library Month.
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