Friday, December 8, 2017

Community Movie Night and Book Drive

A few months ago, I was contacted by SSG Cepeda, a member of the Johnston County Leadership Team, in conjunction with The Partnership for Children of Johnston County, about the 1-2-3-4-5 Book Drive. This book drive is collecting new and gently read books for Johnston County schoolchildren in elementary schools. The goal is to gather 5 books per student, a very lofty and worthwhile goal!

With the permission of my principal, I began planning a Community Movie Night and Book Drive to help gather some books. It took a little while to get a date in place that didn't clash with athletic events, drama/band/chorus, or any of the events at our elementary and middle feeder schools. Finally we had a date...which happened to be my husband's birthday, but he was okay with this event taking place on that night.

So...flyers in the shape of bookmarks were made and distributed to the elementary schools. (Thanks to some great library assistants who cut them apart and bundled them for shipping in the courier service!) My tech facilitator created a digital flyer for the websites at the schools. I picked up the video, learned the system in the auditorium, had a club (The Technology Student Association...which does need donations for their robotics competition by the way) ready to sell concessions as their fundraiser, and the National Honor Society collecting books and ready for cleanup and then....

You know the saying about best-laid plans?

Then the basketball games against a big rival had to be moved up one night due to a possibility of inclement weather. While this might not have affected our attendance, I have a feeling it did have an impact of a slight bit at least.

Anyway, for those who came to the auditorium side of the school last night, we had a great time. The movie, Arthur Christmas, was funny and enjoyed by all. The TSA raised some money towards their robotics (although they are accepting donations of any amount if you are willing to help!), and we have a box of books for SSG Cepeda to collect on Monday. (We are still collecting books through April. Just bring them by the library!)

I learned a lot about hosting Community Movie Nights through this one, and I look forward to having another one, hopefully in the spring. Hope to see you there!

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