First, the concurrent events were phenomenal! Such a great turn out of parents and students! I think everyone had a great time.
Now it is November, and things are changing like the leaves of trees in colder climates. (Not so much leaf change here in Thailand!)
1: We are starting a Student Library Advisory Council. This will allow students in Years 3-9 to participate in the planning of library activities and contests, including Fully Booked Week! We are excited that students will have more of a voice in ways to encourage reading.
2: We have a new member of our team who is being "baptized by fire" or, rather, by costumes. His first day was a school wide celebration with everyone in costume, and we had his Super Librarian shirt and cape ready when he arrived! Today is the celebration of Loy Kratong so we are all in traditional Thai clothing. Friday will be our school's celebration of Diwali, and next week is Loud Socks and Ties Day to celebrate International Diversity Day!
3: After a half-term to get used to the wonderful new PrePrep library space, we have changed our way of working with our 11 classes of "littlest ones." This change should allow for more continuity of service in that library and keep the two main libraries running smoothly.
4. Although it is not a "change" per se, we are about to host a much-awaited meeting at our school. WAAAAYYY back in 2019, our library was renovated. In order to "show off" this fabulous new space, we were supposed to host a BLISS (Bangkok Librarians in International SchoolS) meeting in May of 2020. Well, it's very difficult to host a meeting among librarians during a pandemic lockdown. Our long awaited, and often rescheduled, meeting will now occur this month. The only thing left to do is order the food...
5. And our school will be hosting a really fun event in December! We are excited to work with our houses on charity fundraising, building community spirit, and having a story time booth with stories in many languages throughout the afternoon and evening!
Of course, many other things are happening as we are introducing research skills, working on the Siam Book Awards, writing book reviews, and more during library lessons.
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