[CASL-L] reading culture monthly suggestions

[Jenny Lussier]

Hi all - here is a Wakelet <https://wakelet.com/wake/M_SvHVWNbccWwfm_o0EYh>
that was shared with me at a PD by Deborah Zman (@Z_librarian).

I think it is a neat way of organizing things. I made my own copy to add
things to. If you move to the right, it has each month.

: ) Jenny

On Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 8:32 AM Melissa Thom via CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
wrote:

> Good Morning,
>
> If you don't already have it on a calendar, the first week of May is
> Children's Book Week! I haven't done much with that in the past, but am
> going to try to plan a few things this year. And there is another week in
> November.
>
> Grace Lin created the poster for it this year, so she and I interviewed
> the women in charge of it for our podcast. Check out the episode here
> <https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bookish-state-s1-ep17-melissa-thom-and-grace/id1828955907?i=1000761839849>to
> listen and here <https://youtu.be/8hIqJZBBLVM?si=m7CBZs7y2177vRRo>to
> watch the YouTube Video!
>
> And make sure to visit the Children's Book Week website
> <https://everychildareader.net/cbw/>for more information and some cool
> printables. :)
>
> Melissa
>
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> audiobooks each month! Use my referral code: **lfm82519*
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>
> *Currently Reading:  *
> *Elena Vanishing *by Elena and Clare Dunkle
> *Girl on Fire* by Alicia Keys and Andrew Weiner
> *Whale Eyes: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen* by James Robinson
> *At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerreo Spied, Survived, and Fought for
> Freedom* by Erin Entrada Kelly
> *Currently Listening:*
> *James *by Percival Everett
> *Mona's Eyes* by Thomas Schlesser
> *Recently Finished:      *
> *Puzzled: A Memoir about Growing Up with OCD *by Pan Cooke
> *Zed Moonstein Makes a Friend* by Lance Rubin
> *The Media and Me: A Guide to Critical Media Literacy for Young People *by
> Ben Boyington
> *My Friends *by Fredrik Backman
> *Vanya and the Wild Hunt* by Sangu Mandanna
> *The Story of My Anger* by Jasmine Mendez
> *🔥The Well-Lived Life: A 103-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Heath and
> Happiness at Every Age *by Gladys McGarey, MD (HIGHLY recommended!)🔥
> *SOOOO Many More....*
>
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> * *The Bookish State: Tips and Tricks for Teachers and Librarians
> <https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bookish-state/id1828955907> *
> Podcast
>
> Book Blog (now retired)
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>
>
> On Sun, Apr 19, 2026 at 12:33 AM Musket, Kimberly <
> kmusket at wallingfordschools.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to set up monthly reading activities/challenges for next
>> year. I'd like to focus on one thing per month. It can follow a theme for
>> the month or not.
>>
>> For example, September is library card sign up month. Our public library
>> has a bingo sheet with reading and library card activities. We would
>> encourage all students and staff members to take part in this.
>>
>> I guess I'm kind of picturing being able to give out a one page calendar
>> that shows what is coming up for each month.
>>
>> Does anyone set up a 10 month plan of reading activities and/or
>> challenges? If so, I'd love to hear how it works and what you think about
>> it. How well is it received by students and staff?
>>
>> If anyone does something like this, would you be willing to meet with me
>> virtually to talk about it?
>>
>> Thank you
>> Kim
>>
>> Kim Musket
>> School Librarian
>> James H. Moran, Sr. Middle School
>>
>> Currently Reading:
>> *The Wedding People *by Alison Espach (One Book, One Wallingford)
>>
>> Listening to:
>> *Medusa *by Katherine Marsh
>> Recently finished:
>> *The Sun Does Shine: An Innocent Man, A Wrongful Conviction, and the Long
>> Path to Justice *by Anthony Ray Hinton, Lara Love Hardin, Olugbemisola
>> Rhuday-Perkovich
>> *Parachute Kids *by Betty C. Tang
>> *They Called Us Enemy *by George Takei
>> *Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice* by Bryan Stevenson
>> *When I Was the Greatest *by Jason Reynolds
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