[CASL-L] reading culture monthly suggestions

[Shannon McNeice]

CASL hosted Courtney Penland for an awesome PD. Here's the link to the
slideshow!

Thank you for registering for Courtney Pentland's Let's Library session
"Engaging and Amplifying Student Voice and Choice in the School Library."
CASL thanks Courtney for sharing her time, expertise, and inspiring
resources with us. Access links to this CASL Let's Library recording and
slides below:

Recording: LINK
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Slides: LINK
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Also, Melissa Thom has done lots of PD around building a culture of
reading...
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/190kUeTbr2_c2GZaK39h-8fla3jA8u9H_1Zd2oYdFL9g/edit?usp=sharing>







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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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