I love the idea of a monthly read. 

I’m thinking along the lines of a book tok compilation that I saw on reading 

 A book that is movie
A book That has a shiny cover, interesting artwork etc….
A book recommended by a friend
A book recommended by a teacher
Read The same book with a friend(s)
Read a joke book and tell three different friends a joke
Do a game of spin the genre wheel and read that genre
Incorporate the AASl calendar as well and pull ideas from there

You can also create a padlet and create a school wide wall that students and teachers can post  reviews and rate a book that they read. You can set the parameters so it can only work with your schools log in credentials. You can then have a month where students pick a reviewed book to read from the padlet. 

Just spitballing. 

Art Greene
Library Media Specialist
Kaynor Tech H.S.


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On Apr 19, 2026, at 9:49 AM, Cathy Andronik via CASL-L <casl-l@mylist.net> wrote:


I also used the AASL Calendar.  Great opportunities to showcase the diverse backgrounds represented by students and staff! (And formats, now:  there is an audiobook month!). Think about a year-long bingo card.

There are also lesser-known, non-ALA celebrations like Media Literacy Week--all kinds of programming ideas there!

Cathy Andronik
Retired, Brien McMahon HS, Norwalk

On Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 09:21:52 AM EDT, CASL President <president@ctcasl.org> wrote:


Hi Kim,

I haven't set up a calendar; however, I often use AASL's School Library Promotional Events webpage to help decide which activities can happen in the library throughout the year. 

I'm sure Canva, or many other platforms, have templates. Feel free to share your finished project on CASL-L! Keep us posted.

Thank you,
~Val

Valerie DiLorenzo
CASL President

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On Sun, Apr 19, 2026 at 12:34 AM Musket, Kimberly <kmusket@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

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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
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They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice by Bryan Stevenson
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