Hi Kim,

I love this idea and I could see the Demco School Library Planner coming in handy.  Each month has resources and lists all the "days" (like October is "Information Literacy Month" or October 16 is "Dictionary Day").  I'm including a photo if you haven't used it before.  To make it more streamlined, you might even put the information for each month into AI with your goals and see what it gives you.

Good luck,
Jessica

image.png

On Sun, Apr 19, 2026 at 10:31 AM Arthur Greene via CASL-L <casl-l@mylist.net> wrote:
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.


Sent from my iPhone

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

<Untitled>






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

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
_______________________________________________
CASL-L mailing list
CASL-L@mylist.net
https://mylist.net/listinfo/casl-l
_______________________________________________
CASL-L mailing list
CASL-L@mylist.net
https://mylist.net/listinfo/casl-l
<Untitled>
_______________________________________________
CASL-L mailing list
CASL-L@mylist.net
https://mylist.net/listinfo/casl-l
_______________________________________________
CASL-L mailing list
CASL-L@mylist.net
https://mylist.net/listinfo/casl-l


--
Jessica-Lynn Johnson  
she / her / hers
Library Media Specialist
Farmington High School 
Farmington, CT
FHS Library Website
📆 Teacher Booking Page
Club Advisor: Book Lovers, Social Justice, Muslim Student Union, FHS Food Pantry Club
Currently Reading
Book Cover

The documents accompanying this fax or e-mail transmission, including any attachments, are for the sole use of the intended recipients and MAY contain confidential school, health or other information that is legally privileged. The authorized recipient of this information is prohibited from disclosing this information to any other party unless required or permitted to do so by law or regulation. 

If you are NOT the intended recipient you are hereby notified that ANY disclosure, copying, or further distribution of the contents of these documents is prohibited. If you have received this information via facsimile in error, please notify the sender immediately and arrange for the return or destruction of these documents. If information is received via e-mail and you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by e-mail immediately and delete/destroy both the original and the reply e-mail message.