library activity: National Book Week

I've been a professional librarian for almost 6 and a half years now. I am working with an exclusive schools for girls and one of the challenges I face is on how to promote the library collection and services of the library to our users and how to encourage them to go visit the library often. My former superior used to tell me to plan and come up with library activities so that we will be able to communicate more and personal with our girls. I planned but I must admit that none was executed because of so many factors like budget, time, and coordination with the faculty. Of course, needless to say, that made me sad for quite some time. But last year, finally, we were able to kicked off our very first library activity for our students. 

The said activity was in line with the celebration of the National Book Week. Below is the mechanic of the said activity, and our promotional poster.

National Book Week

(Essay Writing Competition)

OBJECTIVES

1. To provide ICA high school students with the opportunity to express their ideas through an essay writing contest

2. To enable ICA students to understand and appreciate the National Celebration for books

3. To inspire ICA students to participate in a good and healthy competition with their batch mates

THE PARTICIPANTS

·         Students from High I – High IV (1 representative / section)

THE BOARD OF JUDGES

The members of the Board of Judges who will convene as a group to determine the winners are professionals with good reputation and will be chosen by the High School Library.

MECHANICS

1. All essays must be done on the spot at the high school library.

2. Essays must be in English for High Iⅈ Filipino for High III&IV. The length of the composition is a minimum of 1 page (single space) and a maximum of 2 pages (single space)

3. The topic will be based on the National Book Week theme: see the introduction to criteria for the theme.

4. The competition will be on November 30, 2010; it will start at 11:10am and will end by 12:10pm. Each participant will be given 1 hour to finish the essay. The participants must be informed fifteen minutes prior to the end of the competition to wrap up their essay.

5. All entries must handwritten. Materials such as pen, pencil, eraser, papers will be provided for the participants.

6. The librarians will be in charge of proctoring the contest.

10. The winners shall be judged based on the criteria for this competition.

11. Two winners per level will be awarded based on the average scores computed by the judges. The Board of Judges’ decision is considered final and irrevocable.

PRIZES

First Prize(for each batch): P400.00 worth of Power Books Gift Certificate + Certificate of Recognition
Second Prize(for each batch):  P300.00 worth of Power Books Gift Certificate + Certificate of Recognition

The judges will be looking for quality essays that will:

·         Merit wide attention on this year’s National Book Week theme.

·         Focus on developing the students love for reading that will promote the use of the library and its collection.

National Book Week Theme:

“Pandaigdigang Pakikipag-ugnayan sa Pamamagitan ng mga Aklat at Impormasyong Teknolohiya at Komunikasyon."

“Global Communication Through Books and the Information Technology.”

CRITERIA

1. CONTENT (30 points)

2. MECHANICS (40 points)

3. ORIGINALITY and STYLE (30 points)

*Specifics of the criteria will be given during the contest.

a few of my favorite things

Many times in life, we are touched by the actions of a special person, a thoughtful gift, or a heart-warming story. And afterward, our lives are never the same. the indelible mark left by such an experience is something that we treasure and hold dear to our heart for the rest of our lives. it becomes a part of who we are-and who we always wanted to be.

Sometimes, our favorites things come in shape of something big, like a trip to meet Mickey Mouse or a new dress. other times our favorite things may be in the form of less tangible elements-a cool breeze on a warm day, the mouth-watering aroma of a home-cooked meal, or the smile of a child.

Whether our favorite things are big or small, it is important to reflect upon the experiences we so often take for granted. Most of us do not think about the everyday things that make life so special and precious....

paula van ness
president and ceo, make-a-wish foundation

So the following are a few of my favorite things:

1.       my collection of  books and sandals

2.       mash potato, fried potato, potato salad, practically any dish out of potato

3.       my skinny jeans I bought from a thrift shop for only a hundred bucks and which I can no longer wear now because I gain so much weight already

4.       watching movies or drama series till the wee hour of the morning during weekend

5.       "A Walk to Remember", both the book and the movie

6.       watching the dancing fountain at the back of the UST Main Building on a Saturday night after hearing the anticipated mass

7.       the song “Nothing But Love” by Trading Yesterday

8.       a hug from loved ones

9.       the color green

10.   adventure, extreme sports, ice cream and green mango shake


ciao!

i am a librarian because...

I am 27 and still young at that I supposed. I am currently taking my master's program from the University of Santo Tomas and writing a thesis paper is so freaking hard!


Alright so why I am a professional librarian? It's not accidental unlike some of my classmates. It's actually planned way before I knew what I wanted to take up in college.


First, when I was in 5th grade, I remember telling my classmates that I am the 'Librarian in Charge" of our school, because then we don't have a librarian. Books were housed in the principal's office and no one would dare use them, except me and some of my friends. And I really enjoyed doing it.


Second, we are a family of librarians, from my paternal grandmother down to my second degree cousins. There are 6 of us who are licensed librarians and there are 2 more who are going to take up the Licensure Examination for Librarians this coming November, one being my sister.


When I am about to graduate from elementary, my father insisted that I must take Library Science because of my grandmother is doing well being one, both professionally and "financially"? And later I would know that my father is right after all.


During high school days, when teachers asked us what we wanted to become, I am the only one in class who would dare say that I'll take up Library Science or Political Science in college. And they were like "Oh I see..." I don't know what they mean by that but I guess it's because most of my classmates are planning to take up either engineering or nursing or accounting. And also because LIS is not common yet that time. I even encountered comments like “So you need a degree to become a librarian? A 4-year course only to look after books?” Most of them don’t have an idea about it at all. Alright, but I don't mind that really.


So I ended up taking Library Science. I wanted to be a high caliber lady lawyer but I just thought that if I'll take Political Science, I can still attend law school but I can't be a librarian. While with Library Science, I can be a librarian and still have a chance to go to law school after some time. So it's like, hitting two birds with one stone.


And now I’m happy being a librarian and I am loving it! ♥