Today's Classroom Activities :

February is Library Lover’s Month

Library Lovers Unite
Research What is it that people like most about their libraries? When and why do they go there? Use this as a opportunity for your students to plan and carry out a research study. Write questionnaires to hand out to public library patrons during this month. Tally the responses. What was learned? What kinds of services do libraries in your area offer? Which services are used the most? Have students compile results into a written report.

America's Library
Social Studies During your celebration of Library Lover's Month, introduce your students to the Library of Congress. Check out their website at www.americaslibrary.gov.

Save the Library!
In this lesson, students decide which library resources are most helpful in the assignment scenarios the teacher describes. In addition, students write essays to make a case for saving a library from budget cuts or possible closure.

Shopping with the Dewey Decimal System
This lesson is an introduction to the ten main categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification System. The Dewey Decimal Classification System will be compared with the familiar layout of a grocery store. Students will organize grocery store items into related groups. This process will then be compared to the organization of books using the Dewey Decimal System.

Have I Got a Book for You!
On your trips to the library, are you tired of hearing the question, "What's this book about?" If so, here is an activity to help students discover what books the library has to offer.