1. Riverside Library Read-a-thon

2. Why do we have a fund-raiser
for the library?
 Raise
money for:
buying new library books (students are
surveyed for specific titles they want.)
buying prizes for the Book Bug Program

3. “Read-a-thon”
 Raise
money by reading books!

4. How does this work?
 1)
Get money pledges from family, friends
of the family, people that you know.
 2) Read for 2 weeks and record the number
of books read.
 3) After the 2 weeks are up, collect money
from pledges and return it to the library.

5. When are we doing this?
 Starts
the beginning of February
 Collect
pledge money by the third week of
February

6. Reading Packets…
Packets have an envelope to collect pledge
money, a pledge sheet, a reading tally sheet
to keep track of books and a letter to parents
explaining the Read-a-thon.

7. PRIZES
 Those
who read without fundraising will
receive a candy bar.
 4th place winners – Those who READ AT
LEAST 10 books AND COLLECT AT
LEAST $15 – receive a bookmark and
candy bar.

8. PRIZES
 3rd
place winners – Those who READ AT
LEAST 15 books AND COLLECT AT
LEAST $25 – receive an engraved bronze
medal, a $5.00 Barnes and Noble Bookstore
gift certificate and a candy bar.

9. PRIZES
 2nd
place winners – Those who READ AT
LEAST 20 books AND COLLECT AT
LEAST $35– receive an engraved silver
medal, a $8.00 Barnes and Noble Bookstore
gift certificate and a candy bar.

10. PRIZES
 1st
place winners – Those who READ AT
LEAST 25 books AND COLLECT AT
LEAST $50 – receive an engraved gold
medal, a $10.00 Barnes and Noble
Bookstore gift certificate and a candy bar.

11. GRAND PRIZE
The student who has raised the largest amount
of money will receive a $25 gift certificate
to Barnes and Noble and a trophy.

12.  Examples
of library books that were
purchased from student suggestions…

14. Animal Ark Pets

18. Any Questions???
 Let’s
find out who can check out books.

19. LET’S GET READING!!