3. What is the Birthday Book Club?
The Birthday Book Club offers a special way to recognize a child's birthday and at the same time help
acquire additional books for the school library.
4. What are the benefits of membership?
• Your child will be invited to a Birthday Book Club party during their
birthday month. (Members with June and July birthdays celebrate
their half birthdays in December and January.)
• Your child will select a library edition hardback book of their choice
from a variety of new books held on reserve for this purpose. (A
special birthday bookplate displaying your child's name is placed in
the book.)
5. What are the benefits of membership?
• Your child will be the first student to check out their birthday book.
• Your child’s photograph will be displayed in the library during their
birthday/half-birthday month.
• South Smiths Station Elementary students will enjoy your child’s
birthday book for years to come!
6. How do I join?
To become a member of the club,
• Click on Birthday Book Club on the SSSES Library webpage.
• Print the form and fill in section at the bottom. (Note: Forms are sent
home with every student at the beginning of the school year.)
• Donate $15.00 to help cover the cost of a new library book. Cash or checks
are accepted. (Checks should be made payable to South Smiths Station
Elementary School. Please include a phone number and specify "Birthday
Book Club" and your child’s name on the bottom of the check.)
• Return your payment and the completed form in an envelope labeled
Birthday Book Club to your child’s homeroom teacher or Mrs. Norton,
SSSES Librarian.
7. Who do I talk to if I have questions?
Susan Norton, SSSES Librarian
#(334)664-4505 or norton.susan@lee.k12.al.us
9. Be a South Smiths Station
Friend of the Library!
10. What is Friends of the Library?
Friends of the Library is a group of library volunteers who support the
library program by helping with daily library tasks (i.e., processing
library materials, shelving books, straightening/dusting shelves,
assisting with check in/out procedures) and/or special library events
(i.e., Birthday Book Club parties, Book Fairs).
11. How do I become a Friend of the Library?
• Click on Friends of the Library on the SSSES Library webpage.
• Print the Friends of the Library form and fill it in. (Note: Forms are
sent home with every student at the beginning of the school year.)
• Return the completed form in an envelope labeled “Friends of the
Library” to your child’s teacher or to Mrs. Norton, the Librarian.
12. Who do I talk to if I have questions?
Susan Norton, South SSSES Librarian
#(334) 664-4505 or norton.susan@lee.k12.al.us
13. Be a South SSES Library Aide!
Library aides must be…
• 5th or 6th graders
• Beta Club members
• Well-behaved (No discipline referrals from school or bus)
• Available one day a week for 30-45 minutes
How to apply:
• Turn in a library aide application form.
• Turn in a teacher recommendation form.
15. Participate in the Book Swap Shop!
Trade gently-used books from home with other South SSES students
at the library’s Book Swap Shop.
16. The Book Challenge!
• Read a book.
• Take an AR quiz.
• If you score 85% or higher, mark a square on your BINGO card.
• When you BINGO, show your teacher to receive in-class
recognition/reward.
• When you “Blackout BINGO,” your teacher will turn your card into the
library where you will be entered into a raffle for a free $10.00 book!
• Start over.
