Book Week Extravaganza / Forum

• Monday 20 May 2019
• Dixson Room, State Library of NSW
• Committee: Samantha Butler (Sutherland); Jadwiga Krejza (Liverpool) Elizabeth Skorulis (Kiama); Erica Kearnes (Grenfell); Mylee Joseph (SLNSW)
• Bookings required: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/book-week-extravaganza-tickets-56306970665

• The theme: Reading is My Secret Power
• The dates: 17th August - 23rd August 2019 https://www.cbca.org.au/cbca-book-week
• Notables list https://cbca.org.au/notables-2019
• Short List https://cbca.org.au/shortlist-2019
• Book of the Year Awards Winners Announcement: Friday 16th August 2019
• Please use the hashtag #CBCA2019 when sharing your activities on social media.

• Zart publish a book of activities based on the 2019 Book Week theme ‘Reading is My Secret Power’, Early Childhood and Picture Books. Activities are designed for individual works, as well as for class, libraries and whole school displays. https://www.zartart.com.au/product/bkw002
• Ipswich District Teacher Librarians Network produces a book of ideas and activities based on the Book Week theme and Children's Book Council for Australia shortlisted titles. https://idtl.net.au/book-week.php and also has links on their website for ideas https://idtl.net.au/book-week/view-resource.php?bw_resyear=2019
• Ideas from author Tristan Bancks https://www.tristanbancks.com/2019/03/book-week-2019.html
• Ideas from the Book Chook blog by Susan Stephenson https://www.thebookchook.com/2019/05/childrens-book-week-2019-activities-and.html
• Mrs Macs Library https://www.mrsmacslibrary.com/book-week-2019.html

• Once you have decided on the books your library will be featuring for Book Week, check who published them (see spreadsheet). If you need a sample permission request letter see the template, and email a letter to them on your library’s letterhead. In the letter, list the books by that publisher that you will be using, also list the activities you will be doing as part of your Book Week promotion. Do this ASAP! Some publishers will take 6 weeks or more to respond.
• There is one exception – Book Covers! Photocopying of covers is covered by the 2016 agreement between ALIA and the Australian Publishers Association and is still place see https://www.alia.org.au/copyright-and-book-covers and the Australian Copyright Council fact sheet “Educational Institutions & Libraries: Using Book Covers’ https://www.copyright.org.au/ACC_Prod/ACC/Information_Sheets/Educational_Institutions___Libraries__Using_Book_Covers.aspx

• Older Readers 2019
• Younger Readers 2019
• Early Childhood 2019
• Picture Book of the Year 2019
• Eve Pownall Award 2019
• CBCA Award for New Illustrator 2019

• drawing / colouring competitions before Book Week > make a display to come in and see during Book Week
• book quiz
• age specific competitions eg. colouring in; poetry writing; creative writing
• Northern Beaches has a Tiny Doors youth-led art project https://www.tinydoorsnb.com.au/
• painted rocks of book covers
• treasure hunts / scavenger hunts for items in some of the books
• writing competition: "my superpower is …" K - draw yourself using your superpower; Yr 1,2 - draw a picture of yourself with a superpower and complete the sentence "My super power is…."; Yr 3-6 - draw yourself as a superhero. Write about your powers.
• name that insect competition: colouring in; K-2 drawing; 3-6 writing; special presentation event for winners
• colouring in the 3D quiver app http://www.quivervision.com/coloring-packs/
• guessing competition: "crack the secret code"
• LEGO builders competition - characters or scenes from shortlisted books
• competition idea: there are two verse novels on the shortlists … poetry competition / poetry slam / poetry open mic session
• oral book review competition - use ChatterPix or similar app http://www.duckduckmoose.com/educational-iphone-itouch-apps-for-kids/chatterpix/

• NB: "secret power" vs "super power" - there are lots of secret power possibilities eg. spy, community hero, environment / animals that can camouflage, talents like contortionist, magician, musician
• "Reading is my secret power because …." as an interactive display; different responses at different branch library locations in the same theme
• a phoenix has a secret power - make a giant display phoenix (cellophane is great for flames) and surround it with the shortlisted book covers
• make a "Stink Bug" themed photo cut out board
• put the shortlisted book covers on digital displays
• make badges for each of the short listed books (a wearable display)
• photo booth for superpower photos with fun props
• craft activity: paddle pop stick super heroes (children can make one and take it back to school or donate it to the display on the library wall) https://www.gluedtomycraftsblog.com/2015/06/popsicle-stick-superheroes-kid-craft.html
• a 'tree' display featuring all the books about birds
• pictures of superheroes reading with a speech bubble 'reading is my secret power' https://litreactor.com/columns/what-do-superheroes-read
• experiment with night vision glasses / goggles to give you a secret power at night to find hidden night creatures
• cloud bubble 'dreaming of being a superhero'
• feature JNF in the displays
• large telephone booth (made from cardboard boxes) with capes, masks and costumes inside
• cardboard phone box "walk through" prop or gateway into the children's library
• garden displays (eg terrarium)
• a large drawing of a child wearing a cape, lying on the floor reading

A wonderful viking ship from Liverpool Library

• invite local AUSLAN groups | https://deafsociety.org.au/community_programs/community_directory/category/auslan_practice_groups to be part of Book Week events, perhaps helping with a signed story session
• library "open day" to promote Book Week events and activities
• make memory games using the book covers
• give kids who visit the library during Book Week a superhero mask to colour http://clipart-library.com/mask-templates.html
• make a photobooth for Book Week themed photos (costumes, feather boas, masks, etc.) perhaps with chalkboard speech bubbles so people can nominate their secret power? https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/187321665730352491/
• create before and after makeovers / photos of children showing their secret powers (or superhero outfits)

• make a cardboard or Corflute photo frame for Instagram photos
• Book Week #bookface
• share photos of library staff wearing costumes / feather boas and masks decorated in style of books or superheroes
• photograph a group of items that are hints to what one of the books is about
• Memes (popular with YA) - have a mememaking competition, caption this, inspiration from the Game of Thrones 4 pictures without spoilers memes
• share book trailers with short book reviews
• use social media as a campaign leading up to Book Week (feature the shortlist to build awareness / excitement about the winners announcement OR hold a community elimination competition of shortlisted titles)
• tag the library on Insta
• daily Facebook posts featuring Book Week events in the library and storytime activities
• library enewsletters - share the shortlists and embed book trailers
• staff profile pics and state what their super power would be
• engage YA via social media with reviews of the YA shortlisted books > ask interactive questions
• hashtags #reading #secretpower
• share photos collected via the mobile library seeking "superpowers" at the different locations visited
• quirky, different, "sneak peek"
• share short book reviews

• One library asked their local children's authors (via a local CBCA branch) why they think reading is a superpower
• 10 Tips For Amazing Author Visits https://thebookingbiz.com/2017/01/10-tips-for-amazing-author-visits/
• Creative Ways to Make Your Author Visit a Success https://www.maryamato.com/workshops/creative-ways-to-make-your-author-visit-a-success/

• sessions leading up to Book Week to make your own Book Week costume
• quite a few of the books this year feature birds … you could 3D print some feathers as well as look at real ones https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-models/feather
• LEGO / robotics / animate a scene from one of the shortlisted books
• film with a green screen to create "secret power" scenarios in unusual backdrops (look for a green screen app for your phone / tablet)

• take home packs for visiting groups to help with short turnaround of visits
• a secret bag : inside are small objects related to the books - a child chooses one and then matches it to the book
• make a spy box … paint the inside of a box black, make an opening to peep through, what do you spy inside?
• play heads and tails before reading the book https://youtu.be/O5rOYrt0Lc4?t=11
• treasure hunt for characters from the books around the library
• secret story: using pictures of the characters from the books, give each group of 6 children one picture and the first child in the group begins the story relating to the picture, the next child continues, etc.
• wrap shortlisted books in brown paper, write a few clues on the wrapping and see if the group can guess which book it is before reading it

• YA book talk podcast
• ecomics / digital content
• lock-in pizza nights
• focus on illustrations

• alert everyone to the Book Week dates
• use badge maker to make a Book Week themed badge for team members to wear or buy them from CBCA https://store.cbca.org.au/badges
• have a tipping competition … which shortlisted books will be this year's winners?
• staff book reviews
• staff profile pics and state what their super power would be (display in the library or share via social media)
• dress up as book characters (or super heroes) for photos … perhaps a competition
• share ideas from the Book Week Extravaganza and the wiki for links
• hold a team meeting to discuss Book Week
• Play Book Week Bingo … read any 5 of the shortlisted titles

• environmental groups (lots of books with themes of conservation and endangered animals)
• distributing trees for planting (perhaps to school groups)
• ask other council departments to come in and talk about sustainability / insect habitats
• insect hotels / bird houses for people to put in their gardens
• story walks > insect walk and collect leaves, sticks along the way to create a habitat

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