Events
If you have any unwanted or unused books, please consider participating in our annual book drive from Monday, December 9th (tomorrow) until Friday, December 13th! Below are the details: - Please drop off books in good condition (new/gently used) into the boxes placed next to the library doors. The box has a "Turning Pages" label in front and should be easy to find. - We've attached types of high-demand books below, but practically any book you have will fall under that list. Every book counts! - When dropping off books, please attach a paper/sticky note with your name, grade, and date donated to the cover. If you choose to drop off individual books at separate times, each book needs to have a Post-it note attached. If you drop off multiple books at a time, please place them in a bag so we may attribute them all to you.
Turning Pages will have its first meeting of the school year this Friday, 10/25 during lunch in Room 128! We will be serving pizza, introducing our club, and playing a fun activity with prizes--so make sure to come and bring as many people with you as possible.
Oliver James is a 35-year-old motivational speaker who has shared his literacy journey--from being an ex-convict to creating his own book club--with over 100k followers on Instagram and 300k followers on TikTok. We will have a general Q&A session after the interview for about 10 minutes, so come prepared with 1-2 questions that you might want to ask the speaker! Please also attend if you're interested in hearing about board applications for next year and our planned summer projects.
We will be discussing access to literature and the importance of education behind bars, recapping our first semester events, and introducing our second semester plans. Cookies will be served.
Our annual Books Behind Bars drive will commence this Monday, 12/11! Anybody is welcome to donate new or used books to the boxes located by the library entrance all throughout this week. Please read through this slideshow for more information, and join our mailing list at bit.ly/tpsignup2023 to receive an email with more detailed information! Those who donate will be celebrated at our next club meeting. We hope you are all able to participate and spread the joy of literature to the incarcerated.
Join us tomorrow in Mr. Richards’ room (128) during lunch to write anonymous letters and spread holiday spirit to the incarcerated. There will be apple pie!
Our first meeting will be this Friday, 10/27 during lunch in Mr. Richard's classroom (Room 128). Stop by for free donuts and feel free to bring your friends!
In this event, we will be writing letters to incarcerated youth in collaboration with the Prison Smile Project! Food, drinks, music, and cute stationary material will be provided. Additionally, one volunteer hour will be awarded for participation. Join to have a great time while helping your community! Donators to the first-semester Turning Pages Book Drive will be celebrated at this meeting with goodies as well!
Our first informational meeting will briefly go over our purpose as a club, and encourage the importance of local activism and what we do. We will also be introducing our first fundraiser - a book drive, so come to see how your donations can be translated to volunteer hours!
