High Schoolers Advocating an Important Cause - Libraries!

[Katharine C. Adams]

Hi, everyone! 

High schoolers are the best student advocates for important causes.  I would like to invite everyone to involve their students in Freeze-n-Read 4 Libraries during National Library Week!  What began as a simple NLW activity for our school has grown into a library advocacy event we hope everyone who loves libraries will embrace. Libraries are so important to the welfare of society but we know they are in crisis.  We can be a voice in our communities.  Our website, www.freeze-n-read.weebly.com explains the simple process (Promote, Freeze, Get Involved) and brings together in one place links to "cool" and "chilling"  facts about libraries along with effective ways to bring about change.  We include a blog to gather information about libraries in crisis, photo gallery for "Freezers" and a poll to document participation. We also include posters and flyers you can use.  My students and I are excited about the potential this has, but we need your help.  We all know high schoolers can do some really creative things to draw attention to important causes.  Please take a look at the website and the attachment below  ~Sincerely,  Kathy Adams and The Freeze-n-Read Student Staff

[Patricia L. Arnold]

Thanks for the great idea! Just got done sending it to my high school media specialist/teacher-librarian colleagues. See what we can come up with in our August staff development discussions!