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1000 books per church
Book donation based on apportionment percentage
Contribute fundsAny amountBased on
apportionment percentage
EQUITY IN COLLECTING BOOKS
Shelving Average bookshelf
– 3’ in length ~ 8-10 books per
shelf 168 books per 7’
bookshelf Would need ~506
7’ bookshelves
Boxes ~8-10 books
per box Would need
10625 boxes
STORAGE ISSUES
BISHOP’S CRITERIA
Must be NEWTarget Audience (PK-3 through 3rd
grade)Age appropriateReading levelsMartha’s suggestions
MARTHA’S SUGGESTIONSUse library selection criteria
Age and developmentally appropriate (reading levels and content)
Aligned with school curriculum (K-3)Based on interests of childrenMulticultural (content and language)
Selected from reliable sources (award winners, reviews suggested reading lists)
Up-to-date (non-fiction: no more than 3 years old)
MARTHA’S SUGGESTIONS
Create district book listDivided by age rangeMultiple copies of same titlesEmploy LMSs and teachersPublish district list
HOW TO FIND BOOKS Suggested Reading Lists
SCASL Book Awards (www.scasl.net/book-awards) Pinterest (
http://www.pinterest.com/malewine/reading/) District web page (
www.umcsc.net/greenwood/home) Public library School library Book Stores Teachers/librarians
(public and school)
LOGISTICS – COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Individual churches CollectTransport to Annual ConferenceDeliver to District for transportation
District Have one collection site Establish collection points Transport to AC
LOGISTICS – COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION
District – Vendor Collaboration Easy to create district reading list Individualized/on-site assistance Guaranteed availability Free processing (bookplates) Nominal fee for library processing Free shipping Order tracking Pricing incentives
LOGISTICS – COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION
District – Vendor Collaboration Churches use district reading list Churches collect money Churches send money to District Office District Office generates book order Vendor fills order Vendor processes books (FREE) Vendor delivers books to distribution sites (FREE) Vendor sends invoice
Can be completed in time for AC!
QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
Who will decide what books to purchase?
How will books be purchased?How will you collect the books?Where and how will you store the
books?Where will the distribution sites be?How will the books be delivered to the
distribution sites?
How will you keep track of books that are awaiting distribution? Will you even need to do that?
How will you track who (adult mentors) gets books and where the books are donated?
Who will be in charge of publicity (i.e., articles, pictures, interviews with recipients, parents, mentors)?
Will you collect data? If so, when? (weekly, monthly, quarterly?)
Will you consider continuing this literacy initiative for the next year (even if Annual
Conference moves on to another project) ?
SUGGESTIONS FOR COLLECTING FUNDS OR BOOKS
“Noisy Offering”: pass metal containers during worship service offering time. Ask congregation to contribute their change.
Wall of Remembrance: Ask congregation to contribute $10 in memory or in honor of a loved one, special person, group (i.e., choir, pastors, circle), or for birthdays. All honored and donors listed in bulletin or newsletter or on a bulletin board.
Celebrate a “Book Sunday”: Ask students to stand at doors of church with book bags. As congregation leaves, they contribute to buy books. Goal could be $1 for each church member (similar to Souper Bowl Sunday collection).
Establish a Literacy Foundation: Ask congregation to contribute as they are able. This would create an on-going literacy initiative in the local congregation.
Adopt this initiative as a mission project
Establish partnerships with local businesses, agencies, and other churches
Create a literacy closet at the local church: Any books (purchased with donated funds or contributed by individuals based on suggested reading list) stored here until distributed. Make monthly update reports to congregation to keep interest high.
IDEAS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS
Keep books at each church; distribute in local community
Place a book in each book bag for churches participating in the backpack ministry of providing food to students for the weekend.
Use the money from the Literacy Foundation for (a) providing grants to schools and community groups to purchase books for students; (b) providing funds to allow indigent students to purchase books from school book fairs; (c) help fund visits from authors and provide a book for each child.
Establish partnership with local schools to provide books to students in after-school childcare programs
Provide books through the Good News Clubs
Work with Teacher Cadet programs in local high schools to provide books to students
IDEAS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS Establish partnership with college/university teacher education programs to provide
books through the student teachers
Establish partnership with local after-school programs beyond the public school to provide books to participants
Establish reading groups in the local church; read and then give a book to each child present
Work with public library to provide books to children who participate in the story time sessions
Make family literacy a part of special church events; have an activity based on a book; give a copy of the book to each family that participates
Work with schools to volunteer mentors to read with and to struggling students. Give each child a copy of one of the books read.
Host district literacy events, such as a Read-In. Invite families to participate. Provide books for reading at the event. Give books to children who participate.