Organizing a Nationwide International School Reading Festival
Singing, collaboration and the thrill of competition is a winning combination for our international readers. Seeing students smile with pride at their accomplishments plus working with students from other schools makes all the effort of planning worthwhile. The power of the International School Librarian Network of Singapore (ISLN) made it all possible. Katie Day and Barb Reid hosted a session on the power of a good librarian network and an event such as the Readers Cup really highlights the level of collaboration and interaction. This year's Readers Cup Festival had a number of components: book trivia quizzes, book cover competition, viewing book trailers and, what I feel was the most enlivening component, students from different schools mixing together to work together on book-related activities. Our books are based on our ' Red Dot Books ' which are selected by teacher librarians in the ISLN and are a diverse set of books from authors from various countries as well...