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One Book. One Month. One Goal.
ONEBOOKAZ celebrates reading in Arizona by encouraging
communities across the state to read the same book and participate in discussion
and programs centered on that book during the month of April.
ONEBOOKAZ through various events, aims to nurture partnerships
between libraries, schools, museums, other allied institutions, the media,
commercial vendors, the authors and the public.
ONEBOOKAZ brings people together through book discussions,
author reading and signing events, panel discussions, traveling presentations,
and special events in conjunction with archives, museums, and libraries to
further explore the facts and themes of these books.
ONEBOOKAZ fosters a sense of community
through the shared experience of reading the same book, discussing themes
and involving participants in the various events connected with the books.
One Book. One Month. One Goal.
ONEBOOKAZ for Kids is an exciting program hosted by libraries
and other partners across the state. It encourages children across the State
of Arizona to read the same book and participate in discussions and programs
centered on that book during the month of April. The goals of the project
are:
- To encourage reading and enhance the joy of reading or being read to;
- To raise awareness about issues and themes in the book through discussions;
and
- To raise awareness about libraries and nurture partnerships between
libraries and schools and other institutions.
Letters About Literature
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in cooperation with the Arizona Center for the Book and in partnership with Target Stores, invites readers in grades 4 through 12 to enter Letters About Literature (LAL), a national reading-writing contest. To enter, readers write a personal letter to an author, living or dead, from any genre - fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, contemporary or classic - explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or themselves.
There are three competition levels:
- Level I for students in grades 4 through 6;
- Level II for grades 7 and 8,
- Level III, grades 9 - 12.
State winners, announced in early April each year, receive cash awards. National winners, announced in late April, receive additional prizes and earn for their school or community library LAL Reading Promotion Grants valued at thousands of dollars!
LAL focuses on reader response and reflective writing. Free teaching materials, including lesson plans, writing samples, assessment checklists, and teacher tips are offered through the website. LAL supports educational standards established for reading and language arts as recommended by the International Reading Association and the National Council for the Teaching of English.
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Updated: 03/31/2010
