December 12, 2008 - 11:25pm — myownbook
A Text A Day Keeps Illiteracy At Bay! Text bbyv14 to 32075
The Facts:
90% is the amount of reading you will do as an adult for informational purposes vs leisure (Scholastic Research)
85% of Juvenile Offenders are functionally illiterate (National Institute of Corrections)
60% of Adult prisoners are functionally illiterate (US Dept of Justice, National Institute of Corrections)
50% of the unemployed are functionally illiterate (US Dept of Labor)
December 11, 2008 - 9:50pm — myownbook
What if the only books you ever had were the ones at school?!?!?!
Imagine that the only books that you ever had were the ones from school: heavy textbooks, dogeared paperbacks, and laborious novels. There would be no incentive to lose yourself in a book...come to think of it maybe that's why so many books are lost at school each year!
November 25, 2008 - 11:18pm — myownbook
Fire Captain reads to children- we use community heros to show that reading is fun!
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At My Own Book we figured out that it takes all sorts of things to get kids interested in reading. You never know what it will be that gets the spark going, but once the fire is started it is hard to put out. You've got to use the right fuel: sometimes the children get interested by seeing our teen volunteers act out stories, other times it is getting to pick out a book of their very own to take home, and sometimes it is seeing a community hero read aloud. Not much can beat a fire fighter reading and then showing off his fire truck!
November 25, 2008 - 9:44pm — myownbook
My Own Book Teen Volunteers have fun sharing the joy of reading!
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My Own Book has great volunteers! It started with our friends joining in to help, and now teens across the country have volunteered to read, give out books, and host book drives. It is fun to share the joy of reading!
Several of our volunteers are bilingual which is great.
We'd love more volunteers! If you like the idea of reading to children, helping them choose books, or running book drives please let us know!
November 21, 2008 - 1:35am — myownbook
My Own Book Teen Volunteers have Fun Sharing the Joy of Reading!
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Our teen volunteers are the best! They make reading fun by picking fun books to read aloud and acting out the stories. They engage the kids as they read, and serve as role models for the younger children.
Many of our volunteers are bilingual which is great since we often read to children that speak both spanish and english.
By volunteering with My Own Book teens get a sense of pride of being part of the community, helping others, and it is great to work with younger children. Plus, we have a great time at events!
November 18, 2008 - 8:19pm — myownbook
My Own Book Makes the Holiday's Bear-y Nice
Dec 17 2008 - 8:00pm
Dec 17 2008 - 9:15pm
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Teen volunteers will be on hand at Bransford Elementary School's holiday musical performance evening to read and let the children pick out books. We picked this evening because we wanted the entire family on hand to see that reading is fun! We are also letting each child enter our drawing for one of five FIVE FOOT TALL teddy bears complete with a teddy bear book.
In addition, we've teamed up with Hi 4-H to have crafts and cookies on hand for the families. This should help make the event great!
August 18, 2008 - 6:47pm — myownbook
Reading is Sweet: Gingerbread House Display and Auction
Nov 30 2008 - 2:00am
Dec 31 2008 - 2:00am
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Gingerbread House Display and Auction!!!!
My Own Book is hosting a Gingerbread House Display and Auction. We have asked for donations of gingerbread houses from private individuals, clubs, bakeries, restaurants, etc. We are posting pictures of each of the gingerbread houses on our website and encouraging individuals to bid on the houses to raise money to buy books to promote and share the love of reading.