Load the School Bus with Books
What a super idea! I carpool with three young readers and I’ve been trying to keep a stash of new library books in the car to keep them occupied & quiet. Here is a school bus driver taking this idea to the extreme.
This could be a great collaboration between driver & librarian. Why not check out a different selection every couple of weeks to your bus drivers? Give them a suitcase full. Out here in the country, our kids spend plenty of time captive on the bus, we should give them something fun to do to pass the time.
(I’ll admit I clicked on this article in my reader because I thought the headline read Wii School Bus Driver. I was pretty excited about the possibilities. )
I’ve always thought the bus was the perfect place for discards. Then you don’t have to worry about lost books. Haven’t implemented it yet, though…
20 Feb 2009 at 9:53 pm
We do this in our district. Last year many of my library discards went to the bus reading program. Then the bus drivers wrote and recieved a grant from the local education foundation and were able to purchase new books too. It is a great idea.
15 Apr 2009 at 11:48 am