April


 * April**
 * Week 27**
 * Day 130:** Change Displays
 * Multicultural (International Week)
 * Funny Books (April Fool’s)
 * Poetry (National Poetry Month)
 * National Library Week (books that involve libraries or librarians)
 * AASL School Library Month


 * Day 131:** Partner with an English or Art Teacher to make a poetry museum (Suzanne Rahn)


 * Day 132:** Hold an event during Open House such as an "Open Mic" or "Poetry Slam"


 * Day 133:** Celebrate a poem in my pocket day.


 * Day 134:** Go to a PTSA Meeting and talk about the services your library offers to improve student achievement.


 * Week 28**
 * Day 135:** If you care about it, blog about it, or Tweet, or Facebook, or whatever medium you communicate best.


 * Day 136:** Testing season begins. Have a test preparation workshop. Gale's Testing and Education Reference Center has great test prep materials.


 * Day 137:** Create a testing tips bookmark or handout. Here's a sample from [|Jim Wright]


 * Day 138:** Read this Blog: []


 * Day 139:** Start a library club of students to help with advocacy efforts. Have students write letters to your School Board and Superintendent about how the library has helped their academic achievement.


 * Week 29**
 * Day 140:** Publish a poetry journal.


 * Day 141:** Read the Blog: [|AASL's Advocacy Tip of the Day]. Sign up to receive the [|AASL Advocacy Tip of the Day].

Dianne Feinstein (D) Until 2022
 * Day 142:** Contact a legislator:

Website: [|feinstein.senate.gov]

Washington, D.C. Office: 331 Hart Senate Office Building, District of Columbia 20510-0504 Phone: (202) 224-3841 Fax: (202) 228-3954

San Francisco Office: One Post Street, Suite 2450 San Francisco, California 94104 Phone: (415) 393-0707 Fax: (415) 393-0710

Kamala Harris (D) Until 2022 Website: https://www.harris.senate.gov/

http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
 * Day 143:** Find out who your Congressmen are and e-mail or write them a letter about the importance of funding libraries. You can look up your Congressmen and other local leaders at

48th District Dana Rohrabacher https://rohrabacher.house.gov/contact/email-me

[|Stephen Krashen] does this all the time in support of libraries. He has posted his letters for reference on his site. See more [|Books and Articles by Stephen D. Krashen]. **Stephen Krashen** is [|professor emeritus] at the [|University of Southern California].
 * Day 144:** Write a letter to the editor in your local paper in support of libraries. Feature a program at your library that has made an impact on student literacy or expose the lack of support of libraries and it's impact on students access to books and reading.