Manlius Library Patch (old version)
This patch was developed by the FM Service unit to stimulate the Girl Scouts to read. It is a counterpart to the Right to Read Contemporary Issue Program, putting our Reading Program on the local level, with the kind assistance of the Manlius Library and its many dedicated librarians and personnel.
To earn the Manlius Library Patch, Daisies should complete 4 activities
Brownies should complete 6 activities
Junior Girl Scouts – 8 activities
Cadettes or Seniors – 10 activities
1. In what year was the Manlius Library founded?
How many books does the library have?
Who decides what books are purchased?
How are old books discarded?
How many books are taken out in an average day?
2. Who provides the money to run the library? What is the annual budget? What railroad tycoon endowed many libraries in the US so that many ordinary people could benefit from reading?
3. With the permission of your parent or guardian, bring a book to donate to the library. The money from the sale of this book will be used to help support the library.
4. Call the library in advance and schedule a library tour with your troop.
5. Name 5 subject areas in the library in which you are interested. Which is your favorite? Would you like to try a new area?
6. How does someone train to be a librarian? Ask the librarian of the Manlius Library what you need to do to qualify to be a librarian.
7. Can you give the origin of some words connected to books? Library, manuscript, illuminate, copyright, edit, dictionary, book, etc.
8. Make an appointment at the Manlius Library to learn how to use the computer book search.
9. Let the library teach you. Find a book at the Manlius Library that teaches you something new to do: cook a dish, make a craft, design a poster, learn to paint, repair an item, grow a plant, learn foreign words, do a science project, etc.
10. Have a party dressing up as one of your favorite characters in a book. See if your friends can guess who you are. Read your favorite passage in a book.
11. Formal education is what you learn in school. Many people, who could not afford to go to school, taught themselves by reading on their own. Are you able to name some of these people?
12. A handicap should not prevent a person from becoming all they are capable of being. Can you name some handicaps to reading and how they can be overcome?
13. Are words powerful? Can you hurt someone with words? Can you cheer someone up with words? Can you inspire someone with words? Think of some powerful words of phrases that you find meaningful. Is the pen mightier than the sword?
14. Who invented paper? Who invented ink? How did these inventions come to us?
15. Have you ever made Paper? See your Brownie handbook (or a library book) for details.
16. If you lived during the Middle Ages, what books would you have read?
17. What was the first book widely published in Europe, when was it published, how was it made, who invented the machine that mad it, and what was the giant leap forward that it heralded?
18. How does movable type print differ from block print? Who were the first people to use metal type?
19. Call to see if your troop can arrange a tour of the Herald Journal or other newspaper to see how it is printed.
20. Can you “write” a book? Try a simple one.
21. Can you name 5 famous women writers? Did they start writing when they were young?
22. Alphabets contain the letters that make words. Do all languages have alphabets? What difficulty does this pose for printing?
23. Can you write your name in hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt?
24. Do you think books will ever be outmoded? Will we use computers to the point that books become obsolete?
25. Make a poster to inspire others to read.
26. Can you name 5 types of jobs responsible for making a book, and describe what they do?
27. Time yourself in reading a story silently. Now time yourself in reading the same story clearly out loud. What is your rate in words per minute in reading each? Do you read faster the more experience you have reading?
28. Can you go one whole week without watching T.V.? If you were shipwrecked on an island, what books would you want to bring with you?
29. Have a contest within your troop or with other troops to see who can read the most. Keep a list of books that you read during a specific time (Summer, Thanksgiving, winter or Spring Break . . .) and give some reward for every level of participation.
30. Books can be injured from improper care. Can you name some things that injure books?
31. Help someone who does not read as well as you do, to improve their reading. Remember to be patient and listen and make suggestions with care. Do this activity at least on three different occasions.
32. Can you name some of the famous libraries of the world? Have you ever visited any of them?
33. Hold a book fair or book exchange. This may be to collect books for the people who are shut-ins or may also be to exchange books with a friend, or donate books to a literacy program.
34. Do you know what “Freedom of the press” means? Do all countries have freedom of the press?
35. Many local bookstores have “meet the author” events. Attend one and try to speak to the author. Ask him/her pertinent questions.
36. Join a local bookstore or library reading club. For example, a local bookstore meets with its “Goosebumps” Reading Club to share favorite “horror” stories, new books, and discover old ones. Joining with people who like to read the same type of book you o, may improve your interest in any hobby you have.
37. Keep a pile of books by your bed. Do at least 20-30 minutes of reading before you go to sleep and of course, after your homework has been done. Do this for one month.
38. Make a list of your favorites: author, book, poem, joke, play, comic book, movie (written from a book.) How would your life be different without books? (See Middle Ages)
To earn the Manlius Library Patch, Daisies should complete 4 activities
Brownies should complete 6 activities
Junior Girl Scouts – 8 activities
Cadettes or Seniors – 10 activities
1. In what year was the Manlius Library founded?
How many books does the library have?
Who decides what books are purchased?
How are old books discarded?
How many books are taken out in an average day?
2. Who provides the money to run the library? What is the annual budget? What railroad tycoon endowed many libraries in the US so that many ordinary people could benefit from reading?
3. With the permission of your parent or guardian, bring a book to donate to the library. The money from the sale of this book will be used to help support the library.
4. Call the library in advance and schedule a library tour with your troop.
5. Name 5 subject areas in the library in which you are interested. Which is your favorite? Would you like to try a new area?
6. How does someone train to be a librarian? Ask the librarian of the Manlius Library what you need to do to qualify to be a librarian.
7. Can you give the origin of some words connected to books? Library, manuscript, illuminate, copyright, edit, dictionary, book, etc.
8. Make an appointment at the Manlius Library to learn how to use the computer book search.
9. Let the library teach you. Find a book at the Manlius Library that teaches you something new to do: cook a dish, make a craft, design a poster, learn to paint, repair an item, grow a plant, learn foreign words, do a science project, etc.
10. Have a party dressing up as one of your favorite characters in a book. See if your friends can guess who you are. Read your favorite passage in a book.
11. Formal education is what you learn in school. Many people, who could not afford to go to school, taught themselves by reading on their own. Are you able to name some of these people?
12. A handicap should not prevent a person from becoming all they are capable of being. Can you name some handicaps to reading and how they can be overcome?
13. Are words powerful? Can you hurt someone with words? Can you cheer someone up with words? Can you inspire someone with words? Think of some powerful words of phrases that you find meaningful. Is the pen mightier than the sword?
14. Who invented paper? Who invented ink? How did these inventions come to us?
15. Have you ever made Paper? See your Brownie handbook (or a library book) for details.
16. If you lived during the Middle Ages, what books would you have read?
17. What was the first book widely published in Europe, when was it published, how was it made, who invented the machine that mad it, and what was the giant leap forward that it heralded?
18. How does movable type print differ from block print? Who were the first people to use metal type?
19. Call to see if your troop can arrange a tour of the Herald Journal or other newspaper to see how it is printed.
20. Can you “write” a book? Try a simple one.
21. Can you name 5 famous women writers? Did they start writing when they were young?
22. Alphabets contain the letters that make words. Do all languages have alphabets? What difficulty does this pose for printing?
23. Can you write your name in hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt?
24. Do you think books will ever be outmoded? Will we use computers to the point that books become obsolete?
25. Make a poster to inspire others to read.
26. Can you name 5 types of jobs responsible for making a book, and describe what they do?
27. Time yourself in reading a story silently. Now time yourself in reading the same story clearly out loud. What is your rate in words per minute in reading each? Do you read faster the more experience you have reading?
28. Can you go one whole week without watching T.V.? If you were shipwrecked on an island, what books would you want to bring with you?
29. Have a contest within your troop or with other troops to see who can read the most. Keep a list of books that you read during a specific time (Summer, Thanksgiving, winter or Spring Break . . .) and give some reward for every level of participation.
30. Books can be injured from improper care. Can you name some things that injure books?
31. Help someone who does not read as well as you do, to improve their reading. Remember to be patient and listen and make suggestions with care. Do this activity at least on three different occasions.
32. Can you name some of the famous libraries of the world? Have you ever visited any of them?
33. Hold a book fair or book exchange. This may be to collect books for the people who are shut-ins or may also be to exchange books with a friend, or donate books to a literacy program.
34. Do you know what “Freedom of the press” means? Do all countries have freedom of the press?
35. Many local bookstores have “meet the author” events. Attend one and try to speak to the author. Ask him/her pertinent questions.
36. Join a local bookstore or library reading club. For example, a local bookstore meets with its “Goosebumps” Reading Club to share favorite “horror” stories, new books, and discover old ones. Joining with people who like to read the same type of book you o, may improve your interest in any hobby you have.
37. Keep a pile of books by your bed. Do at least 20-30 minutes of reading before you go to sleep and of course, after your homework has been done. Do this for one month.
38. Make a list of your favorites: author, book, poem, joke, play, comic book, movie (written from a book.) How would your life be different without books? (See Middle Ages)