It’s time for the second annual Read-It-Forward extravaganza to begin. The Georgetown Middle Schools and Ninth Grade Center join the Georgetown Public Library to offer this fun and creative reading experience.

Over 400 copies of Found have been scattered around the four campuses and GPL.   Found is book one in the Missing series by Margaret Peterson Haddix. The first students to find the books get to start the reading chain.

Each book has instructions telling you exactly what you need to do after you find a book.  GPL is providing a website that will track each copy as well as reader comments. Click the Read-it-Forward graphic above or look for a link on any of the participating campus library web pages.

The most important step is to take the copy you just read and “read-it-forward” by sharing it with a friend or leaving it somewhere on campus for another student to find.

Georgetown Public Library and the Friends of the Library will host a wrap up party on April 24,2010.  So, read the book, pass it on, get the invitation and then party.  We’ll celebrate the end of Read it Forward with pizza, Wii basketball, crafts and a grand prize drawing.  Watch for more details on the Found tracking website or your school library web page.  Or check with your school librarian.

Don’t miss out- go find “Found”.

How to Read it Forward

Once you find a book- here’s what you do.

1. Read the book

2.  Autograph the back of the book

3.  Pass it to a friend or re-hide the book (aka: read it forward)

4.  Go to your library website

5.  Complete the Read it Forward Survey

7.  See your librarian for an invitation to the “Found” party

8.  Attend  for the chance to win an awesome prize