#BorrowAThon Day 8 Schedule

#BORROWATHON DAY 8 - WE DID IT!!!!

It's finally here - the last day of #BorrowAThon!!!! Nice work this week everyone!! I hope you had a fantastic week of reading and can end the readathon on a strong note! Today, just focus on finishing up some of your final pages and BE PROUD of all you have accomplished! Even if you only made it to one book or even one page this week, that is a SUCCESS!!!

Social Media Challenge: Complete-pile selfie!

Once you are done reading for the day, snap a selfie with your completed stack of books! If you weren't able to necessarily complete any books, just snap a picture with any books that you read a portion of! It's time to be proud of any progress you made no matter what the size is! Make sure to post your photo to Twitter, Instagram, your blog, or all three and use the hashtag #BorrowAThon so we can see it! :) <3

Make sure you're following @BorrowAThon on Twitter for continuous updates and post along with the hashtag #BorrowAThon!

#BorrowAThon Day 7 Schedule

#BORROWATHON DAY 7!

We're here folks - we're in the final stretch of the readathon! We're almost there! Keep going!!!!

Throughout the week I will be posting one of these schedule blog posts a day so you will know what will be going on each day. These posts will be going live at 1AM EST*, but if you want to know the overview of the week ahead of time, check out the #BorrowAThon schedule blog post. These daily schedules will have more detail and direction for each of the activities but you can pretty much gather enough information in order to get an idea solely based on the original schedule. 

Social Media Challenge: Character Relationships Challenge

For this challenge, all you have to do is answer a handful of questions about the characters in the books that you've read so far this week and the relationships you have with them! Make sure to share the answers to these questions on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, your blog, or all four, and use the hashtag #BorrowAThon so we can see your answers!

1. What character have you related to the most in the books that you've read so far this week?

2. Who has been your favorite and least favorite character?

3. What has been your favorite character relationship in your readathon books so far? (This can be romantic, familial, friendship, etc.)

4. If you could have one of the characters in your #BorrowAThon books interact/develop a relationship with a character in one of your favorite books, who would you pick and why?

Final Twitter chat @ 5PM EST*!

We will be coming together for the final hour-long Twitter chat at 5PM EST* this evening! This chat will allow all of the participants to get to know each other a little bit because the whole point of a readathon is to read as a community! If you're unsure how Twitter chats work or if you've never participated in one before, check out this article for more information. I hope to see you there!

Make sure you're following @BorrowAThon on Twitter for continuous updates and post along with the hashtag #BorrowAThon!

*All Twitter chats and daily schedule posts are scheduled in EST as that is the time zone the host lives in. Make sure you're looking into the time zone difference for your area so you do not miss out on the fun of the chats! You can find a time zone converter here to help you figure out the difference.

#BorrowAThon Day 6 Schedule

It's Saturday and DAY 6 of #BorrowAThon!

I hope everyone has a wonderful start to their weekend and can find some time to read through all of the fun activities I'm sure you have planned!

Throughout the week I will be posting one of these schedule blog posts a day so you will know what will be going on each day. These posts will be going live at 1AM EST*, but if you want to know the overview of the week ahead of time, check out the #BorrowAThon schedule blog post. These daily schedules will have more detail and direction for each of the activities but you can pretty much gather enough information in order to get an idea solely based on the original schedule. 

Social Media Challenge: Story Environment Challenge

Today you will be recreating the environment of one of your #BorrowAThon books! Take a photo that captures the setting or world of one of the books that you've read this week and share it on Twitter, Instagram, your blog, or all three and tag it with the hashtag #BorrowAThon so we can all see! I'm looking forward to your creativity with this challenge!

Twitter chat at @ 2PM EST*!

We will be coming together for an hour-long Twitter chat at 2PM EST* this afternoon! This chat will allow all of the participants to get to know each other a little bit because the whole point of a readathon is to read as a community! If you're unsure how Twitter chats work or if you've never participated in one before, check out this article for more information. I hope to see you there!

Make sure you're following @BorrowAThon on Twitter for continuous updates and post along with the hashtag #BorrowAThon!

*All Twitter chats and daily schedule posts are scheduled in EST as that is the time zone the host lives in. Make sure you're looking into the time zone difference for your area so you do not miss out on the fun of the chats! You can find a time zone converter here to help you figure out the difference.

#BorrowAThon Day 5 Schedule

TGIF and Happy Day 5 of #BorrowAThon!

Now comes the best part of any readathon - weekend reading! Hopefully after you come home today you will have plenty of time to kick back and enjoy your books without interruption! Enjoy your Friday and Day 5 of #BorrowAThon!

Throughout the week I will be posting one of these schedule blog posts a day so you will know what will be going on each day. These posts will be going live at 1AM EST*, but if you want to know the overview of the week ahead of time, check out the #BorrowAThon schedule blog post. These daily schedules will have more detail and direction for each of the activities but you can pretty much gather enough information in order to get an idea solely based on the original schedule.

Social Media Challenge: #StacksSelfie Challenge!

This challenge is fairly simple - go to your local library and take a selfie in the stacks! Libraries are beautiful places and they deserve to be shown off and visited! Make sure you post your photo to Twitter, Instagram, your blog, or all three, and use the hashtags #StacksSelfie and #BorrowAThon so we can see your beautiful faces among the books of your library!

Make sure you're following @BorrowAThon on Twitter for continuous updates and post along with the hashtag #BorrowAThon!

*All Twitter chats and daily schedule posts are scheduled in EST as that is the time zone the host lives in. Make sure you're looking into the time zone difference for your area so you do not miss out on the fun of the chats! You can find a time zone converter here to help you figure out the difference.

#BorrowAThon Day 4 Schedule

#BorrowAThon Day 4 -  OHHHH WE'RE HALF WAY THERE!

*wooaaahhhh* LIVIN' ON A PRAYER!!! I can't believe that after today we'll already going to be half way through the readathon! I hope everyone is trucking right along and feeling good! And most importantly, having so much fun reading their borrowed books!

Throughout the week I will be posting one of these schedule blog posts a day so you will know what will be going on each day. These posts will be going live at 1AM EST*, but if you want to know the overview of the week ahead of time, check out the #BorrowAThon schedule blog post. These daily schedules will have more detail and direction for each of the activities but you can pretty much gather enough information in order to get an idea solely based on the original schedule.

Social Media Challenge: Mid-Week Update Challenge!

As we come to the official half way mark of the readathon, it's time to check in and share where you are currently standing in your progress! On the social media platform of your choice, answer the following questions and update us all using the hashtag #BorrowAThon!

1. What is one part of the books you've read so far this week that has really stood out? (Favorite book? Character? Scene?)

2. Have you stuck to your original TBR so far this week or have you found something new that you wanted to read?

3. What are your goals for the rest of the readathon? (Page count? Book count? Just want to have fun?)

Make sure you're following @BorrowAThon on Twitter for continuous updates and post along with the hashtag #BorrowAThon!

*All Twitter chats and daily schedule posts are scheduled in EST as that is the time zone the host lives in. Make sure you're looking into the time zone difference for your area so you do not miss out on the fun of the chats! You can find a time zone converter here to help you figure out the difference.

#BorrowAThon Day 3 Schedule

Happy Day 3 of #BorrowAThon!

Can you believe it's already day 3?! It seems like we just started and we're already 25% done! I hope everyone is still feeling good about their reading and remember - any reading at all is a SUCCESS so keep going!

Throughout the week I will be posting one of these schedule blog posts a day so you will know what will be going on each day. These posts will be going live at 1AM EST*, but if you want to know the overview of the week ahead of time, check out the #BorrowAThon schedule blog post. These daily schedules will have more detail and direction for each of the activities but you can pretty much gather enough information in order to get an idea solely based on the original schedule.

Today we have both a social media challenge and a Twitter chat lined up for you all! I hope you're able to join in for both! As usual, my social media challenge will be located on my Twitter page, so make sure to follow me there if you'd like to see my post that will go up later today!

Social Media Challenge: Character Portrait Challenge!

For this challenge you will be channeling your artistic side! Choose a character in the book you are reading today and develop a portrait of that character. This could be anything - a literal drawn or photographed portrait of your character, a collage of words that describe your character, a photo of a collection of objects that represent your character.... as long as it represents your interpretation of your character you can really do anything! Make sure you share your portrait with us on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, your blog, or all four and tag it with #BorrowAThon so we can see!

Twitter chat at 9PM EST*!

We will be coming together for an hour-long Twitter chat at 9PM EST* this evening! This chat will allow all of the participants to get to know each other a little bit because the whole point of a readathon is to read as a community! If you're unsure how Twitter chats work or if you've never participated in one before, check out this article for more information. I hope to see you there!

Make sure you're following @BorrowAThon on Twitter for continuous updates and post along with the hashtag #BorrowAThon!

*All Twitter chats and daily schedule posts are scheduled in EST as that is the time zone the host lives in. Make sure you're looking into the time zone difference for your area so you do not miss out on the fun of the chats! You can find a time zone converter here to help you figure out the difference.

#BorrowAThon Round 1 Daily Progress Updates

If you can't tell (which I don't see how you wouldn't be able to because it's literally all I'm talking about on the internet right now) it's #BorrowAThon time - a readathon I'm hosting! Per usual, I will be posting up my daily progress updates right here on this little blog of mine so you can see how I'm progressing through my TBR! I'm also daily vlogging, so be sure to check out my YouTube channel for video updates throughout the week and check out the BorrowAThon Twitter page for all readathon related updates! :D

DAY 1 - Monday, November 7th

Books read today: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Pages read today: 138

Books finished today: None

Day 2 - Tuesday, November 8th

Books read today: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Pages read today: 95

Books finished today: 1 - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

DAY 3 - Wednesday, November 9th

Books read today: Boxers by Gene Luen Yang

Pages read today: 325

Books finished today: 1 - Boxers by Gene Luen Yang

DAY 4 - Thursday, November 10th

Books read today: Saints by Gene Luen Yang (170 pages) & In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park (20 pages)

Pages read today: 190

Books finished today: 1 - Saints by Gene Luen Yang

DAY 5 - Friday, November 11th

Books read today: In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park

Pages read today: 48

Books finished today: None

Day 6 - Saturday, November 12th

Books read today: In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park

Pages read today: 78

Books finished today: None

Day 7 - Sunday, November 13th

Books read today: In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park

Pages read today: 105

Books finished today: None

Day 8 - Monday, November 14th

Books read today: In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park (22 pages) & I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (210 pages)

Pages read today: 232

Books finished today: 2 - In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park & I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid 

Total pages read: 1,182

Total books finished: 5

#BorrowAThon Day 2 Schedule

Happy Day 2 of #BorrowAThon!

How did everyone do on their first day of the readathon?! I hope everyone is having a wonderful time! I'm loving seeing everyone's posts and interacting with you all!

Throughout the week I will be posting one of these schedule blog posts a day so you will know what will be going on each day. These posts will be going live at 1AM EST*, but if you want to know the overview of the week ahead of time, check out the #BorrowAThon schedule blog post. These daily schedules will have more detail and direction for each of the activities but you can pretty much gather enough information in order to get an idea solely based on the original schedule.

Today we have a creative social media challenge for you all - the haiku challenge! I will be posting my haiku over on my Twitter page, so make sure you're following me there if you're interested in seeing it!

Social Media Challenge: Haiku Challenge!

For this challenge, create a haiku (a poem that consists of 3 lines, the first line containing 5 syllables, the second containing 7 syllables, and the third containing 5 syllables) that involves the book that you're currently reading. This could be your feelings about the book, a description of a scene that you've read, something involving the plot or characters... anything as long as you include your book in some way! Share your haiku on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, your blog, or all four and use the hashtag #BorrowAThon so we can see it!

Make sure you're following @BorrowAThon on Twitter for continuous updates and post along with the hashtag #BorrowAThon!

*All Twitter chats and daily schedule posts are scheduled in EST as that is the time zone the host lives in. Make sure you're looking into the time zone difference for your area so you do not miss out on the fun of the chats! You can find a time zone converter here to help you figure out the difference.

#BorrowAThon Day 1 Schedule

IT'S DAY 1 OF #BORROWATHON!!!!!

Welcome to everyone who is participating this week and thank you so much for joining! I hope you are all looking forward to a wonderful week of reading borrowed books! I know that I certainly am! :)

Throughout the week I will be posting one of these schedule blog posts a day so you will know what will be going on each day. These posts will be going live at 1AM EST*, but if you want to know the overview of the week ahead of time, check out the #BorrowAThon schedule blog post. These daily schedules will have more detail and direction for each of the activities but you can pretty much gather enough information in order to get an idea solely based on the original schedule. 

Today, because it's the first day and we want to kick off with tons of excitement, we're going to kick it off with BOTH a social media challenge AND a Twitter chat! I hope you're able to participate in both! <3

Social Media Challenge: Share your #BorrowAThon TBR!

This one is fairly simple - show off your TBR pile (to-be-read pile, or the stack of books that you're planning to read this week) for this week on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, your blog, or all four! Make sure you use the hashtag #BorrowAThon so everyone can see! If you're interested in checking out my TBR pile, you can find my YouTube video here (though it has changed ever so slightly) and follow me on Twitter where I will be posting a photo at some point today!

Introductory Twitter chat at 9PM EST*!

We will be coming together for an hour-long Twitter chat at 9PM EST* this evening! This chat will allow all of the participants to get to know each other a little bit because the whole point of a readathon is to read as a community! If you're unsure how Twitter chats work or if you've never participated in one before, check out this article for more information. I hope to see you there!

Make sure you're following @BorrowAThon on Twitter for continuous updates and post along with the hashtag #BorrowAThon!

*All Twitter chats and daily schedule posts are scheduled in EST as that is the time zone the host lives in. Make sure you're looking into the time zone difference for your area so you do not miss out on the fun of the chats! You can find a time zone converter here to help you figure out the difference.

TweetChat

I'm finding more and more each day that the Student Affairs field LOVES social media. Not only is it a way to connect with the students on your campus, but it's also a great way to connect with professionals from other institutions. My supervisors have introduced me to a couple of field-based discussions that happen weekly via Twitter (#NEchat and #SAchat) and I love being a part of them, even if I'm just kicking back and watching the discussion unfold.

You wouldn't think that having a discussion between multiple people on Twitter is very effective, but if you're able to be in front of a computer, TweetChat is a great way to share your ideas on a topic.

TweetChat keeps a running live feed of every post with the same hash tag, as well as automatically including the hash tag to all of the tweets, so you don't have to remember to do so. You can also follow, favorite, and retweet right from the same page. So convenient! There's a list of active rooms at the top, so find one that you're interested in and hop in on the conversation. You never know who you'll meet/what you'll learn! :)

Do you use TweetChat? If so, what "chats" are you a fan of?