Tome Society
​Chapter Levels

​important Dates
​& Deadlines

High School - Tome Society - grades 9-12

• Read from the 20 Tome Society It List nominees
• 11th and 12th grade students are eligible for induction into the Tau Omicron Mu Epsilon Honor Society

Middle School - Jr. Tome Society - grades 6-8

• Read from the 10 Jr Tome It List nominees

Elementary School - Club Tome - grades 3-5

• Read from the 7 Club Tome It List nominees​

General Chapter Dates & Deadlines

• Nov 15, Friday - Chapter Registration & Dues Postmark Deadline for TomeCon Early Registration eligibility
• Dec 6, Friday - Fall Competition Deadline
• Feb 3-7 - Tome Literacy Week
• Feb 7 - Spring Competition Deadline, New It List nominee release, Honor Society registration deadline

Reading Bowl Dates & Deadlines

• Sept 20, Friday - Chapter Registration & Dues Postmark Deadline for Reading Bowl eligibility; Reading Bowl Team Registration form deadline
• Oct 9-16 - Reading Bowl Exam #1
• Dec 4-11 - Reading Bowl Exam #2
• Feb 5-12 - Reading Bowl Exam #3​

Register Your Chapter

2019-2020 Chapter Registration Form - After submitting the Chapter Registration form, you will receive an emailed invoice to use for Chapter Dues payment.
2019-2020 Reading Bowl Team Registration Form
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Reading Bowl Roster Modification Request
Reading Bowl Teams may make ONE modification request to their current registration prior to the Sept 20, 2019 deadline. 

annual Chapter Dues

Chapter dues are based on total school/organization size within chapter grade levels*. 
See below for fee structure:

• $25 - home school family or co-op (unlimited)
• $50 - public library chapter (unlimited)
• $50 - school with less than 500 students total
• $75 - school with 501-750 students total
• $100 - school with 751-1000 students total
• $125 - school with 1001-1250 students total
• $150 - school with 1251-1500 students total
• $175 - school with 1501-1750 students total
• $200 - school with 1751-2000 students total
• $225 - school with 2001-2250 students total
• $250 - school with 2251 or more students total​

Paying Your Dues

1. Pay online, or
   
2. Mail checks to:

PO Box 129
Lula, Ga 30554

*For groups registering more than one chapter (e.g. private schools with an elementary and middle chapter, etc.) you will register and pay chapter dues separately for each chapter level. Dues are based on the total student count within that school/group level. Club Tome chapters will base dues on total number of students in grades 3-5. 
*Chapter dues are nonrefundable. ​

Need Ideas?
​Use our Chapter Checklist

• Register your chapter & pay dues by the eligibility deadline that applies to your club (Reading Bowl or TomeCon Early Registration).
• Optional: Register your Reading Bowl Team members by the eligibility deadline.
• Elect officers for your club
• Encourage chapter members to read all of the It List books for their grade level.
• Vote online for your favorite It List books as you read them!
• Have monthly meetings. Use the Books of the Month Discussion Guides to get you going. (Found on the Advisers page)
• Develop a Chapter Service project & design a newsletter about it for the Spring Competition. 
• Encourage every chapter member to submit at least 1 local competition entry by the Fall & Spring deadlines.
• Submit 1 entry per competition to Tome for State judging in the Fall & Spring.
• Host Tome Literacy Week activities for your chapter. 
• Encourage 11th & 12th graders to apply for Tau Omicron Mu Epsilon Honor Society membership each Spring.
• Come to TomeCon in March!
• Follow Tome Society on social media to stay up to date - @TomeSociety
• Join the Tome Society mailing list to stay up to date.