Dates ​& Deadlines

General Chapter Dates & Deadlines
  • November 15, 2024 - Chapter Registration and Dues Postmark Deadline for Early TomeCon Registration eligibility 
  • ​Dec 6, Friday - Chapter Registration & Dues Postmark Deadline for Fall Competition Eligibility 
  • Dec 6, Friday - Fall Competition Deadline
  • Feb 3-7- Tome Literacy Week
  • Feb 7 - New Tome Society Book Award list released on Blog
  • Feb 7 - Chapter Registration & Dues Postmark Deadline for Spring Competition Eligibility 
  • Feb 7 - Spring Competition Deadline,  Honor Society registration deadline
Reading Bowl Dates & Deadlines
  • Sept 13, Friday - Chapter Registration and Dues Postmark deadline for Reading Bowl eligibility 
  • Sep 25 - Oct 11 - Reading Bowl Exam #1 
  • Dec 4 - Dec 13 - Reading Bowl Exam #2
  • Jan 29 - Feb 7 - Reading Bowl Exam #3

Register Your Chapter

2024-2025 Chapter Registration Form 
After submitting the Chapter Registration form, you will receive an emailed invoice to use for Chapter Dues payment.
Register your Chapter at the form above by September 13th, 2024 for Reading Bowl Team eligibility.

New this year! Chapters are no longer required to fill out the Reading Bowl Team Registration Form.  Team members are now allowed to be substituted, added, or removed during the season.  Each school may have one team with a maximum of 15 members taking each exam.  See the Reading Bowl page for more information. ​

annual Chapter Dues

Reading Bowl Participation Fee - $25.00 per year 
Chapter dues are based on total school/organization size within chapter grade levels*. 
See below for fee structure:
  • $45 - homeschool family (unlimited)
  • $100 - homeschool co-op or community group (unlimited)
  • $100 - public library chapter (unlimited)
  • $125 - school with less than 500 students total
  • $150 - school with 501-750 students total
  • $175 - school with 751-1000 students total
  • $200 - school with 1001-1250 students total
  • $225 - school with 1251-1500 students total
  • $250 - school with 1501-1750 students total
  • $275 - school with 1751-2000 students total
  • $300 - school with 2001-2250 students total
  • $325 - school with 2251 or more students total
Paying Your Dues
  1. Pay online, or
  2. Mail checks to:
Tome Society 
​PO Box 129
Lula, Ga 30554
*For groups registering more than one chapter (e.g. private schools with an elementary and middle chapter, libraries with children in different levels, 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 2-5. 
*Chapter dues are nonrefundable. ​

Ideas for getting started

  • 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 (or more often) meetings. Use the Chapter Exclusive 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 national judging in the Fall & Spring.
  • Host Tome Literacy Week activities for your chapter in February. 
  • 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.