Who can participate in Tome Society? 
Any students in grades 3-12 from public schools, private schools, home schools, or public libraries with a registered chapter. See below for how to register!

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

• ​Dec 4, Friday - Chapter Registration & Dues Postmark Deadline for TomeCon Early Registration eligibility
• Dec 4, Friday - Fall Competition Deadline
• Feb 1-5 - Tome Literacy Week
• Feb 5 - Spring Competition Deadline, New It List nominee release, Honor Society registration deadline

Reading Bowl Dates & Deadlines

• Sept 18, Friday - Chapter Registration  deadline for Reading Bowl eligibility 
• Sept 25 - Dues Postmark Deadline for Reading Bowl eligibility
• Sept 25 - Reading Bowl Team Registration form deadline
• Oct 7-14 - Reading Bowl Exam #1
• Dec 2-9 - Reading Bowl Exam #2
• Feb 3-10 - Reading Bowl Exam #3​

Register Your Chapter

2020-2021 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 18th for Reading Bowl Team eligibility.

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2020-2021 Reading Bowl Team Registration Form - Must be filled out by September 25th, 2020 

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, home schools/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 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.