The Barings Book Bus will continue to follow CDC and North Carolina State health and safety guidelines / protocols. All Barings Book Bus Crew Members and performers are fully vaccinated.
- Hugo the Hornet and the Barings Book Bus are available to visit schools within a 35-mile radius of Charlotte.
- Up to 75 students from each school will be allowed to go onto the bus and pick out a free book. Hugo the Hornet and The Book Bus MC will be there to meet and greet the students.
- Please note, Hugo will only appear in and around the Barings Book Bus.
- A Hugo “Golden Ticket” pdf document will be sent prior to arrival for schools to print and create an incentive program to choose students to go onto the bus. Examples include:
- Hardest working reader.
- Behavior points.
- Reading goals accomplishments
- Etc…
- The day of the visit, each school will receive “Hugo’s Habit of Reading” video featuring Hugo the Hornet and various Hornet’s personalities emphasizing the importance of literacy.
- After 21 days of reading, a second video from the Hornets will be sent congratulating students on reading every day to create a lifelong habit of reading.
- Hugo and the Barings Book Bus will provide custom Hugo bookmarks for every student at the school to mark their reading progress.
