What are your plans for this summer to engage children, youth, and/or adults in using the library collection? We have LOTS of summer idea posts on the CLN so search for those posts using key words like “summer plans” or “summer reading”.
Bob Haskins posted their plans on page 2 of our brochure discussion. Maybe we can twist his arm to post the front side of the brochure here.
You will find LOTS of ideas from our past CLN posts by searching the word "summer" in the above search field.
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In lieu of VBS this year (because we could not get enough adult volunteers) we are doing a family-lead project called Road Trip, Journey with Jesus. As a result, our library is following the same general theme for summer reading.
Hi Morlee,
OK, you don't have to twist too hard. Here is the front of the kids version, as well as a work-in-progress for a teen version. I'm not sure what would appeal to teens. Both versons will have the same backer (uploaded again here) that lists the program guidelines, though all of this has yet to be approved. Not sure if a summer reading program will appeal to the 60 or so kids at our church (they've never had one), but I can let you know later.
Reading Adventure handout-KIDS.pdf
Reading Adventure handout-Teen.pdf
Reading Adventure handout Backer.pdf
Our reading program this year is a brand-new one called Passport to Reading. I created booklets for each of four age groups (preK-gr. 1; gr. 1-3; gr. 3-6; teen/adult). Each passport has 16 assignments in it (things like genres but also, for example, a book by an author who is new to you; a book from the bottom shelf of a bookcase; a book with a mostly blue cover; a book by an author whose last name begins with A-K; etc etc). They can complete four pages per week and come back for a small prize; we also have them track the # of pages they read and at the end we give prizes to the top three in each age range. They may complete two passports over the six weeks of the program (which the picture book crowd and some of the older kids will absolutely accomplish).
I love this!