teen summer reading
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All Reading is Good Reading:
Teen Summer Reading Programs
Presented by Beth Gallaway
December 2007
Why Develop a Teen Summer Reading
Program?• Developmental Assets• Library Mission• Departmental Goals• Give 'Em What They Want• Other?
How Does Summer Reading Build
Developmental Assets of Adolescents?
• Support• Empowerment• Boundaries & Expectations• Constructive Use of Time• Commitment to Learning• Positive Values• Social Competencies• Positive Identity
The Search Institute. http://www.search-institute.org
Timeline
• Nov-Dec: Theme!• Jan: Activities• Mar: Performers• April: Schedule• May: PR• June: Class visits• July-Aug: Program• Sep: Vacation!• Oct: Evaluate
Planning the Program
• Theme• Eligibility• Duration• What counts?• Reading Goals & Prizes• Marketing• Statistics• Documentation• Evaluation
Ready to Go Programs
• CLSP• ALA/YALSA• Other libraries• Other states• Library Vendors
– Demco– Upstart
• Sizzling Summer Reading Programs• Online: Library Insight, eVanced Solutions
Library Events &Programs
• Think outside the box! • Collaborative, and offsite, is OK!• Book Related• Crafts• Trivia• Performers• Games• Other??
Nuts & Bolts
• Who can participate?• How?
Marketing
• Branded, themed PR• Outside the library• Created by teens!• Use technology to your advantage
Prizes
• Reading is its own reward• Let the prize fit the activity• Honor system• Trinkets• Donations
Statistics
• What counts as participation?• Number of items read• Number of teens registered• Number of teens participating• Number of teens completing• Number of teens & adults attending programs & events
• Use technology to make stat keeping easy and standardized
Documentation
• How can you replicate this next year?
Evalaution
• SRP Evaluation• Individual Program Evaluation• Staff Evalaution
Ready to Go Programs
• CLSP• ALA/YALSA• Other libraries• Other states• Library Vendors
– Demco– Upstart
• Online: Library Insight, eVanced Solutions
What Counts?• Books (fiction, nonfiction, short stories)
• Graphic Novels• Magazines• Anime Subtitles• CD Booklets• Poetry & Song/Rap Lyrics• Email, Chat, Websites• Video Gaming• The Back of the Cereal Box• Enviromental Print• Reading Aloud/Being Read To• Attending Library Programs & Events• Volunteering
Audiobooks = literacy
• Reading comprehension is increased
• Listening becomes a family/group activity
• Listening while reading along meets multiple intelligences
Gaming = literacy• Environmental print– Signage– Labels– Maps
• Reading about the game– Instructions– Walkthroughs
• Writing about the game– Forums– Websites
• Chat: – “WTS, Mageweave cloth, 15g”
Reading Online = Literacy
• Email• Chat• Webpages• Fan Fiction• Forums• Tagging• Blogging• Online Classes
Top Chat Acronyms
• AFK• BRB• IDK• IMHO• LOL• POS• TTYL
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G A M E R S
“Leet”
Repurposing Email for the Library
Dear Reader. http://www.dearreader.com/
Repurposing Chatfor the Library
• IM Reference ServiceModel: Thomas Ford Memorial Library (IL)Cheshire Library (CT)
• Online Author VisitsModels: Haverhill Public Library (MA)Imaginon (NC)
IM ReferenceCheshire Public Library, CT
Cheshire Public Library.http://www.cheshirelibrary.org
Virtual Author Visits
BeththeLibrarian: What did it take to publish the book? (That's from Brandy & Alex)
MBLundgren: Another good question. It took me 2 years to write it, then 6 months to find an agent, then a few days to find an editor, then months of revisions. A Loooooonnnggg process.
Teen Second Life Imaginon, Charlotte, NC
Second Life. http://www.secondlife.com
Repurposing Online Writing
for the Library• Book Discussion
– UNI (IL)– Y Read? (OH)
• Book Reviewing– Washington Reads (WA)– Newington Library (CT)
University Laboratory Union High School – Urbana
IL
UIUC. http://www.uni.uiuc.edu/library
Y Read? Cleveland (OH) Public Library
YRead? http://www.yread.org/
Blogger Book Club Roselle (IL) Public Library
Blogger Book Club. http://www.roselle.lib.il.us/YouthServices/BookClub/Bloggerbookclub.htm
Library MySpaces
• Hennepin County Library http://www.myspace.com/hennepincountylibrary
• Thomas Ford Memorial Library http://www.myspace.com/thomasford
Library FacebookThunder Bay (ON) YAC
Thunder Bay YAC.http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2317537625
Online ClassesYouth Digital Arts Cyber
School• Bloomington IL• Cambridge MA• Broward County FL
YDACS. http://www.ydacs.org
Online Summer Reading Programs
Jervis Public Library Teen Summer Reading Program - Rome, NY
http://www.quia.com/pages/srp2002.htmlAn example of an online summer reading program generated using the Quia site. Online book reviews, suggested reading lists,
and an online book club.
Washington Summer Reading Bloghttp://www.washingtonreads.org/blog/
• Open for statewide participation.
• Active May- September.• Students register and
post brief book reviews and comment on the 'postings' of others.
• Students' submissions appear after review by an administrator.
• Simple rules • Library staff will be
encouraged to contribute
• A 'Parents' Guide" provided
Catch the Beat at your library
Coming in June 2007
MA Statewide Summer Reading Program Online:
• Registration• Reading Log• Book Reviews• Certificates
Catch the Beat at your libraryMA Statewide Summer Reading Program
http://readsinma.org
• Registration• Reading Log• Book Reviews• Certificates• Prize Notification
Thank You!
• Beth Gallaway• Email: [email protected]• Links: http://del.icio.us/informationgoddess29