This book provides the tools necessary to put together successful summer reading programs for each of four different age groups. It also helps librarians to simplify their summer reading programs in order to minimize preparation time and maximize patron enjoyment.
This book provides the tools necessary to put together successful summer reading programs for each of four different age groups. It also helps librarians to simplify their summer reading programs in order to minimize preparation time and maximize patron enjoyment.
Katie Fitzgerald holds a bachelor's degree in English from Vassar College and a master's degree in information science from the University at Albany, State University of New York. She has worked in the Josephine-Louise Public Library in Walden, New York, as well as the Tenley-Friendship branch of the DC Public Library, and she is the author of Story Time Success: A Practical Guide for Librarians (2016). She also writes about story time and library service on her blog, Story Time Secrets (http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/).
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Chapter 1. Summer Reading Basics Chapter 2. Developing a Summer Reading Program Chapter 3. Summer Reading Programs for Early Childhood (Ages 0 to 5) Chapter 4. Summer Reading Programs for School-Age Children (Ages 6-12) Chapter 5. Summer Reading Programs for Teens Chapter 6. Summer Reading Programs for Adults Chapter 7. Promoting Your Summer Reading Program Chapter 8. Evaluating Your Summer Reading Program Chapter 9. Solving Summer Reading Problems
