Summer Reading Programs

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Please see [http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/library/libraryfactsheet/alalibraryfactsheet17.cfm ALA Library Fact Sheet #17: Library Summer Reading Programs ]

History

Summer reading programs began in the 1890s as a way to encourage school children, particularly those in urban areas and not needed for farm work, to read during their summer vacation, use the library and develop the habit of reading.

Themes

The American Library Association does not set the themes for summer reading programs held at many public libraries nationwide. These may be set by the individual library or by the state library. Many individual or state libraries use the themes set by the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), a grassroots consortium of states working together to provide high-quality summer reading program materials for children at the lowest cost possible for their public libraries.

Resources

Some recent resources from Book Links magazine: May 2009: "See the USA through Books" by Pat Scales (PDF)

May 2009: "Thinking Outside the Book: Summer Reading"


Soltan, Rita. Summer Reading Renaissance: An Interactive Exhibits Approach. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited, 2008.

Malin, Ginger Goldman. "Facilitating a Summer Reading Book Group Program." English Journal. (High school edition). Urbana: May 2007. Vol. 96, Iss. 5; pg. 58, 6 pgs.
Abstract (from ProQuest): Summer book groups enhance and sustain student literacy behaviors over the break, making available an enjoyable social forum for critical-thinking and critical-reading practices to occur naturally. Significantly, the book groups grant faculty and students an informal space to connect meaningfully through reflective discussion of texts.

These are some older resources that might be useful in planning programs:

  • 52 Programs for Preschoolers: The Librarian's Year-round Planner / Diane Briggs. Chicago: American Library Association, 1997.
  • Bilingual Books in English and Spanish/Los libros bilingues para niños en Inglés y Español: An Annotated Bibliography 1942-2001/Una bibliografia con anotaciones, 1942-2001 / Doris Cruger Dale. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2003.
  • Books to Build On: A Grade-by-grade Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers / edited by John Holdren and E.D. Hirsch, Jr. New York: Delta, 1996.
  • Choosing Books for Children: A Commonsense Guide / Betsy Hearne; with Deborah Stevenson. 3rd ed. Urbana, Il.: University of Illinois Press, 1999.
  • Cool Story Programs for the School-Age Crowd / Rob Reid. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004.
  • Fiore's Summer Library Reading Program Handbook / Carole D. Fiore. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2005.
  • Miles, Jo Ann.; Sweetland, John D. "A summer reading program for second-language learners." The Reading Teacher, v. 54 no5 (Feb. 2001) p. 474-7
  • Running Summer Library Reading Programs: A How to Do It Manual/ Carole D Fiore. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1998.
  • Sizzling Summer Reading Programs for Young Adults / Katharine L. Kan for the Young Adult Library Services Association. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006
  • Something Funny Happened at the Library: How to Create Humorous Programs for Children and Young Adults / Rob Reid. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002.
  • Stories Never Ending: A Program Guide for Schools and Libraries / Jan Irving. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004.
  • Summer reading clubs: complete plans for 50 theme-based library programs / by Martha Seif Simpson. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 1992.
  • Summer reading program fun: 10 thrilling, inspiring, wacky board games for kids / Wayne L. Johnson; Yvette C Johnson. Chicago: American Library Association, 1999.
  • Twenty Tellable Tales: Audience Participation Folktales for the Beginning Storyteller / Margaret Read MacDonald. Chicago: American Library Association, 2005.
  • What do children read next?: a reader's guide to fiction for children / Candy Colborn; Detroit: Gale Research, 1994.

Sample Programs

Some Summer Reading Programs

Teens & Summer Reading

  • The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), encourages libraries to promote the Teens' Top Teen Nominations as a part of their summer reading program. Each April during National Library Week YALSA posts the lists of nominated titles. Teens can read the nominations all spring and summer so they can vote online for their favorites during Teen Read Week (the third week of every October). The ten titles with the most teen votes become YALSA's official Teens' Top Ten list.
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