Texas Summer Reading Programs

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Read, every day, something no one else is
reading. Think, every day, something no one else
is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else
would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the
mind to be always part of unanimity.
Christopher MorleyUS author journalist (1890
- 1957)
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Texas Summer Reading Programs

• SAISD Library Media Services
• Laura Alfaro, Facilitator
• May 18, 2005
• SSNB - Rm. 100B

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Table Of Contents

• Texas State Library
• http//www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/index.html
• Texas Library Association
• http//www.txla.org/html/reading.html
• San Antonio Public Library
• Campus Summer Reading Program

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Texas State Library Services

• Infant and Pre-school Services
• Bilingual Services (Spanish)
• Youth and Young Adult Services
• Family Literacy Services

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Infant and Pre-School Services

• Mother Goose at the LibraryInfant Lapsit
  Programs
• Adopt a Bunny Online version of the read-aloud
  program initiated by Rosemary Wells.
• Read to Your BunnyA packet of materials produced
  by Rosemary Wells, including poster images, and
  text from the manual.

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Bilingual Programs (Spanish)

• Digame un Cuento/Tell Me a Story Bilingual
  Library Programs for Children and Families
• El día de los niños / El día de los libros

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Services for Special Needs

• Texas State Library Talking Book Program for
  the handicapped and deaf readers
• TSL link http//www.tsl.state.tx.us/tbp/
• SAPL link http//www.sanantonio.gov/library/servi
  ces/specialneeds.asp

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Youth and Young Adult Services

• Marketing the Texas Reading Club A Guide for
  Youth Services Specialists
• No Limits READ! Young Adult Reading Club and
  Programming Manual
• Texas Reading Club
• Young Adult Library Services, Collections, and
  Programs
• Science Extravaganzas! Librarian-Tested,
  Librarian Approved

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Family Literacy

• Public Library - Head Start Partnerships for
  Early Childhood Education and Family Literacy

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Texas Library Association

• 2x2 Reading List age 2 through 2nd grade -
  http//www.txla.org/groups/crt/2x2intro.htm
• Texas Bluebonnet Award 3rd through 6th grade -
  http//www.txla.org/groups/tba/index.html
• Lone Star Reading List 6th through 8th grade -
  http//www.txla.org/groups/yart/lonecom.html
• TAYSHAS Reading List High school -
  http//www.txla.org/groups/yart/tayshaslists.html

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2X2 Reading List

• Website http//www.txla.org/groups/crt/2x2intro.h
  tm
• Parent and Child Sharing Time Activities
  http//www.txla.org/groups/crt/docs/2x22020Activ
  ities_05.doc

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Texas BluebonnetAward List

• Website http//www.txla.org/groups/tba/
• Activity Booklet http//www.txla.org/groups/tba/a
  ctivities.html
• Promotional Activities http//www.txla.org/groups
  /tba/activities/Promotional20Ideas.doc

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Lone StarReading List

• Web site http//www.txla.org/groups/yart/lonestar
  .html

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TAYSHASReading List

• Web site http//www.txla.org/groups/yart/tayshasl
  ists.html

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San Antonio Public Library Summer Reading Program

• Summer Reading Program, 2004 - http//www.sananton
  io.gov/library/events/SRP/
• Target audiences
• children,
• teens,
• adults, and
• families

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School Library Summer Reading Program Ideas

• Bluebonnet Summer Reading List
• Put together goody bags for 15 of the Bluebonnet
  student voting population if they read ALL of the
  Bluebonnets over the summer.
• Include a completion certificate and gift
  certificate if they can make a presentation of
  five of the 20 titles to their class.
• PK-2nd Summer Reading Program
• Give a Scholastic Book Fair Gift Certificate for
  every family that reads a minimum of 100 picture
  books to their PK-2nd grade students. One
  certificate per student.

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School Library Summer Reading Program Ideas - 2

• Meet with the PE and Music teachers to provide
  incentives for reading books about sports, music,
  biographies, or taking up an instrument, or
  creating a new field game AND sharing with the
  class.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and
  administration to provide incentives for students
  to read during the summer months.
• Breakfast with the Principal the first Friday of
  the school year.
• Goody Bags of bookmarks, pencils, erasers, small
  notebooks, and a paperback picture book.
• Special Library Program designed for the class
  with the most summer readers. Students must
  bring in a notebook with the titles and summaries
  of each story to the classroom teacher. Teacher
  turns in totals to librarian for calculations.
• I AM A READER! crowns for PK-K children to wear
  during the first week of school, if they have
  read, or are read to, of 50 books.
• Reading Day Parade scheduled once a month for
  students who read 50 books or more each month.
  Students must complete and turn into the
  librarian reading list information.

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Activity

• Draw up a proposal of a Summer Reading Plan that
  you could feasibly accomplish between now and May
  24th.
• It should include purpose, target audience,
  budget, collaboration, student incentives, catchy
  slogan, marketing techniques, and a contact list
  of all necessary participants for this to be
  successful. Keep it simple!!