Remember to document your library programs with digital photos.But take precautions to make your children safe. Never post photos in the library with full names attached. And, a better deal is to make sure that parents and/or guardians give you a Permission to videotape and/or photograph form. This allows you to highlight the events happening right now AND allows you to use the photos to promote summer reading next summer or to use in brochures and other promotional tools to use with your funding bodies. [A copy of the permission can be found on page 35 of the manual.]
A copy of the evaluation form for summer programs will soon be posted on this page and sent out via the YOUTH distribution list to all libaries in the system.
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( 3 / 19 )Summer is off to a great start! The weather has been enjoyably hot with a few rain showers to keep the gardens (and the weeds, of course) growing. And, area libraries are buzzing with excitement about the response to their programs.
WOW! Summer library programs are buzzing along!The Essential Club Free Library (Canaseraga) and the Horseheads Free Library (Chemung County Library District) have ALREADY run thru their supply of reading records. And, it is very early in the summer's program!
The Hornell Public Library already has 402 kids signed up for their reading program. They have WA-A-AY more 'tweens and teens registering so far. End of school year visits to the Intermediate Schools to discuss the program's activities is the reason say library staff.
The Savona Free Library had an unprecedented attendance at craft program earlier this week.
Libraries big and small from all across the STLS service area are alive with energy for their summer library programs! Be sure to tell us about your summer!
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( 3 / 25 )There are some wonderful "graphic" fonts available on the LibraryPalooza website.
This site is closely linked with Mr. Anderson's Puppets, a company that sells puppets and offers great ideas to use those puppets. The Palooza Fonts button across the top of the screen links to creative fonts to jazz up your flyers and publications.
Don't forget the CD that accompanied the SR manual has clip-art and other graphics for your use.
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( 2.8 / 29 )Staff from libraries around the system share tidbits with me about their plans to excite their communities with the Reading Bug throughout the summer months.
Kathie Sleight, Ruth Bancroft and children from the Essential Club Free Library are creating a float for the Memorial Day parade in Canaseraga.
"I have been bugging Prattsburgh--literally. I have placed BOOK WORMS , BEES , and other READING BUGS with signs promoting summer library programs in businesses and public places throughout Pratsburgh. These reading bugs will help to make everyone aware of the library and the summer reading program. All the businesses are "beeing" a good sports," says Kathy Plate from the Prattsburgh Library.
At the Cuba Circulating Library, ants and ladybugs cut-outs from the Accu-Cut dies will be crawling all over the library. Last year, children in Cuba hunted all over the library to find Ike LaRue in the stacks. Those that found him also found some tasty graham cracker snacks. This year, they will be looking for a buzzing bee . If found, children will receive insect crackers.
Sounds like libraries in the Southern Tier will be buzzing with fun! What is planned for your library?
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( 2.9 / 49 )On September 20th, the entire city of Elmira was caught up in the fever of READING FOR A RECORD. This celebration is designed to draw attention to the disparity in early education. An early learning gap exists as early as age 3. This learning gap is mainly due to economic inequalities. The Read for a Record campaign encourages adults and children all over to read the same book on the same day.
According to the Star-Gazette (Elmira's newspaper), local author Tedd Arnold and his wife, Carol heard of this celebration at a conference they attended and fired up community leaders to undertake the challenge of READING FOR A RECORD! The chosen book this year was, THE STORY OF FERDINAND by Munro Leaf.
Last year, the book was LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD by Watty Piper. The Colonial Library (Richburg) and the Prattsburgh Library are two local libraries that particiapted, on a much smaller scale, in reading for a record last year.
Hope the enthusiasum exhibited in Elmira 'catches' on all across the region next year!
To read more about the event, look at JumpStart's Read for the Record web page.
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