Summer Reading Program Updates
2005 Summer Reading Program Evaluations
While we have many avid readers participate in our program, it is the parents of the kids who read only a bit that seemed pleased. As one parent said, "He read only a couple of books a week but it was more than he would have read. AND it kept us coming to the library every week."
I have been told by teachers from our local elemetary school that they can tell in September who has continued to read over the summer.
One parent told me her children read more and watched less TV.
These are but a few of the comments we received about the impact of the summer reading program. There are many more!
At the end of the summer the youth services consultants in all the regions asked all the libraries who had participated in the 2005 Summer Reading Program to complete a fairly long evaluation. Besides the regular questions of how many folks had participated in your program, we asked questions about what completion meant to you, how many weeks did you run your program, did your numbers increase or decrease, what was the source of your budget, your summer reading "stories", and many many other questions!
We received almost 300 responses! And the responses were complete and thoughtful! We ended up with a document of about 60 pages! We managed to pull together the most valuable information into a document of only 12 pages which you can find at http://www.nmrls.org/youth/srp05_final_summary.pdf in PDF format. Please do take a look. If anyone would like to see the full document, email Susan Babb.
2006 Summer Reading Program Incentives
There is still plenty of time to order incentives for Children's and Teen Programs at www.janway.com/ma06-srp.htm. Check out the shirts, bags, bumble bee hats, and radios! The deadline for ordering these items through JanWay is January 13, 2006. Materials will be shipped the week of April 13!
2006 Summer Reading Program - Fonts
The fonts for our upcoming Massachusetts Regional Library Systems (MRLS) 2006 Statewide Summer Reading Program:
- for "what's buzzin" is the Jester font.
- for teen component "tune in" is the Rage Italic
Plan of Service for Youth Services
The Youth Services Committee (www.nmrls.org/about/committee.shtml#ya) has been hard at work since the beginning of 2005 in creating the first ever Youth Services Plan of Service. Other programs in NMRLS such as Continuing Education, Reference, Supplemental Deposit Services, and Delivery have always had a Plan of Service created by the Committee for that program. (http://www.nmrls.org/publicat/index.shtml) The Youth Services Committee has always submitted an Annual Report, but never a Plan.
Please view the first Plan of Service at www.nmrls.org/youth/pos.shtml. This Plan will provide a focus on the needs of member librarians in the Region who work with youth, birth through young adult (http://www.nmrls.org/membership/members.shtml). The Plan covers Fiscal Years 06 and 07. Come spring 2006, we will be aligned with other NMRLS Committees in creating a Plan of Service for FY08.
The Committee has worked diligently on this Plan and currently we are brainstorming ideas to implement the objectives of the Plan. Implementation is scheduled to begin in the new year. Check www.nmrls.org/youth/pos.shtml for Action Plan Updates!
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Upcoming Youth Services Workshops
The Youth Services Book Review Group
Thursday, January 5, 2006
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Tuesday, March 7, 2006
The Youth Services Book Review Group meets once a month, from 10:00 to 12:00, at the NMRLS office in Danvers. Books from publishers are available to reviewers in advance of their publication date. Reviews are shared each session in round-robin fashion. New reviewers are always welcome! Just come and the books will fall into your hands! (No registration required)
Making the Connections: A MSLMA/NMRLS Library Media Specialist Discussion Series: Grant Writing - What Works
Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 3:00-6:00 - Stoneham High School
What is the role of grant writing in your school? How does the Library fit in? How does it affect the Library? Do you write grants? Or are others writing grants? Are you included?
Join your colleagues in a discussion of what has to be in place to get or collaborate towards a grant. Successful stories, strategies, and tips will be shared.
Please note: Ten (10) PDPs will be awarded if 3 of the 4 Sessions are attended. Each session will be 3 hours in length. An additional hour is earned through a demonstration of completing a related product. This series has been approved by the DOE.
Summer Reading Program 2006 - Orientation
Friday, January 20, 2006 - 10:00-12:00 - NMRLS, Danvers
Is 2006 going to be your first summer reading program? If so, come to this orientation which will focus on "what's buzzin' at your library" . In this workshop, there will be plenty of discussion on how and what to plan for. Even if 2006 is your second or third summer, this orientation will offer a lot of helpful tips and strategies!
Facilitated by Susan Babb, YS Consultant.
Explore! Fun With Science
Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 10:00-12:00 or 3:00-5:00 - Hamilton-Wenham Public Library
NASA's Explore! Fun with Science programs are designed to engage youth in space and planetary science in the library and other informal learning environments. Through hands-on activities, video presentations and supporting resources, participants will learn how to immerse children of all ages in the wonders of rockets and space travel! This session will feature two hands-on activities that are easy to do, use readily available materials, and require little preparation time. Explore! Fun with Science also provides opportunities for partnering libraries with volunteer groups, local businesses, community programs, and schools. This workshop will be led by CMRLS Youth Services Consultant, Maureen Ambrosino.
Young Adult Roundtable: Creating a Web Presence
Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 3:00-5:00 - NMRLS, Danvers
One of the practices listed in the revised MLA Standards for Public Library Service to Young Adults in Massachusetts is to create and maintain a web presence specifically geared towards the needs of youth. Though there isn't a similar Standard for library media specialists, a web presence in a school library is equally important.
Participants will discuss the elements of a web presence geared to teens. What should be offered? Blogs, IM, Wikis? Sample web sites will be examined to demonstrate these different formats.
Facilitated by Youth Services Consultant Susan Babb.
For more workshops for youth services librarians, please visit www.nmrls.org/youth/ys_wkshops.shtml
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