Starting a teen summer reading program


Websites to explore:

Examples of Teen Summer Reading programs
See what others have done:

Connecting Young Adults & Libraries
http://www.connectingya.com/

TEEN SUMMER READING PROGRAMS: LINKS (PLA 2002)
DIRECTORY OF WEB SITES OF 2001 YOUNG ADULT 
SUMMER READING PROGRAM WEB PAGES 
http://www.connectingya.com/yasrp3.htm

TEEN SUMMER READING PROGRAMS: Summer Teen Volunteer Tasks         (PLA 2002)
 Patrick Jones, Connectingya.com
http://www.connectingya.com/yasrp4.htm

TEEN SUMMER READING PROGRAMS: BEST PRACTICES (PLA 2002)
Patrick Jones, Connectingya.com
http://www.connectingya.com/yasrp1.htm

TEEN SUMMER READING PROGRAMS: READ MORE ABOUT THEM (PLA 2002)
Patrick Jones, Connectingya.com
http://www.connectingya.com/yasrp2.htm

Showing You The Money:
52 Resources (One A Week) To Find Funding For Youth Services In Libraries
http://www.connectingya.com/show.html
**Note I have a page for general "fundraising" and grantwriting resources for Libraries**
http://librarysupportstaff.com/find$.html

Say What - Summer Reading Program
http://www.howa.lib.md.us/new/Say%20What%20SRP.html

General Information
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/teens/tsr/info.html
Summer Reading program - online evaluation form
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/teens/tsr/eval.html

Pauline Haass Public Library's Teen Links to
Whazzzup?
http://www.wcfls.lib.wi.us/phpl/teen_whazzup.htm

Splish Splash Read 2002
www.summerreading.org
**Note this is a PDF file** (you'll need Adobe Acrobat reader to open)
95 Activities for the Teen Summer Reading
Program 2002 
http://www.summerreading.org/pdf/intro.pdf

American Library Association - Teen Hoopla
http://www.ala.org/teenhoopla/

Cheap Thrills 
Teen Summer Reading Program
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
http://jmrl.org/teen/thrills.html
Cheap Thrills Logo Contest
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library 
2002 WINNER
 

Say Aloha to Reading Adventure
http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/library/teens/

Find out what's on Teens minds..visit these "teen themed" sites
Teen Reads
http://www.teenreads.com

CyberTeens Book Club
http://www.cyberteens.com/ne/bc/index.html

TeenInk - a magazine written for and by "Teens"
http://teenink.com/
TeenInk summer programs directory
college programs, sports or writing programs, university programs, 
adventure programs, or camps. 
http://teenink.com/Summer/

American Library Association - Teen Hoopla
http://www.ala.org/teenhoopla/


Young Adult Librarian's  Website
http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/

Check out also the many resources listed by
the Missouri Library Association - Young Adults section
http://www.geocities.com/mlayasig/Resources.html
 

Visit these websites for 2001 programs held:

Teen Summer Reading Program
Teen Books for Heart, Mind & Soul
http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/srplist_teen.asp

Kick Back & Read
http://library.ci.scottsdale.az.us/teen/SRP-teen-01.htm

Scottsdale Public Library - A Reel Adventure
http://library.ci.scottsdale.az.us/teen/SRP-teen-01.htm

Teen Summer Reading Club
http://www.tcpl.lib.in.us/ya/srclub.htm
Teen Scene
http://www.tcpl.lib.in.us/ya/index.htm

Reading Road Trip USA 
Teen Summer Reading Programs
http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/teenpage/Srpcal.htm

A Star*Spangled Summer at Your Library!
Massachusetts Statewide Summer Reading Program
http://www.wmrls.org/sum/

YASIG Teen Summer Reading program
http://www.geocities.com/mlayasig/TSRP.html

Teen Summer Reading Program
http://www.clpgh.org/teens/tsr/

Summer Reading Programs
Teen Reading Odyssey
http://plch.lib.oh.us/summerread/src2001/

Teen Reading Incentives (things you can purchase, etc)
http://www.janway.com/teen_read.htm

Teen Spot
http://www.midland-mi.org/gracedowlibrary/ys/teenspot.html

Summer Reading Program Packets Available at Wyoming State Library 
http://www-wsl.state.wy.us/slpub/summer_reading.html

Fistful of Ideas available for library summer reading programs
Contact: Stephen Kershner, executive director
Michigan Library Association
6810 S. Cedar, Suite #6
Lansing, MI 48911
(517) 694-6615, ext. 24
www.mla.lib.mi.us

See YA Around 
Library Programming for Teens 
http://www.cplrmh.com/

Cincinnati Teen
Toward teen readers 

Ohio - State Library
Young Adult Reading Programs
http://winslo.state.oh.us/services/LPD/orpya.html

Nebraska Library Association Quarterly V. 33 (1) 2002
Plattsmouth Pre-Teen Programs 
by: Judy Mae Malm

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS SUMMER? 
by Ann Hoey,
Youth Services Coordinator 
N.H. State Library 
http://www.state.nh.us/nhsl/gsl/382what.html

Wichita Falls Public Library's Web Site for Teens! (book club ideas)
http://www.wfpl.net/teenscene.htm


Additional related sites to help you:

Don't forget about ALA 's  resources,
Such as YALSA
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/about/index.html
Professional resources
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/professional/index.html
and shop at their store -
with their "READ" posters with great appeal
to Teens - they might make good "gifts" or
incentives, for your program.
Also check out my shopping page with
other ideas for "reading" gifts to buy
Many under $15 that teens would like.
and visit my online journals page
for links to Online titles of interest to
those who teach information literacy
and reading, and for school media specialists, etc.
Also I have a page with links for
creating "Presentations" Online & Off

Summer Reading Program 2002 Links
http://www.cplrmh.com/SRP2002.html
This page was composed for the State Library's Summer Reading Program Workshop in Columbus, Ohio on January 24, 2002. The theme is "Your Library: The Greatest Show in Town" and this presentation focused on online and independent programs. Online programs are independent programs, too, and most of these ideas and resources can be used online or in the YA room on a bulletin board or on paper. All sites were valid 5/9/02. rmh

 
To help address the critical need to improve reading skills among the area's youth, the Los Angeles Public Library has developed several outreach programs, each of which depends on contributions raised by the Library Foundation:http://www.libraryfoundationla.org/funding/reading.html

If your program is going to have an 
Online WebSite (you can include a bulletin board,
for teens to post comments about books they read, etc.)
and if you aren't familiar with making web pages
see my Webpublishing help page
And I have a page with resources for learning how to create "subscription" lists
listservs, online groups, newsletters - etc.
on my page about subscribing to popular library lists.

I have a book reading online & off page too,  to explore

Reading Literacy Sites:

Reading is Fundamental
Programs
http://www.rif.org/programs/

Read Across America
http://www.nea.org/readacross/

Read California - resources
http://www.readcalifornia.org/

How do we start a Reading Buddies program at our school or business?
http://www.unr.edu/cll/start.htm

Teaching a Nation to Read: Literacy at the Library
http://www.imls.gov/closer/archive/hlt_l0401.htm
 

Learning To Read
Resources for Language Arts and Reading Research
http://www.toread.com/
America Reads Challenge 
Resource Kit
http://www.ed.gov/americareads/resourcekit/toolkit.html

Reading and Writing Solutions for Struggling Students
http://www.donjohnston.com/catalog/struggle.htm

Junior Great Books
Children Reading and Discussing Literature
http://www.greatbooks.org/programs/junior/

Books: Purchase or Find a Library to borrow from



Excellence in Library Services to young Adults
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/professional/yalsapubs.html
YALSA Publications
Quoted from site:
The following publications unless otherwise indicated are products of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). These publications create a complete picture of young adult library services, in both school and public libraries. 
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/professional/yalsapubs.html
Quoted from Site:
Sizzling Summer Reading Programs for Young Adults. Edited by Katherine L. Kan and YALSA 
A good summer reading program is sure to attract those who love to read, but a sizzling summer reading program will entice a new teen audience - even those who wouldn't normally dream of "hanging out" at the library. The book is organized by incentives, thematic programs, novelties, participation, and teens with special needs. There are also illustrations of promotional materials used in the programs described. 
1998. 96 p. ISBN 0-8389-3480-3. $25.00. ALA members, $22.50. 
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/professional/yalsapubs.html
 
 

Administration and Supervision of Reading Programs THIRD EDITION
Shelley B. Wepner (Editor) Dorothy S. Strickland (Editor) 
Joan T. Feeley (Editor) Foreword by Jack Cassidy
Format:Textbook Paperback, 3rd ed., 205pp.
ISBN: 0807741817
Publisher: Teachers College Press,Teachers College, Columbia University
Pub. Date: December 2001
$26 Barnes & Noble

Book Talk Plus: Motivating Teens to Read
Lucy Schall
Format: Paperback, 268pp.
ISBN: 1563088177
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, Incorporated
Pub. Date: May 2001
Reading Rules!: Motivating Teens to Read
Elizabeth Knowles Martha Smith
Format: Paperback, 150pp.
ISBN: 1563088835
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, Incorporated
Pub. Date: June 2001
 

More Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers 
Betty Debruyne Ammon Bette Debruyne Ammon Gale W. Sherman
Format: Paperback, 161pp.
ISBN: 1563085712
Publisher: Teacher Ideas Press
Pub. Date: November 1998
 

Teens for Literacy : Promoting Reading 
and Writing in Schools and Communities
Allen Berger Elizabeth A. Shafran
Format: Paperback, 96pp.
ISBN: 087207255X
Publisher: International Reading Association
Pub. Date: February 2000

Exploding the Myths: The Truth about Teens and Reading
Marc Aronson Bruce Brooks
Format: Hardcover, 152pp.
ISBN: 0810839040
Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Pub. Date: March 2001
 

Best Books for Young Teen Readers: Grades 7-10
John T. Gillespie
Format: Hardcover, 1066pp.
ISBN: 0835242641
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Pub. Date: January 2000
 

Community Service for Teens/Expanding Education and Literacy 
Bernard Ryan Jr.
Format: Library Binding, 95pp.
ISBN: 0894342312
Publisher: Ferguson Publishing Company
Pub. Date: April 1998
 

More Books Appeal: Keep Young Teens in the Library
Karen Cornell Gomberg
Format: Paperback, 152pp.
ISBN: 0899504760
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Pub. Date: April 1990
 

Reading Fun: Quick and Easy Activities for the School Library Media Center
Mona Kerby
Format: Paperback, 149pp.
ISBN: 0810833611
Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Pub. Date: November 1997
Fantastic, Fun Reading Programs 
Kathryn Totten
Format: Paperback, 80pp.
ISBN: 1579500609
Publisher: Highsmith Incorporated
Pub. Date: February 2001

UC Berkeley's 2001 Summer Reading List recommends books that change young people's lives
http://www.parent-teen.com/fun/summerread01.html

Ocean County Library’s Young Adult Reading List
Teen Zone
Great books recommended by teens for teens.
http://oceancounty.lib.nj.us/teens/reads.htm


Summer Reading Clubs: Complete Plans for 50 Theme-Based Library Programs
Martha Seif Simpson
ISBN: 0899507212
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Pub. Date: March  1992
From the Publisher
Collected here are 50 highly successful summer reading programs for grades K–7. Each highly flexible plan is developed around a specific theme (art, baseball, geography, zoos, and so on), providing fifteen related activities (bulletin boards, reading incentive games, etc.) and a materials list. A theme-related reading list—with fiction for younger readers (K–3) and older readers (4–7) and nonfiction titles—is included. A film and video list completes the program.

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