Taking the Summer Reading Program

Out of the LibrarySpringfield-Greene County Library District

Allison Eckhardt, Outreach Services ManagerJessica Pecoraro, Summer Reading to Go Coordinator

• 2004 – 5 sites, 160 children• 2005 – 11 sites, 800 children• 2006 – 19 sites, 856 children• 2007 – 19 sites, 920 children• 2008 – 49 sites, 2,118 children• 2009 – 72 sites, 2,951 children & teens• 2010 – 95 sites, 4,555 children & teens• 2011 – 118 sites, 5,636 children & teens• 2012 – 111 sites, 5,750 children & teens

Developing Your Outreach Program

Identify program goals• Expand opportunities for children to improve

their reading skills.• Enrich children’s summer learning experiences.• Enhance opportunities to reach un-served and

under-served populations.

Developing Your Outreach Program

Determine Available Staff and Resources• Staff• Books• Supplies• Activities

Developing Your Outreach Program

Program Examples• Daycare – Storytime, Music, and Take-home Activity• Daycare – Participant Tracking Sheets• Daycamp – Storytime and Craft or Game• Daycamp – Program Tub with Complete Lesson Plan,

including Books and Craft or Activity• Summer School – Participant Tracking Sheets, Lesson Plans

and Minimal Supplies for Activities• Teen Program – Book Club and Participant Tracking SheetsAll sites have option to use a collection of rotated books

Developing CommunityPartnerships

Where are the children that are not able to come to a traditional library program?Every community is different• Daycamp• Summer School• Daycare• Parks Department Program• Summer Meal Site

Developing CommunityPartnerships

• Partnership Letter• Outline the partner's commitment of providing access to their

program participants. • Identify the ages and approximate numbers of kids that attend the

site/program in the summer.• Times that work best for programming.

• Description of the role that the site will play in the project. • staff assistance while Library is at the site, • space to meet with the kids, • a commitment to encourage reading and reading related activity time

for the kids when the Library isn’t at the site.

Developing CommunityPartnerships

• Site Agreement Form• Library staff will…..• Facility/Daycare staff will…..

Implementing the Program

• Program Promotion• Participation Form• Program Plan• Evaluation Tools

Promotion Tools

Group Participation Form

Summer Reading to Go 2012Dream Big READ

Springfield-Greene County Library District

Night Time Books: Blackout by John Rocco

Henry’s Night by D.B. Johnson and Linda MichelinAmy’s Light by Robert Nutt

Supplies for Firefly Picture:• Pipecleaners • Construction paper • Tacky glue• Q-tips• Ink pad • Wet wipes• Glue trays

Procedures:Remind the children that we’ve been talking about big dreams. Explain to the children that the books that we will be reading today are all about the night time. Ask the children the following question:What happens during the night time? Blackout Introduce the book to the children by reading the title and showing the children the illustration on the cover of the book. Ask the children the following questions:What is the Caldecott Medal? Who receives the Caldecott Medal? * The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the artist (illustrator) of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Explain to the children that the book contains detailed pictures and little text. The pictures help to tell the story. Read the book to the children. While reading be sure to periodically stop and ask the children questions about the story.

Program Plan

Evaluation Tools

Partner Site Staff Evaluation• Did Library staff arrive on time and prepared for the weekly

session?• Which activities did the kids enjoy the most? What was least

popular?• How often each week did you schedule reading time for the kids?• Were the programming tubs prepared adequately for you to

present the session?• Do you feel you had adequate training to carry out the program at

your site? Library Staff Evaluation• What about the program worked best?• What didn't work so well, or as planned?• What do you think we could do differently?• Do you think we met the program goals?

Questions?Springfield-Greene County Library District

Allison Eckhardt, Outreach Services Manager - allisone@thelibrary.orgJessica Pecoraro, Summer Reading to Go Coordinator - jessicap@thelibrary.org

Outreach Services 4653 S. Campbell Ave, Springfield MO 65810