Taking the Summer Reading Program Out of the Library Springfield-Greene County Library District Allison Eckhardt, Outreach Services Manager Jessica 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 Sheets All sites have option to use a collection of rotated books

Developing Community Partnerships 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 Community Partnerships 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 Community Partnerships Site Agreement Form Library staff will….. Facility/Daycare staff will…..

Implementing the Program Program Promotion Participation Form Program Plan Evaluation Tools

Summer Reading to Go 2012 Dream Big READ Springfield-Greene County Library District Night Time Books: Blackout by John Rocco Henry’s Night by D.B. Johnson and Linda Michelin Amy’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.

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 - Jessica Pecoraro, Summer Reading to Go Coordinator - Outreach Services 4653 S. Campbell Ave, Springfield MO 65810