April 2, 2011

What we are doing now The Culver-Union Township Public Library is a front-runner for programming offered to our patrons. Jim Harper speaks to adults and kids Computer Classes Book Clubs Geneaology Group Thursday Tech Time People’s University Summer Reading Kids Adult

In CUTPL’s Future Weekly Movie Events Free and Open to the Public With our licensing, we are authorized to show movies We will download them from Amazon Show Movies Every 1 PM

Summer Reading History Summer Reading begins 1895 in Cleveland Cleveland Library League Began as a program to promote reading between school years. 95% of all public libraries offer summer reading programming CUTPL had 150 children and 26 adults participate last summer…

Summer Reading- serving hundreds Children’s Young Adult One World, Many Stories You Are Here

Adult Summer Reading Novel Destinations Proposed Schedule* May- June 1- sign up. June Mexico June China June India June 27-July 3- Brazil July Egypt July Kenya July Italy July Australia *Tentative

What other libraries are doing Batesville-Memorial Public Library Music… Met the Director at ILF After-Hours Concert Series Free to the public Friends sell concessions Popcorn Soda Books, etc. Inspired by New Orleans music on corners…

Pipe dreams Ideas Requests After hours music program? Friends sell concessions Set up in courtyard, aka the CUTPL Bistro Start small, create a niche for the CUTPL in the community Perhaps start with an End of Summer Reading celebration with Half-Pint Jones (played at the Taste of Culver) Any donation from the friends for summer reading prizes for adults As much as we hate to say it, people like incentives. Thank you for your time and consideration!