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Showing posts with label summer readings program. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer readings program. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Recommendations to Improve Your Reading Life
Being a reader is a life-long project, and we all want to do it well.
Sometimes, it’s easy to get caught up in the parts of a reader’s life
that feel insurmountable — the TBR list you’ll never complete; the
library hold list you’ll never catch up on; all the amazing books you’ll
never hear about, let alone find and own!
But there are little ways we can enrich our reading lives every day:
small changes we can make or ideas we can try to change up our reading
patterns and find new books to love. Here are forty places to start. Add
your own in the comments below, or try a couple first and then come
tell me how they go. Read more...
Monday, August 6, 2012
15 Libraries Taking Summer Reading to the Next Level | OEDb
15 Libraries Taking Summer Reading to the Next Level | OEDb
Summer reading programs have long been a staple of library activities in communities all across the nation, yet many libraries today are offering much more than the usual programs that encourage young kids to read by tracking their progress and offering rewards. Today, many reading programs are accompanied by seriously cool reading and education-related events and there are numerous reading programs targeting adults and teens, pushing whole families to enjoy a few good books over the summer months. While not an exhaustive list (there are a lot of amazing libraries out there), here we highlight some of the libraries we think are going above and beyond in their summer reading initiatives, offering programs and activities that help readers spend their summers reading, learning, sharing, and growing. Read MORE.....
Summer reading programs have long been a staple of library activities in communities all across the nation, yet many libraries today are offering much more than the usual programs that encourage young kids to read by tracking their progress and offering rewards. Today, many reading programs are accompanied by seriously cool reading and education-related events and there are numerous reading programs targeting adults and teens, pushing whole families to enjoy a few good books over the summer months. While not an exhaustive list (there are a lot of amazing libraries out there), here we highlight some of the libraries we think are going above and beyond in their summer reading initiatives, offering programs and activities that help readers spend their summers reading, learning, sharing, and growing. Read MORE.....
Related articles
Reason #1 to sign up for the Summer Reading Program: Because summer is for reading! And it starts today!
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The Summer Reading Program Roundup
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Baltimore's Summer Reading Program Kicks Off For 2012
The Summer Reading Program
Adult Summer Reading
Summer Wrap Up Read-A-Thon (Update #1)
Host a Summer Reading Party - PBSKids and iVillage Summer Reading Challenge
Join the Summer Reading Club Fun!
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