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