[CASL-L] high school summer reading programs

[Cathy Andronik]

You've already got some great ideas!  If you are a member of YALSA, there are grants for summer reading programs.  (Alternately, if your public teen librarian is a YALSA member, you can collaborate for a grant.)

Cathy Andronik
Teacher Librarian
Brien McMahon HS
Norwalk
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On Wed, 7/20/16, Tietjen, Katherine <ktietjen at easthamptonct.org> wrote:

 Subject: [CASL-L] high school summer reading programs
 To: "casl-l at mylist.net" <casl-l at mylist.net>
 Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 12:23 PM
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 Fellow
 high school library media specialists: 
 I am relatively new in my position and looking for
 ideas for what makes a great summer reading program. The
 English department and I are looking to get away from
 required reading lists and worksheets that have been
 assigned in the past; this year, we opened
  it up entirely to free choice and I made a little video
 promoting reading and a handout including the Nutmeg
 nominees and some recommendations from students (and we
 ditched the worksheets altogether, yay!). I would like to do
 even more next year, maybe even
  having students host book chats in the fall on numerous
 titles. I have supportive administrators/ fellow teachers, a
 core crew of voraciously reading kids, and a great public
 library open to collaboration to help me out; I want to make
 sure I use them to their
  fi\ull potential to get kids reading more. What have
 you done that has really gotten teenagers excited about
 reading for pleasure over the summer? Do you have any
 logistical advice for me? 
 
 
 
 Thanks,
 Katie
 
 
 
 Library Media Specialist
 East Hampton High School
 
 
 
 
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