Summer Reading

Please remember that our meeting to trade ideas for Summer programs will be held at 10 AM at the Willimantic Service Center on April 13th.

Also, I’ve updated the Summer Reading Page with booklists that I’ll be using this summer.

2012 Slogan: Own the Night
Book Ideas: The following book lists have been updated/created at the book list page.
Vampires
Werewolves
Graves
Spa/Resorts
Monsters
Ghosts
Dreams

Please feel free to add in your own topics to the page!

~ Jennifer

Tera Lynn Childs at Otis Library

Don’t forget that on Monday, Tera Lynn Childs will be visiting the Otis Library at 6:30!

 

I’m super excited to host her and hope that you can make it.

 

~ Jennifer

Summer Reading post

It’s MUCH later than I intended, but the Summer Reading books by state is now available at http://ecya.wordpress.com/summerreadingprograms/

There’s also a road trip book list and all the books are linked to amazon.

Hopefully this helps with some displays over the summer!!!!

~ Jennifer

March 2011 Minutes

We met on March 11, 2011 at the Willimantic Library Service Center. Our topic was summer programs.

Our suggestions include

-Tricking teens into programs by calling them volunteers.

-Connecting library programs with school summer read programs, such as a summer book read-a-loud.

-Pushing programs more than reading—“Don’t Read This Summer”

Should we offer incentives for reading or not?

A great place to get incentives is to solicit from local businesses, especially banks.

Linda and Jennifer are working on summer booklists by State and by Country. They will be available under the SummerReading Programs Tab on the Blog.

 Other, non-summer, programs discussed were gaming clubs (not just for video games) with ”Headbands,” “Apples to Apples” and others. 

Mystery program kits are available at the Service Center.

Linda gave us a demonstration of BWI Title Tales    

There was a general reminder to remember your week to post!

Next Month’s Meeting will be on April 18^th at WLSC. The topic will be Hot Non-Fiction.

The May Meeting will be on May 13^th in Old Saybrook. The topic will be Hot Fiction. For those with problems getting to Old Saybrook, come people are choosing to carpool so ask around.

Next Meeting: Friday March 11th

Join us as we discuss Summer Reading Programs. Get some great ideas for summer or programs for any time of the year. We’ll be at the service center at 10 AM

See you there!

~ Jennifer

 

Minutes – September 10, 2010

(Sorry for the late posting of these minutes – and an editorial note – since Claudette is co-chairing – will someone else volunteer to do the minutes this year? Thanks – Linda Williams)

We kicked off our first meeting for the year most successfully! It was wonderful to see so many Teen Librarians there and hope attendance continues throughout the year as the ideas discussed are extremely valuable to all of us. A vote was taken to decide what did work best for our busy schedules and it was decided that we will be meeting on the second Friday of the month, every month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Willimantic Library Service Center. Our next meeting will be October 8th.
We spent some time discussing our summer programs for teens and what we found to be successful. Among our fellow librarians, the following programs have been tried: candy sushi, smoothies, fondue, nature printing on black t-shirts with a Clorox gel, tile bracelets, chocolate plastic, creative writing group. One thing that is for certain is that programs involving food are always a crowd pleaser.
However, we also noticed that we had a tendency to have programs that are more suited to the girl population. So, what about the boys? Some suggestions for programs inviting to boys are as follows: a guitar workshop, crime beat (have a state officer come in and set up a crime scene), gaming, a self defense studio doing a demonstration, and, if all else fails, market your more girly type programs by stating that it’s a great way to make inexpensive gifts for the women in their life.
Although many have found our summer programs to be well attended it seems universally that we often lose our teen population as soon as school starts. Naturally, they are busy. With homework, sports, jobs, and social lives, how can we compete as a library? We’re not where it’s at. One of the best solutions is to hook them while we have them in the summer by scheduling programs for the fall. If it is at all possible in your own schedule and library, try to switch your hours of availability to suit their needs. Most importantly, never give up!
Our October meeting will center on Comics and Gaming and we will have a very special guest joining us so you don’t want to miss it. See you then.
Claudette Stockwell E.C.Y.A. Co-Chair Children’s Librarian Assistant Killingly Public Library

Meeting on Friday

Don’t forget to bring your summer ideas for our meeting on FRIDAY at the Willimantic Service Center at 10 AM

See you there!

Meeting Notes

Besides talking about nonfiction and Teen Tech Week, we chatted about several changes to our meetings:

We’re going to be meeting every month (except summer) starting in MARCH and in the mornings on the 2nd Friday of the month and at the Willimantic Service Center unless otherwise stated.

The March Meeting (March 12th at 10 AM) will be held at Willimantic Service Center  where we will be talking SUMMER READING – bring in your ideas and book lists.

Plus, Linda has a new blog on Collection Development and Weeding. Check it out and share any ideas you might have with her.

Meeting Minutes for Friday, March 13, 2009

Note of thanks and apology to Claudette from Linda: All of you in the ECYA group should know that Claudette gets these notes to me very quickly. It is my slowness that makes them come up late. My apologies to Claudette and all for not getting the meeting minutes posted sooner!

MEETING MINUTES – 03/13/09

The Eastern Connecticut Young Adult Roundtable met on Friday March 13, 2009 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Otis Library in Norwich. The main topic for our meeting was Summer Reading and any ideas or programs we would be offering this summer or are hoping to offer.

We shared a lot of wonderful ideas to try with our area teens including: duct tape roses, peep portraits, tie dye and reverse tie dye, hardware jewelry, candy sushi, decorate your own cupcakes, altered books, trading cards, cooking competitions, food creations based on books (The Catcher in the Rye), making short stories based on portraits, post cards based on the idea of posting secrets, making
our own portraits from Mr.Picassohead.com and posting them at the library, and create text pictures from the Wordel web site.

While are looking to offer programs for young adults, the general consensus of the room was that any type of large entertainment programming offered should be suited for the entire family rather than focusing on specific age groups. Due to economic restraints, it makes sense for libraries to utilize their funds in a way that best suits a broader spectrum of patrons.

Our next meeting will be on May 8th at 10:00 a.m. in Colchester at Cragin Memorial Library. Our focus will be on books that attract boys to reading. Bring a few to share!
Until then, happy planning! Claudette
Claudette Stockwell
Children’s Librarian Assistant
Killingly Public Library

Summer Reading Thoughts

I’m starting to think about Summer Reading. I’m working off the Express Yourself concept, but I’m really curious about a few topics:

1. Kick Off Events:  Do you have one? Is it a large event? Do you call it a Kick-off?

2. Finale: Same questions as above?

3. When do you end your “summer” I usually have three or so programs a week starting the last full week in June and going through the last week of July.  And then I give myself August to read and relax, though  I do have some programs.

4. Prizes: What kind do you have? How do you hand them out? I’ve done it differently both years in CT, and neither have worked out really well.  I’m interested in either having a game or a store.

thanks, Jennifer R.