Summer Reading
Summer Reading: Get In the Game
If you need some more ideas:
CSPL Pinterest board
Jennifer’s Pinterest board
~ Jennifer
February Meeting
Place: Willimantic Library Service Center
Date: February 9th
Time: 10 am
Meeting Topic:
Summer Reading:
program ideas, prizes (or prize alternatives), great books, and good movies to show.
~ Jennifer
November Meeting Notes
If you missed the November meeting, it was a great day. But you’re in luck. Linda Williams created a page with
- Numbers game: using stats to your advantage: Jennifer Rummel
- An Overview of Adolescent Reading Research: Teri Lesesne
- Summer Reading Incentives: the good and the bad: Linda Williams
- Connecting the Research to Summer Reading Goals: Linda Williams
- Elevator Pitch: Linda Williams
- Alternatives
Check out all the great resources and research available.
~ Jennifer
November Meeting
Our November meeting will be at the YA Regional Meetup
Summer Reading: What We Do/Why We Do It – Making the Connection
Place:
Wallingford Public Library
200 N Main St,
Wallingford, CT 06492
http://wallingford.lioninc.org/
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See you there,
Jennifer
Zombie Survival Program (modeled after the Hunger Games Game)
Last week, we talked about our Summer Reading Programs. I mentioned that I’m going with the Groundbreaking Reads theme because I love the art. I’m focusing on zombies and monsters.
I’m going to try this game again. I did it for the Hunger Games but I think it’s super fun.
Idea:
1. Grab a bunch of items for survival and place on a table
2. At the beginning of the program, have teens choose X number of items
3. Create a story where they have use particular items (A zombie comes at your party and bites everyone. Sally has the medicine, so she’s safe. Peter doesn’t have the medicine. He turns into a zombie. Erin has a spice, which when ground up can stop the venom from seeping into her body, she’s safe too.)
4. Make up a point system and have various winners.
5. You can create a story based on what the teens grabbed and have multiple turns.
* I got the idea from this site
~ Jennifer
Minutes-January 11, 2013
Today’s meeting topic was Hot New Fiction.
Summer Reader
However, the meeting began with a demo of the new online summer reading tracker program provided by the Connecticut State Library: Summer Reader which will be available for the next three years.
You can take a look at one of the templates from the patron side set up by Linda and Sue. You can register too!
You can have as many programs as you would like. It is highly customizable. You can do reading programs or even count volunteers with this program. Templates will be available that ate generic and that fit the collaborative summer reading program.
Features: Online registrations, family registration, reading and progress logging, prize management and distribution, a prize drawings, reviews (and comments–can be mediated if you would like), ratings (a star system), collect statistics and create reports (any info in can come out–excel), bi lingual (French and Spanish), RSS feeds, e-mail, connect to FaceBook, also a mobile version is available.
They are hoping we can begin to set up our own pages in middle of February. But that is not confirmed. Watch the SPEAK listserve for information. Webinars and training seminars are available.
Suggestions for Hot New Fiction
includes a Nancy Pearl article for NPR.
Navigating Early
Just One Day
Tragedy Paper
Pale by Chris Wooding
Jonny Delgadod: Private Detective by Kevin Brooks
Kill Swap by James Lovegrove
-from Kathleen
February
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Cross My Heart Hope to Die by Sara Shepard
Witch &Wizard: Kiss by James Patterson
The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead
Breaking Point by Kirsten Simmons
Out and Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Neferet’s Curse by P.C. Cast
Pieces by Chris Lynch
March
Requiem by Lauren Oliver
Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Period 8 by Chris Crutcher
Thirst by Christopher Pike
Panic by Sharon Draper
Unremembered by Jessica Brody
Promises to Keep by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
April
Elite by Kiera Cass
Rise by Anna Carey
Oblivion by Anthony Horowitz
This is what Happy Looks Like by Jennifer Smith
Stung by Bethany Wiggins
The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
May
Thousand Words by Jennifer Brown
Mystic by Alyson Noel
All I Need by Susan Colasanti
Fall of Night by Rachel Caine
If I Should Die by Amy Plum
Fathomless by Jackson Pearce
Truth or Dare by Jackson Pearce
June
The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
Game board of the Goods by Richelle Mead
After Daybak by J.A. London
Crushed by Sara Shepard
-from Claudette
The Friday Society bit Adrienne Kress
The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
Quarantine: The Loners by Lex Thomas
Cold Fury by T.M Goeglein
Gods and Warriors by Michelle Paver
Four Secrets by Margaret Willey
Burn for Burn by Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian
Personal Effects by E.M. Kokie
Jepp Who Defied the Stars by Katherine Marsh
Beyond by Graham Mcnamee
Lullaby by Amanda Hocking
Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum
Pinned by Sharon G. Flake
-From Kristi
Jennifer’s Picks
The Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulberg (upcoming)
Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (upcoming)
If I Lie by Corrine Jackson
Amber House by Kelly Moore
Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian
Speechless by Hannah Harrington
Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
Butter by Erin Jade Lange
No Safety in Numbers by Dayna Lorentz
Willful Impropriety: 13 Tales of Society, Scandal, and Romance (various authors)
Perfect Escape by Jennifer Brown
Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George
Ten by Gretchen McNeil
The Wrap-Up List by Steven Arntson
Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill
The Lost Code by Kevin Emerson
Confessions of an Angry Girl by Louise Rozett
Guy Langman Crime Scene Procrastinator by Josh Berk
Survive by Alex MorelRevolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum
Cold Fury by T.M. Goeglein
False Memory by Dan Krokos
Breathe by Sarah Cross
Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
Behind the Bookcase by Mark Steensland
Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
Salvation by Anne Osterlund
A Long Way From You by Gwendoyln Heasley
Spy Princess by Sherwood Smith
Pizza Love and Other Stuff that Made Me Famous by Kathryn Williams
Origin by Jessica Khoury
Ask the Passengers by A.S. King
Gods and Warriors by Michelle Payer
Blackwatch by Jenna Burtenshaw
Cloak Society by Jeramey Kraatz
Changling by Philippa Gregory
Opposite of Hallelujah by Anna Jarzab
Skinny by Donna Cooner
Dangerous Boy by Mandy Hubbard
Cadet of Tildor by Alex Lidell
Crewel by Gennifer Albin
Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
Boy Recession by Flynn Meaney
Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Return to Me by Justina Chen
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Doomed by Tracy Deebs
The February meeting topic is Publicity. See you then.
Meeting
Our meeting for January is on Friday at the Willimantic Service Center at 10 AM.
We’ll be talking about New Hot Titles – so bring along your favorites!
We’ll also have a demo of the new Summer Reading online software from Linda.
See you there!
~ Jennifer
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.
Summer Reading post
It’s MUCH later than I intended, but the Summer Reading books by state is now available at https://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!!!!
ECYA Blog 