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2008
Summer Reading Program
Adult Summer Reading Programs |
- Program
Ideas
- Program
Titles
- ARKS
- Adults Read Kids' Stuff
- ARC - Adult Reading Club
- Basking in Books
- BOSS - Books of Sizzling Summer
- Club READ
- Why Should Kids Have All the
Summer Fun?
- Prizes
- Coupon for free book from
library book sale
- Coupon waiving library fine
(set maximum fine limit)
- Friends book bag or other
giveaways
- Get money from Friends group
to purchase items
- Gift certificates from local
merchants (restaurants, movie theaters, book or music stores, museums,
bakeries, other stores)
- Local history books
- Prize on certain day for the first person who checks out predetermined number of books that day
- Reading
Incentives
- Registration
process
- Register adults when children
register
- Have special registration
open house with refreshments
- Give free book coupon for
library's book sale at registration time
- Benefits
- Provides good model for children
enrolled in summer reading program
- Offers fun for adults
- Creates positive publicity for
library
- Fosters common family activity
- Encourages adults to experience
new book genres
- Gives library opportunity to
set up "Great Summer Reads" display to highlight books
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