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1998
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- Running Summer Library Reading Programs. A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians. How-To-Do-It Manuals for Librarians, Number 81. Fiore, Carole D. Copyrights Elementary Secondary Education Libraries Library Extension Library Services Program Development Program Evaluation Reading Instruction Reading Material Selection Reading Programs Reading Skills Retention (Psychology) Summer Programs Users (Information) This book provides a theoretical basis for summer library reading programs, and provides hands-on knowledge about what really works in summer library programs, culled from the experience of librarians across the country. The book contains an introduction--"What Are Summer Library Reading Programs"--and five chapters. Chapter 1--"The Literacy/Learning Value of Summer Library Reading"--condenses the research on how summer library programs positively affect students' reading retention over the traditional summer vacation. Chapter 2--"Serving the Community of Users (and Nonusers)"--discusses who should be served by summer reading programs and looks at nontraditional audiences. Chapter 3--"Organizing Your Program"--provides time frames for planning, possible themes, program promotion, and partnerships. Chapter 4--"Sample Programs"--provides suggestions on adapting books into other formats for use in programs, information on copyright law, and an inventory and discussion of various types of programs. Chapter 5--"Evaluating Your Success"--discusses output measures, questionnaires, focus groups, and other methods of evaluation. Most chapters include a bibliography. An appendix--"Summer Library Program Themes by State"--provides a contact for each state, and the list of summer programs by name and year, covering the years 1990-97. Includes an index. (SWC)