About the 2007 New York State Summer Reading Program
Get a Clue @ Your Library & You Never Know @ Your Library
*Welcome to our celebration of all things book. Books take us away from daily concerns and fly us to countries we may never see in person. They introduce us to friends we will have for life. Whether becoming wild about Harry, folding cranes with Sadako or admiring the courage of Despereaux, reading (or listening to someone else read) constitutes our introduction to a world of wonderful characters and people. It gives us our first clue to the many facets of wonder – in nature, in science and in humankind’s capacity for courage and kindness.
Summer is a delicious time of year. Beaches, parks, city streets and country lanes present so many distractions that it’s easy for youngsters to forget about the joys and rewards of reading. And summer reading can be so much fun. We have to remind them that this summer they can read the entire Series of Unfortunate Events or work their way through the crafts books or cook up several feasts over in the 641.5’s.
Our theme this year, Get a Clue @ Your Library, encourages children to visit their libraries and solve the age-old mystery: What’s good to read? Old books, new books, books that children and teens love now and will love in the future – they all provide us with a locus around which we can plan programs and activities through the summer.
We’ve provided a long list of books and suggestions for programs that use those books or allow children to make their own books or to try writing poetry. Once all this artistic energy is unleashed, we’ve provided some ideas for celebrating the participants’ efforts. You Never Know what they’ll come up with!
Please keep in touch now and throughout the summer.
Chris Moesch, Coordinator
2007 New York State Summer Reading Program
716-553-2153 or 716-877-4462
moeschc@yahoo.com
The 2007 New York State Summer Reading Program is made possible, in part, with Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Text of this page adapted and updated from the 2006 NYS Summer Reading Program Manual “Books: A Treasure!” by Ellen Loughran, JoAnn Jonas, Aimee MacLagger for The New York Public Library.