Adult Summer Reading Andrea Adkins Washington County Public Library Marietta

Fundraising Themes Passive Programming Prizes Special Programs ASRP Basics

Fundraising Separate part of programming budget Solicit donations from area businesses Friends of the Library

Themes Used in the Past 2005 – Grow a Book* 2006 – Paws, Claws, Scales, & Tales # 2007 – You Never Your Library $ 2008 – Catch the Reading Bug # 2009 – Be Your Library # 2010 – Water Your Mind ~ Read % 2011 – Novel Destinations % * Independent Theme # Children’s Theme $ Young Adult Theme% Adult Theme

Passive Programming Reading entries Guess How Many Photo ID Crossword Puzzles/Word Finds

Reading Entries To participate you must register. The first 25 to register get a goodie bag. Weekly Drawing – Fill out a slip with the title, author, & book rating. One chosen each week. Can only win once. Reading certain types of books/materials on a wheel, usually 12 items on wheel. The first 10 to complete the wheel win a prize. The items completed on wheel can be entered into the weekly drawing.

Registration Form from 2010 Book Review Form from 2010

Reading Wheel from 2008

Guess How Many A big success and easy to do. Gather various containers to put items in (we use candy). Person who guesses closest to the number of items in the container wins.

Photo ID We did this with flowers, 8 each week, but you could uses pictures of various things (buildings, leaves, exotic animals…). I would also just do one list of things/places for the entire program not separate items each week.

Puzzles/Games Previously I have made up my own word searches, crosswords, & quizzes, etc. This will be the second year I’ve used the ones included with the SRP. I include them in the goodie bag. All completed activities are entered into a drawing with the winner chosen at the end of our SRP.

Prizes First year, anything and everything plus Marietta Bucks. Now, Marietta Bucks only. What are Marietta Bucks? “Marietta Bucks is the Chamber's gift certificate program. Initially started as a way to encourage local residents to shop local businesses, this program has greatly expanded and now many area employers give Marietta Bucks as employee rewards or incentives. And, with nearly 80 area merchants redeeming Marietta Bucks, Marietta Bucks support the local economy. ”

Special Programs Crafty Activities Tie-Dye on the Library Lawn (All Ages) Paper Making Hypertufa Pots Murder in the Library: Live Murder Mystery Game Various Speakers Ohio State University Extension An Evening with Gladys Tabor conducted by Ellen Ford Diane Mechem Kinser

Contact Information If you want instructions on any of the crafts, want more information, or have any questions, my address is below: