1. Outcomes Based Planning Summer Reading 2017

2. What changes do we anticipate from SR?
OUTCOMES
Families excited to visit the library – keep them coming year round.
Increased test scores – growth in reading skills.
Connected to community.
Increased use of materials and other library materials.
Lifelong habit – create a cycle where children grow up in library and return to bring own bring children to the library.
Rediscovery of the library.
Summer Learning.

3. Indicators
Anecdotal
Seeing attendees return during the rest of the year.
Participation Numbers.
SR Registration / collecting beads and tags / finishing the program.
Number of people attending programs.

4. Evaluation Paper/online survey Ask for feedback from participants
Keep track of numbers
Sticky Notes / Suggestion Box
Number of book suggestions made in a week.

5. Successful SR looks like…
Beyond numbers
Anecdotal stories
Connections made / Friendships formed
Return Visits

6. Adult Programming Ideas
Connect with Habitat for Humanity
Armchair Traveler
Passive programs such as: How To with pictures
Freegal – build your own playlist
Work with Lowe’s or Home Depot for a DIY program
Partner with Animal Shelter
Chess tables
Adult Language exchange
Jigsaw Puzzles to encourage interaction between patrons
Short Story program
Catawba River Keepers
Recycled maps
Comic book panels
Build a machine
Volunteer Drive / Expo

7. Adult Programming Ideas
Outreach to Jails, Veteran’s Affairs, Hospitals, Nursing Homes
Paper Making
Partner with Local businesses
Recycled Programs
Bricks to books
Service Animals
Repurposing Books to create art
Jewelry Making
Passive Program on FB – share photos
Tool Petting Zoo (Hardware Store)
Build a Better yard – composting / gardening / Spice Garden
Sewing pillowcases and dresses to send to Africa
Cigars, Scotch and Bowties – for guys
Car Skills
Green Cleaning
Scavenger Hunt through the towns
Travel Program with Show and Tell
Build a story or poem using Book titles

8. Teen Programming Ideas
Find ways to make our libraries and services more visible
Can you Survive Lego Minecraft?
Social Media contests – use hashtags
Fit together the puzzle in the community – each branch has a square to decorate then send to Main where it will make a complete picture – this will show that we all work together.
Designate a specific tag for entire summer reading to promote and get teens involved in sharing library information.
More county-wide collaborative programs (like Gastonopoly and Pokemon)
Duct Tape
Cupcake Wars
Build a Terrarium
Bridge/Tower building contest
Escape Room
Science Experiments (STEM, STEAM, STREAM)
Create mini gold course in library
Cup stacking, create structures.
Book tasting program (like speed dating – introduced to many kinds of books.)

9. Teen Programming Ideas
Be a better community member / volunteering / community service.
Film Club, Short Film contest
Book trailer contest
Book and movie club
Project Runway – with recycled materials
Live action Angry Birds
Create fidget cubes
Art Programs
Murder Mystery – build a case
Team building challenges

10. Children’s Programming Ideas
All summer long – add Lego blocks to structure for every book read.
Read! Build! Play! with Legos – connect to ST theme
Each week build a community with ST crowd – end with diorama of community kids live in.
Build a Better World essay contest for upper elementary students
Community Garden – families will be responsible for creating an organic garden each week. End summer with fruit and veggie feast!
Peace / 60’s party – include a VW van to decorate and use as photo prop, STEM activity: Create a lava lamp, Peace Signs zentangle or color, make tie-dye shirt, costume party and decorate room with daisies and peace signs and a vinyl chandelier.
Build a Fort program
ST focused on conserving natural resources through awareness of conservation efforts revolved around water, food waste, recycled materials, plastic pollution.
Passport to Latin America – represent different countries in Latin America through crafts and games.

11. Children’s Programming Ideas
Art Workshops with children based on book by Herve Tullet.
Collaborative Art project involving whole family – display in library
Tiny house nation challenge – using graph paper and math skills.
Create forts using newspaper and masking tape
Amazing Mazes program – build your own with Legos, solve problems to escape the maze, paper mazes.
Stay healthy with experiments about germs
Build your own toy workshop with fundamas (Flow Circus website), Bird Toy (Made by Joel website) and CD spinners with recycled materials.
Book series party: Rosie Revere Engineer, You Choose books, David Macauley’s books.
Weekly building challenges with different materials such as toothpicks, marshmallows, Legos, craft sticks, etc.