1. Summer stars & Family Activities

2. Launching Summer Stars
- continuity
Sponsoring Author – Patricia Forde (2016)
Media and press release

3. Brochure and Schools
Visits to urban schools
Letter to rural schools

4. Structure and Rewards Registration from 10th June – 31st August
Information leaflet about challenge
Bookmark
Round sticker
Logbook
Activity sheet
Rewards
3 books: pencil
6 books: wristband

5. ‘Golden Ticket’ Family Challenge
Families to read for 6 hours together
(8 hours in 2017)

6. ‘golden Ticket’ Family Challenge
Families register at the same time as Summer stars
Count the same books.
‘Golden Ticket = logbook
We stamped ‘Golden ticket’ with Summer Stars stamp for each hour read.

7. ‘golden Ticket’ Family Challenge
A full ticket entered them in a draw for family ticket to Tayto Park. (176 families participated)
Tips for shared reading: parents event

8. Book Stars Dress Up & Photobooth

9. Book Stars Dress Up & Photobooth
10 costumes
Ages 6-8

10. Fairy Tale Treasure Hunt

11. Fairy Tale Treasure Hunt

12. Summers Star Medal Presentation

13. Summers Star Medal Presentation
Local hotel over 4 sessions.
Invitation sent by text two weeks in advance.
Patricia Forde spoke and presented medals to children.
Group photo in local paper.
 860 children plus parent over 4 sessions
One branch (Rathdowney) presents its own medals locally due to distance from Portlaoise

14. Summers Star Medal Presentation.
Summers Star Medal Presentation

15. Suzanne Carroll
Portlaoise Library