1. Quality over Quantity Summer @ OPL
Hi my name is Anne Lennon and I work as a programing librarian for the Oakland Public Library and I am here to talk about Oakland’s Summer Reading.
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2. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
First I would like to tell you a little about Oakland and the Library. We have a population of a little over 400,000 people.
Oakland is an awesome place to live and work. The city that is make up of many different neighborhoods, incomes and is incredbily diverse with more than 125 languages and dialects spoken throughout.
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3. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
The Oakland Library system has a total of 18 different locations. This is a picture of Melrose a Carniege Library that just celebrated 100 years
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4. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
At Oakland we have three different games during the Summer. The Teens have a Summer Passport where teens can explore Oakland, visiting farmers markets, museums and other cultural venues. Adults participate in Summer reading by writing reviews or testing out library resources like checking out an ebook.
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5. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Summer Reading lasts 8 weeks
Over 9,000 children between the ages of 0 to 14 sign up each year
With over 5,000 completing at least 20 days of reading
Since 2014 we have asked kids to track days of reading not minutes read
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6. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Each Summer we do
over 175 programs
Over14,428 people
attend these events
Serve over 7000 lunches
& snacks at 8 locations
Children’s is also focused on Summer Reading.
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7. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
What are we talking about when we say
“Quality over Quantity”
I am going to talk about Oakland’s approach to Summer Reading. We keep statistics and track finishers because this is important information both for our understanding and to share with stakeholders. But as children’s librarians we are not governed statistic we are not expected to meet last years numbers. What is expected is for us to engage
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8. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
We want Summer to be a meaningful experience, incentivizing learning, reading and creativity.  Reading is central to our program, but not the only meaningful activity, and there is no value judgement: it’s not better than other activities, it’s just very centrally important to our community right now.
What engagement means
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9. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Oakland is a diverse community and there is no one single approach to summer that meets the needs of our patrons. We have attempted to make the program as simple as possible and with a diversity of programming to engage people in ways that have a positive impact on their lives.
As I said before Oakland is
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10. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
What does that look like
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11. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Patrons and Staff Enjoying Themselves
We are attempting to have a stress free summer for all
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12. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Lots of hands on activities
At Oakland we have a strong focus on internally developed activities and crafts that we call Programs In a Box
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13. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Programs In A Box often involve getting messy.
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14. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
We have all become expert bubble makers.
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15. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Any activity can be fun
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16. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Activities for all ages
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17. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
And as I said earlier you got to get messy. This is a picture of a child playing with glue, water colors and shaving cream.
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18. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
STEM inspired activities
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20. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Scribble bots are inexpensive, fun to use, and extremely popular.
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21. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Legos and building are always great
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22. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
If possible we form partnership with STEM provider this is a program with Scientific Girls Adventures.
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23. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
A Variety of Performers
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24. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Bugs
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25. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Magician
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26. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Maori Dancers
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27. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
And of course the Circus
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28. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
We use survey to gain a better understanding of how people feel about Summer Reading. These are responses to the question What people like about Summer Reading at Oakland.
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29. Summer @ Oakland Public Library
Ultimately it is about having a meaningful and inspiring experience at the Library
For Oakland Quality over Quantity is
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30. Oakland Public Library alennon@oaklandlibrary.org
Contact:
Anne Lennon
Oakland Public Library
The California Summer Reading Program is a project of the California Library Association, supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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