Successful Summer Reading Programs for All Ages

Katie Fitzgerald holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Vassar College and a master’s degree in information science from the University at Albany, State University of New York. She has worked in the Josephine-Louise Public Library in Walden, New York, as well as the Tenley-Friendship branch of the DC Public Library, and she is the author of Story Time Success: A Practical Guide for Librarians (2016). She also writes about story time and library service on her blog, Story Time Secrets (http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/).

• Chapter 1. Summer Reading BasicsChapter 2. Developing a Summer Reading ProgramChapter 3. Summer Reading Programs for Early Childhood (Ages 0 to 5)Chapter 4. Summer Reading Programs for School-Age Children (Ages 6–12)Chapter 5. Summer Reading Programs for TeensChapter 6. Summer Reading Programs for Adults Chapter 7. Promoting Your Summer Reading ProgramChapter 8. Evaluating Your Summer Reading ProgramChapter 9. Solving Summer Reading Problems

Written with staff in mind, this guide is like having your own summer reading programming mentor. Whether this is your first summer reading season or you are a seasoned pro, the field-tested tips, guides, and suggestions will prove invaluable as your program progresses.