Beyond Reading to Summer Learning
Use this space to share resources and ideas for activities that promote learning beyond the traditional reading sphere, including STEM, the arts and more!
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Permalink Reply by Jasmine Rockwell on -
Make you check the 2013 CSLP Teen Manual for all the fun programs and activities offered there!
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Permalink Reply by YALSA on -
the city of Chicago is offering a city-wide learning project free to youth that encompasses nearly 100 different museums, libraries, schools, agencies and more. You can learn about it at http://chicagosummeroflearning.org/. You may want to find out if your home town is doing anything like this.
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Stacy Lienemann replied to YALSA's discussion Beneath the Surface: CSLP's theme"I make the list or else some teens would have a head start. Here's last year's list:
a 1987 St. James High School yearbook
a baby stroller
a birthday cake
a birthday candle
a birthday card specifically for an 18-year-old
a boat
a bridge
a…"
YALSA posted a discussionBudgeting & Planning
Hi everyone,Thought it'd be a good idea to start a discussion about budgeting/planning for SRPs. This is also a great opportunity to learn and help others with any budgeting or planning obstacles they may have!Here are some discussion questions to think about:What's a budgeting/planning issue you've run into and how did you resolve it?What's a mistake you made in planning or budgeting that you hope no one else makes?What bit of information do you wish someone would have told you about…See More
Mollie Mulligan replied to Lori Ludlow's discussion Beneath the Surface"What about doing a writing workshop, book talk or book trailer around Unspoken by Henry Cole. VERY powerful wordless book. It would be interesting to hear what Teens took from it."
Mollie Mulligan replied to YALSA's discussion Beneath the Surface: CSLP's theme"How do you do the digital scavenger hunt? I'm exploring best way to do one this year. Do you have the teens help you make it or do you make one for them?
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YALSA posted a blog postArticle About a Successful SRP and Engaging Teens
Here's an insightful interview from the School Library Journal with a Youth Librarian who talks about her success with engaging teens at her library. In the interview, the librarian, Lindsey Tomsu talks about her programming goals, how-to's, why she's been successful, and more.Here's a tidbit from the article/interview:“The reason why my programming has become so successful is because I have given a voice to my teens and have made them an integral part of [it],” says…See More
Ashley B Supinski posted a discussionBooklists for SRP?
Hi, everyone-I've gone through the manual for possible booklists and titles, but I wasn't have much success in having book titles available at my library (I work in a branch). What are some other subjects you are doing booklists on for the SRP for teens? Thank you in advance!Ashley S.See More
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