[Or-srp] iREAD Newsletter & Info about iREADS Shipping from Greta

Wed Feb 24 14:53:37 PST 2021

Hello summer reading folks,

This is to let you know that shipping March 1st to all your libraries will be 10 items purchased by the State Library for every Oregon public library. They will be addressed to you as the summer reading contact for your library. You can see what these items are on the last three slides of this presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/118D_D96DqIwgTfQREI8oEJnobZhDW2ve/view?usp=sharing

The one BIG thing to know about these materials is that since these were purchased with LSTA funds, you cannot use them as prizes or incentives for participants. Otherwise, you are free to use with staff and volunteers however you wish to implement your summer reading program. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Best,

Greta B

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Share, Collaborate, and Inspire!
[https://mcusercontent.com/6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55/_compresseds/de877dba-aaee-4afd-aba1-2707ebcb4ae4.jpg]Libraries across the nation have been adapting to this changing world and continue to have incredible ideas on how to transform programming and increase patron engagement in these difficult times for everyone. Why not share those ideas with your colleagues from other states?

Have you conducted a summer reading showcase for your library, library system, or statewide? Share those ideas and showcases with iREAD and we will feature them in a future newsletter. Photos, creative flyers, or other promotional ideas are also welcome! Please submit those as well with a short description.

Submissions featuring your library's preparation for summer reading, theme Reading Colors Your World<https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=101c8b61dc&e=c0a8f58de6> can be emailed to iread at ila.org<mailto:>.

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CLA's Summer @ Your Library iREAD Showcase
[https://mcusercontent.com/6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55/images/f218910c-216f-418b-aa01-a8696aaca3b9.jpg]The California Library Association and its initiative Summer @ Your Library present 2021 Reading Colors Your World Programming Showcase.<https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=bcae5bebf3&e=c0a8f58de6>

In 2020, more than 230,000 Californians signed up for summer reading. Like so many others, California libraries pivoted from traditional in-person, on-site programming to take-home activities and virtual programming. This proved quite effective, with more than 1.2 million views of libraries’ virtual programs. Additionally, California public libraries distributed more than 288,000 take-home STEAM and family engagement kits at their libraries and at community sites. Summer @ Your Library provides<https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=5dfcf3956e&e=c0a8f58de6> libraries with resources to create and evaluate innovative programs that keep California’s children, teens, and adults exploring, learning, reading, and connecting all summer long.

Thank you CLA and California libraries for sharing your ideas!

Ideas for the 2022 iREAD Resource Guide Still Needed
                                                iREAD is seeking contributors for the 2022 Resource Guide. [https://mcusercontent.com/6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55/images/082a6968-496c-4c72-ae10-ac1988440221.jpg] The theme is Read Beyond the Beaten Path, which encompasses camp, nature, and more. We are looking for programs, bibliographies, crafts and displays for little kids, big kids, teens, adults, and families. Details and submission forms can be found on the iREAD website<https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=9a85cfbe4e&e=c0a8f58de6> and the deadline to submit is February 28, 2021. Questions? Contact us at iread at ila.org<mailto:iread at ila.org>.
Note: Contributors receive a publication credit in the Resource Guide.
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The Next iREAD Order Deadline Is Fast Approaching
[https://mcusercontent.com/6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55/images/5cefbeb0-cf1c-419b-b21a-30c1391ead7c.jpg]Place your order online<https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=8564bf5082&e=c0a8f58de6>  by March 1 to receive your items by May 1, 2021.
The theme for iREAD’s 2021 summer reading program is Reading Colors Your World.<https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=bb56c1ed40&e=c0a8f58de6> Library patrons young and old will be encouraged to be creative, try new things, explore art, and find beauty in diversity.

Questions? Contact us at iread at ila.org<mailto:iread at ila.org>.

As always with iREAD summer reading there is no membership fee required or time limit imposed. You can use the graphics and programming year-round to support your library!

(Image: Yuyi Morales<https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=9174ef70bd&e=c0a8f58de6> - 2021 Reading Colors Your World graphics)

From Our Partners and Collaborators

  *   Thank you to the Oregon City (OR) Public Library for sharing your plans! Looking for fun ways to use the iREAD summer reading theme, Reading Colors Your World? Library Assistant Tara Morissette offers different ways and tips to make kaleidoscopes in her blog post, Summer Reading STEAM Idea: DIY Kaleidoscope.<https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=6594d4d614&e=c0a8f58de6>

  *   Baker & Taylor Youth Services specialists Bobbie Bensur and Rita King discuss books and welcome guests, including iREAD Committee Co-Chair Becca Boland of the Skokie (IL) Public Library and ILA Executive Director Diane Foote, to a Baker & Taylor CATS coffee break. Learn how Baker & Taylor is supporting your summer reading programming and watch Bobbie, Rita, and crew share a few favorite reads that tie into this year’s summer reading themes.<https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=83c8d32c60&e=c0a8f58de6>

  *   This summer and next will be critical to helping all students, and communities recover from COVID learning loss and prepare for the school year. Our field has an opportunity to make an immediate and lasting impact on young people's lives. Join the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) for its Summer Bootcamp: Get Ready for Summer Series – March 1-5, 2021<https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=878f3621a4&e=c0a8f58de6>.

  *   Join Senators Chris Murphy (CT) and Michael Bennett (CO), along with national out-of-school time leaders on March 3, 2021<https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=f03c70753e&e=c0a8f58de6>, for an update hosted by NSLA and the After School Alliance on a K-12 reconciliation bill that includes dedicated summer enrichment funding to support America’s most vulnerable students. Leaders will speak on the newest data on COVID-19 learning disparities as well as the critical role of summer programs in responding to students’ academic, physical health, and social-emotional needs.

About the Program

Since 1981, iREAD has developed successful summer reading programs. Our mission is to provide high quality, low-cost resources and products that help local library staff to motivate children, teens, and adults to read. As a coordinated, self-supporting effort developed by the Illinois Library Association and librarians, every purchase from iREAD helps to promote and assist the great work of libraries.

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