Summer Reading Program

Reading is Artrageous! Summer Reading Program

The summer reading title is Reading is Artrageous!  And the programs are for tweens.  Each program is focused on some sort of art that will encourage creativity and allow teens to look within themselves to help make art part of their reading and reading part of their art.

Goals

1.     Show that reading is an art form

2.     Bring Tweens Together in a fun environment

3.     Encourage Creativity

4.     Get Tweens to interact with people outside of their normal cliques

5.     Encourage Teamwork

6.     Promote growth of new interests

7.     Promote Friendly Competition

8.     Brings the Community together through sharing work

9.     Encourages trying new things

10.  Enhancing reading skills

11.  Encourage the use of one’s imagination

12.  Encourage a love of reading

Programs

The Summer Reading Log

·      The Summer reading log will be a one page log where tweens/teens write down the number of books they have read.

·      After three books, they receive a sticker on their reading log and they are able to put a ticket with their name and number written on it in one of the four prizes.

·      The prizes are an iPod Nano, a $45 Game Stop Gift Card, a $45 Michaels Giftcard, and a $40 Rave Gift Card..

·      At the end of the summer, there will be a drawing from each box.  The person’s named called from that box will receive the prize.

List of Materials

·      Reading Logs (printed)—FREE

·      An iPod Nano-$149.99

·      $45 Game Stop Gift Card

·      $45 Michaels Gift Card

·      $40 Rave Gift Card

Total:  $279.99

The Art of Origami:  Make It & Hang It

·      There will be two long tables at the front of the program room that will have several colors of origami paper (in square shapes), scissors, a glue gun, paper with printed instructions on them, a step ladder, and clear string.

·      There will be 6 tables lined side by side going down the length of the program room.

·      There will be 4 chairs per table.

·      Teens can sit at any table they want and make any of the instructed origami pieces they want.

·      Once everyone has made their origami pieces, a librarian will cut string to length, put a small hole in the origami shapes and place them on the string, with a small dab of glue at the bottom of each origami shape (to keep them in place).

·      Then the tween will choose where they want their origami to go on the ceiling and the librarian will place it there.

Annotated list of Books Used

·      Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr

List of Materials

·      Origami Paper--$3.05 (40)

·      Tables—FREE

·      Chairs--FREE

·      Printed Instructions--FREE

·      Scissors--FREE

·      String--FREE

·      Glue Gun—FREE

·      Step Ladder—FREE

Total:  $122.00

Artrageous Sketching Workshop:  Learn How & Sketch What You Will

·      We will have an art teacher and 5 students from UAB come with various sketch books to put on the tweens desk and two large sketch pads to show the tweens how to start sketching certain objects

·      There will be 6 tables with 4 chairs each and at each seat, there will be a sketchpad and sketching pencils that tweens will be able to take home.

·      The tweens will be assisted by the students and the teacher on sketching what they wish to learn

List of Materials

·      Tables—FREE

·      Chairs--FREE

·      Sketch Pads-$4.88 (24)= $117.12

·      Pencils-$6.16 (24)=$147.84

·      Two Large Sketch pads-$19.99

Total: $284.95

Lego Crazy:  Lego Mate, Don’t Walk the Plank

·      The librarian will choose a Lego video game that will allow for tweens to build a pirates ship.  The chosen video game is the Wii Pirates of the Caribbean.

·      The librarian will set up a table with multiple opaque cups (12-20 depending on how many people come) by the bulletin board.  There will also be square pieces of paper with numbers written on them and a sharpie to write the number on the cups.

·      The librarian will also bring in two projectors (one from the teen department and one from another department) and set them up along the longest wall leaving space for the television in the middle (also from the teen department). 

·      Three Wii’s will be set up.  One will be plugged into the television and ready to go.  Two other Wii’s (borrowed from staff members), will be on projectors that are on carts and will be placed aside until the video game portion of the program begins.  There will be 10 Wii-Motes.

·      The librarian will also bring in 2 DS Consoles and 2 DS video games and set them aside until the video game portion begins.

·      The librarian will also bring in a camera and an easy small printer to print the photos quickly.  This will be stored away until the middle of the program.

·      There will be two tables along the other wall that will have pizza, plates, napkins, cups, a bowl of ice, and liters of various drinks and waters.

·      On the floor will be four large thin circular carpets where two large boxes of Legos will be placed.  The Legos will be dumped onto the center of the carpets when the design creation begins.

·      After 30 minutes, the librarian will go around and take pictures and write down each participants name down with a short description of their design.  That way when the photos are printed, the name of the participant can be written on the back where no one can see it.

·      While the librarian is printing the photos, the tweens are allowed to demolish their work however they want as long as they do not break anything or hurt themselves.

·      Another staff member will be setting up the Wii’s on the carts to correspond with the projector screens along the wall.

·      The teen librarian will post the photos to the bulletin board and the other staff member will give each tween a Wii Mote that corresponds to either the TV or the projectors.

·      The tweens that are not playing can eat.  They can also vote on their favorite design.

·      To vote for your favorite design, each person will grab 1 lego and place it in the cup that corresponds to the number by the picture that they like the most.  People are only allowed to vote once and staff will watch to make sure no one breaks the rules.

·      At the end of the hour, the three librarians will count the Legos from each cup, pull the picture down that was the winner and read out the winner’s name.

·      The winner will receive a Lego set relating to the video game, a video game

·      The librarians will then clean up the Legos, tables, invite staff to eat the rest of the snacks/pizza, TVs, Projector’s, etc.

Annotated List of Books Used

·      Pirates of the Caribbean Disney Junior Graphic Novels

List of Materials

·      3 Wii’s (1 purchased, 2 borrowed from staff members)-$199.99

·      2 Projectors (1 already in teen department, 1 borrowed from staff)--FREE

·      1 TV (already own in teen department)--FREE

·      4 Tables (already owned)--FREE

·      3 Wii Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (1 in video game collection, 1 borrow from another library, 1 purchased)—$19.99

·      2DS Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (1 in video game collection, 1 borrow from another library, 1 purchased)--$19.99

·      Lego’s—$59.99/EA (3)—179.97

·      Plastic Cups—$13.08

·      Cookies--$3.00

·      Candy—$10.99

·      Pizza--$7 

·      Camera (already owned)--FREE

·      Printer  (already owned)--FREE

·      Printer paper --FREE

·      Plates-$17.44

·      Napkins-$13.08

·      Two Large bowls (already owned)-FREE

·      Posters (already owned)-FREE

·      2 Pirates of the Caribbean Lego Sets (Prize for winner)--$54.98

Total:  526.43

Pick Your Pages and Paint

·      Every tween during the summer is required to keep a summer reading log.  For every three books, they will receive a sticker notifying they will receive a ticket to put into a drawing of 4 gifts:  a iPod Nano, a $45 Game Stop Gift Card, a $45 Michaels Giftcard, and a $40 Rave Gift Card.

·      The Birmingham Museum of Art is going to donate canvases, paint swatches, paint brushes, paint thinner, and paint

·      There will be 6 tables with 4 chairs at each table in the library’s program room.

·      There will be 4 canvases on each table, multiple paintbrushes, and a paint swatch for each tween.  The paint will be placed in the center of the table and will have multiple colors.

·      There will also be cups of paint thinner and paper towels to help get the paint off the brushes.

·      There will also be a garbage can beside each table (6 garbage cans total)

·      With the canvases and paint, tweens will paint the cover of one of the books they have read over the summer.

·      The Birmingham Museum of Art will then hang all of the paintings in their lobby.

·      Any donations given from people will be given to the library Teen department.

List of Materials

·      Tables--FREE

·      Chairs--FREE

·      Canvases—FREE--DONATED

·      Paint Swatches—FREE--DONATED

·      Paint Brushes-FREE—DONATED

·      Paint- FREE-DONATED

·      Cups- $6.99

·      Paint Thinner- FREE--DONATED

·      Garbage Cans- FREE

Total:  $6.99

Falling Apart:  Making Art from Recycled Books

·      The library will collect several different types of books that are about to be discarded or given to the bookstore.

·      They will place the books on two large tables at the front of the program room.

·      There will be 6 tables with 4 chairs each located throughout the program room.

·      There will be two garbage cans for each table (12 total)

·      Each table will have glue, scissors, paper clips, ribbons, hole punchers, and jim clips.

·      There will be various printed instructions on how to make different things with recycled books. 

·      These instructions will be placed on each table and there will be extras on the main table where the books are located.

·      All items made can be taken home or placed somewhere in the program room.

Annotated List of Books Used

·      Playing with Books by Jason Thompson

List of Materials

·      Books (FREE)

·      Tables (FREE)

·      Chairs (FREE)

·      Glue (FREE)

·      Scissors (FREE)

·      Paper Clips (FREE)

·      Jim Clips (FREE)

·      Ribbons ($15.00)

·      Hole punchers (FREE)

·      Printed Instructions (FREE)

Total:  $15.00

The Art of Battling Bands

·      Tweens aged 8-12 can perform in the battle of the bands.

·      They will be required to submit a CD of their music before the library agrees to have them play.

·      The tweens are responsible for bringing their own equipment to the library.

·      Library staff will help tweens bring in and setup their instruments in the library theatre.

·      The library theatre can seat 250 people.

·      Outside of the theatre, there will be 4 long tables with pizza, cookies, and drinks for guests and band members to eat and drink

·      At the end of the battle of the bands, three judges selected by the teen librarian will judge which band wins.  The winner receives $400, the second place group wins $200, and the third place winner receives $100.

List of Materials

·      CD Player (FREE)

·      Sound System (FREE)

·      Pizza (30)- $200

·      Drinks (200)-$50

·      Cookies (200)-$75

·      Prize- $400.00

·      Prize- $200.00

·      Prize- $100.00

Total:  $1025.00

Marketing and Publicity Strategies

·      Ask local school librarians to promote the programs by hanging up the various flyers

·      Hanging up the flyers at local supply and craft stores

·      Hang up flyers at local tween hangouts

·      Hang up flyers at places like Gamestop that sell video games

·      Place a flyer at stores selling legos

·      Place flyers near teen video game selection

·      Place flyers near artwork throughout the library

·      Hang up flyers at electronic stores

·      Ask the art department at schools to promote the program by handing out flyers

·      Ask the Museum of art of promote the program by handing out flyers

·      Ask book stores and secondhand stores and the friends library to post a flyer

·      Place a flyer at local instrument-selling stores

·      Ask local instrument teachers to hang up a flyer

·       Send email to previous tween participants in other programs

·      Insert program information into the monthly calendar

·      Promote the programs on facebook, twitter, and other social media outlets.

Program Budget

1.     The Summer Reading Logs

·      Reading Logs (printed)—FREE

·      An iPod Nano-$149.99

·      $45 Game Stop Gift Card

·      $45 Michaels Gift Card

·      $40 Rave Gift Card

Total:  $279.99

2.     The Art of Origami:  Make It & Hang It

·      Origami Paper--$3.05 (40)

·      Tables—FREE

·      Chairs--FREE

·      Printed Instructions--FREE

·      Scissors--FREE

·      String--FREE

·      Glue Gun—FREE

·      Step Ladder—FREE

Total:  $122.00

3.     Artrageous Sketching Workshop:  Learn How & Sketch What You Will

·      Tables—FREE

·      Chairs--FREE

·      Sketch Pads-$4.88 (24)= $117.12

·      Pencils-$6.16 (24)=$147.84

·      Two Large Sketch pads-$19.99

Total: $284.95

4.     Lego Crazy:  Lego Mate, Don’t Walk the Plank

·      3 Wii’s (1 purchased, 2 borrowed from staff members)-$199.99

·      2 Projectors (1 already in teen department, 1 borrowed from staff)--FREE

·      1 TV (already own in teen department)--FREE

·      4 Tables (already owned)--FREE

·      3 Wii Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (1 in video game collection, 1 borrow from another library, 1 purchased)—$19.99

·      2DS Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (1 in video game collection, 1 borrow from another library, 1 purchased)--$19.99

·      Lego’s—$59.99/EA (3)—179.97

·      Plastic Cups—$13.08

·      Cookies--$3.00

·      Candy—$10.99

·      Pizza--$7 

·      Camera (already owned)--FREE

·      Printer  (already owned)--FREE

·      Printer paper --FREE

·      Plates-$17.44

·      Napkins-$13.08

·      Two Large bowls (already owned)-FREE

·      Posters (already owned)-FREE

·      2 Pirates of the Caribbean Lego Sets (Prize for winner)--$54.98

   Total:  $526.43

5.     Pick Your Pages and Paint

·      Tables--FREE

·      Chairs--FREE

·      Canvases—FREE--DONATED

·      Paint Swatches—FREE--DONATED

·      Paint Brushes-FREE—DONATED

·      Paint- FREE-DONATED

·      Cups- $6.99

·      Paint Thinner- FREE--DONATED

·      Garbage Cans- FREE

Total:  $6.99

6.     Falling Apart: Making Art from Recycled Books

·      Books (FREE)

·      Tables (FREE)

·      Chairs (FREE)

·      Glue (FREE)

·      Scissors (FREE)

·      Paper Clips (FREE)

·      Jim Clips (FREE)

·      Ribbons ($15.00)

·      Hole punchers (FREE)

·      Printed Instructions (FREE)

Total:  $15.00

7.     The Art of Battling Bands

·      CD Player (FREE)

·      Sound System (FREE)

·      Pizza (30)- $200

·      Drinks (200)-$50

·      Cookies (200)-$75

·      Prize- $400.00

·      Prize- $200.00

·      Prize- $100.00

Total:  $1025.00

Total for Summer Reading Program:  $2260.36

Other Considerations (registrations, to treat or not to treat, staffing needs for the program, volunteer management if applicable, public performance rights for films, etc)

No registration is required.  There are treats at the LEGO program as well as at the Battle of the Bands program.  Extra staff is required for those two programs as well.  Volunteers are at the Sketching workshop from UAB and at the Pick Your Pages and Paint activity by the Museum of Art.

Program Evaluation/Assessment Tool

Because the programs are so diverse, the best assessment tool would be to have a program list on the back of the Summer Reading Log.  They could rate the program by circling Bad, Good, Very Good, Amazing or Did Not Attend.  If they want to add something about the program, there could be lines below stating, “Is there anything you’d like us to do differently next summer?”