I need a reminder that summer really is coming some day, so here is another installment in the SLP Idea Swap update. At the SLP Idea Swap we talked some about the structure of the reading part of things. Here are some ideas that folks shared:
In Fall Creek, they give kids a calendar for each month, which includes special events at the library. The kids use the calendar to record the number of days they read for more than 10 minutes. So they are promoting reading every day, and kids are finding ways to squeeze reading in to their schedules.
In Phillips, private donations allow them to give away a free book to each participant every single week of the summer!
Some libraries are experimenting with incentives. In Park Falls, an invitation to the end-of-summer teen lock-in will be the ultimate prize.
In Cumberland, they are experimenting with getting a matching grant, of sorts, from area businesses. The library will purchase a gift card for incentives, and then ask the business for a donation of the same value.
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Thanks to Jessica Dunn from the Colfax Public Library for this post. Jessica received a scholarship from IFLS (with IMLS funding) to participate in an eight-week class from the UW-Madison iSchool, Desk Ready. This eight-week class, “Reference Desk Ready,” was through...
Britta Rice from the Friday Memorial Library in New Richmond attended the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries Conference this spring, thanks to a grant from IFLS, provided by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction using funds from the federal agency...
NOTE: This post is from Nora Allen from the Friday Memorial Public Library in New Richmond. She attended the 2025 WAPL Conference with grant funds provided by IFLS, thanks to a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction with funds from the Institute...
