Are you starting back at your school library after a much-needed summer vacation? Or maybe you’re still reeling from Summer Reading Madness at your public library? Sometimes you need a little kickstart to your programming ideas, a little breath of fresh air. Just in time for the Back to School season, ALSC’s School-Age Programs and Services Committee would like to present to you our list of great programming ideas for the kids in your library.
Visit http://www.ala.org/alsc/kickstart for the full list, which contains gems like…
- Promote your collection with programs like a Diary of a Wimpy Kid Party, complete with a “Manny Cereal Toss” into a toilet seat.
- Tap into your young patrons’ flair for drama with programs like Reader’s Theater. (Try it with Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie books!)
- Study the science of aerodynamics with a Paper Airplane Workshop.
Do you have a programming idea for school-age children that you’re especially excited about implementing in your library? Leave your ideas in the comments!
Stay tuned in the upcoming months for blog posts from other members of the School-Age Committee, who will be highlighting exciting and successful programs for the school-age crowd.
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Our guest blogger today is Sarah Stippich. Sarah is a Children’s Librarian at the Free Library of Philadelphia and is writing this post for the School-Age Programs and Services Committee. Look for more posts from this committee on the 4th Saturday of the month beginning in October.
If you’d like to write a guest post for the ALSC Blog, please contact Mary Voors, ALSC Blog manager, at alscblog@gmail.com.
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Wow! Incredible list with so many creative ideas! Love the Community Service Ideas–especially the Sock Hop! Thank you all for this inspiring resource!
Thanks, Sharon! Feel free to add any other programming ideas that have worked for you here in the comments!