1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogDigital Content Task Forcehttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/digital-content-task-force/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zOJEuA6P4D"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2013/07/summer-reading-moves-online/">Summer Reading Moves Online</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2013/07/summer-reading-moves-online/embed/#?secret=zOJEuA6P4D" width="600" height="338" title="“Summer Reading Moves Online” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="zOJEuA6P4D" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> This month ALSC hosted a Twitter chat on the topic of summer reading. One of the questions posed to children’s librarians during the session was about programs that are exclusively online. Many libraries offer online participation for adult and teen summer readers, but moving towards a solely virtual program for kids is still new territory. Questions such as limited access for some users and decreased visits to the library may be valid concerns, but with companies such as Scholastic and Barnes & Noble providing alternatives, perhaps more libraries should consider the transition. At our library we have taken small steps each year to move the summer reading program  completely online. This year, after careful thought and evaluation we have finally taken the leap. Fortunately after a bit of research we stumbled upon the Connecticut State Library’s Summer Reader Project, an online reading management system. This option had the most flexibility...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image001.png