{"id":31943,"date":"2024-12-02T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=31943"},"modified":"2024-11-21T14:04:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T19:04:45","slug":"alsc-membership-benefits-alsc-community-summer-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2024\/12\/alsc-membership-benefits-alsc-community-summer-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"ALSC Membership Benefits: ALSC Community &amp; Summer Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5c32161c wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1-650x488.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1-650x488.png 650w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1-666x500.png 666w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1-120x90.png 120w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1.png 738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-1-650x488.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-1-650x488.png 650w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-1-666x500.png 666w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-1-120x90.png 120w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-1.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It isn\u2019t 2025 yet, but if your library is anything like mine, you are already well on your way to 2025 Summer Reading Challenge planning. Especially for larger systems, decisions about program structure, themes, and events have to be made early. I\u2019ve already scheduled some of our annual summer reading performers, and I\u2019ve got meetings scheduled for December about other key elements of our 2025 summer reading plans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-727af031 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-1-650x488.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-1-650x488.png 650w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-1-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-1-666x500.png 666w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-1-120x90.png 120w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-1.png 1176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-container-content-e9e3d78d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-1-556x650.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-1-556x650.png 556w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-1-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-1-428x500.png 428w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-1-77x90.png 77w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-1.png 598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are so many components to summer reading planning:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Does your state or library use organizations like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cslpreads.org\/join-cslp\/\">Collaborative Summer Library Program<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireadprogram.org\/\">iRead<\/a> to simplify planning?<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you use an online reading tracker service like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beanstack.com\/\">Beanstack<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readsquared.org\/\">ReadSquared<\/a>?\u00a0<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does your library tend to change up your challenge structure each year, or keep it more consistent for ease of use?<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you offer prizes? What are your favorite vendors? (If you buy book prizes, where do you shop to keep costs affordable?)<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How intense are your decor plans? Do you already have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/search\/boards\/?q=summer+reading+2025&amp;rs=content_type_filter&amp;filter_location=1\">Pinterest boards<\/a> filled with ideas?<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What about events and presenters? Are you looking for new traveling performers this year? Sticking to tried-and-true favorites? Exploring new community partnerships?<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do you advertise in the local community? Do you make classroom or school visits to get local students excited?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ALSC Membership Committee likes to highlight all of the resources available to ALSC members, but there is one I don\u2019t think we talk about enough &#8211; our members. You have access to an amazing community who is asking very similar questions while planning their own annual summer reading\/learning\/library challenges. We all know the intensity of working during a summer reading, and we also know the stress (and excitement) of planning one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take advantage of your peers. Leave a comment below with your burning summer reading question. Let\u2019s see how many answers we can brainstorm together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>All images courtesy of A. Carlson<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Annamarie Carlson is the Youth Services Manager at Westerville Public Library in Ohio and a member of the 2024-2025 ALSC Membership Committee.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This blog post relates to ALSC Core Competencies of: III. Programming Skills.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It isn\u2019t 2025 yet, but if your library is anything like mine, you are already well on your way to 2025 Summer Reading Challenge planning. Especially for larger systems, decisions about program structure, themes, and events have to be made early. I\u2019ve already scheduled some of our annual summer reading performers, and I\u2019ve got meetings scheduled for December about other key elements of our 2025 summer reading plans.&nbsp; There are so many components to summer reading planning: The ALSC Membership Committee likes to highlight all of the resources available to ALSC members, but there is one I don\u2019t think we talk about enough &#8211; our members. You have access to an amazing community who is asking very similar questions while planning their own annual summer reading\/learning\/library challenges. 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