Today I’m over on Teen Services Underground sharing almost 20 newer books (2011 and newer) to add to your 2016 summer reading CSRP and iRead themed list for teens. These new titles deal with overcoming personal challenges, sports fiction, dystopian gaming, and virtual gaming, and include new titles by Tim Federle, Kwame Alexander, and a […]
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Star Wars: A Year of Programming, Part II
Yesterday I shared ideas to incorporate Star Wars into programming from January through May in ways that you may not have though of- definitely more than May 4th and 5th (May the 4th Be With You and Revenge of the 5th respectively). Today I want to focus on the summer months: June, July and August. For […]
Last Minute CSRP Programming Ideas
Summer reading is either right around the corner or already started and programs have been set for ages! (Thank you and start passing our the daiquiris!) However, there’s always a chance that something goes wrong- a performer fails to show up, or someone calls in sick and you can’t find their materials, or you just […]
Musical Movies Playlist
Whether you’re doing iRead’s Read to the Rhythm, CSRP’s Every Hero Has a Story, or an entirely different reading program for this summer, it seems that you can’t go wrong with throwing a movie musical in the mix. Even the most reluctant teen can get into the fun when you dim down the lights, turn on the captions, […]
Cornstarch Slime Pintwist
Just in time for Halloween, we can talk about SLIME. If you participated in the 2014 Collaborative Summer Reading Program, you are well aware that EVERYTHING this year was about SCIENCE. Which is wonderful, if you have the money to bring in paid performers for every program, or have the resources to find people […]