Promoting
Make a list of people and organizations you want to contact. Think about where these people congregate and plan accordingly. Promotional activities should begin before school lets out and include the following:
Make a list of people and organizations you want to contact. Think about where these people congregate and plan accordingly. Promotional activities should begin before school lets out and include the following:
- Displaying and distributing posters, bookmarks, stickers, buttons, balloons, and banners;
- Posting information on your library's website, Facebook, and other social media sites (upcoming programs, per-registration dates, reading suggestions, the CSLP video, etc.);
- Advertise through newspapers, radio, and TV (if available);
- Decorate your library with bulletin boards, ceiling decor, props, signs, etc.;
- Visit the schools and tell the students about all the cool things you'll be doing this summer;
- Send home information in the schools weekly take home packets;
- Schedule visits for the school children to come to the library;
- Send information for younger children home with day care providers to be distributed.
Decorating the Library
You have to consider your own space when decorating your library to celebrate summer reading. The CSLP manual always has a lot of great ideas for ways you can decorate to coordinate with the general theme, or with particular programs you are tackling within the theme. You should also remember to check in with what resources might be available to you through your Library Service Area.
You have to consider your own space when decorating your library to celebrate summer reading. The CSLP manual always has a lot of great ideas for ways you can decorate to coordinate with the general theme, or with particular programs you are tackling within the theme. You should also remember to check in with what resources might be available to you through your Library Service Area.
Decor and Display Ideas
- Mad Scientist wall decor
- Mad Scientist shelf display
- Pipe cleaner jar
- 2 liter bottle tornado
- Grossology
- Black light Display
- Beakers
- Planet Mobile
- Homemade Pet Jellyfish
- Science Ceiling Decor
- Scientist Wall Poster
- Mad Science Jar
More Decoration Ideas For Your Service Desk or Department
Lots of Bulletin Board Ideas
Create a color bulletin board with rows of same-colored things. For example, a picture of a carrot, pumpkin, orange, traffic cone, and monarch butterfly for the orange row. You can also do this in a rainbow shape as depicted here.
Book Display Ideas
Create a display of books that all share a common dominant color on the cover. If you want to get extra creative, use only books that fit into the summer reading theme in another way too!
Costume and Clothing Ideas