Summer Reading

Idaho Libraries Rock!

Thank you Idaho libraries for a fantastic summer reading program! You registered 63,230 children and teens for summer reading in 114 communities. That's a 38% increase over 2008. Idaho libraries also expanded summer reading in their communities to serve 20,700 kids through outreach at summer nutrition programs, summer school, daycares and other community sites.

The Commission supports summer reading because we know that children who read over the summer will maintain or improve their reading readiness when they go back to school. We also know that libraries and kids go together! Join us in the summer of 2010 to "Make a Splash" for kids birth to 11 and "Make Waves" for ages 12 and up. The 2010 manual will arrive at your library in October.

Thank You Fred Meyer Fund

Thank you Fred Meyer Fund! A $15,000 grant provided Idaho libraries with over 6,200 free paperback books to distribute to children participating in their summer reading programs. See which libraries received books:
click here.

Bright Futures Begin with Summer Reading!

Thank you to the 96 libraries who signed up to reach more kids in 2009 summer through the Bright Futures outreach opportunities.

What is Bright Futures? To help Idaho libraries build and strengthen summer reading participation, the Commission offers outreach opportunities. In 2010 Bright Futures will be back, but with a few changes. We will offer three opportunties (application information on each page):

Underserved Children

School Visits

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