It will be a week of adventurous activities for the 2024 Summer Reading Program which will take place at the Tilden Public Library Monday June 10 – Friday June 14 from 10:00 – 11:00 am. This year, the summer reading program is open to children pre-K to 6th grade. We ask that a parent, guardian, sitter or day care provider accompany children 6 years and under.
Below are registration forms, description of activities, and photo-media release forms. We ask that you please complete and submit both forms by Wednesday May 29, 2024 to ensure there are enough supplies on hand. You can bring in or mail your completed forms to the Tilden Public Library:
202 S. Center St / POB 457, Tilden, NE 68781.
2024 Registration Form | 2024 Daily Program Details | 2024 Photo-Media Release Form
Summer reading programs began in the 1890s as a way to encourage school children, particularly those in urban areas and not needed for farm work, to read during their summer vacation, use the library and develop the habit of reading. Some libraries also now offer summer reading programs for adults, as well as children.
The themes for summer reading programs held at many public libraries nationwide may be set by the individual library or by the state library. Many individual or state libraries use the themes set by either the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), a grassroots consortium of states working together to provide summer reading program materials for children, or the Illinois Reading Enrichment and Development (iREAD) program, a coordinated, self-supporting effort to develop and provide resources and products to enable local library staff to promote reading, not just in Illinois, but also in a number of other states and over a dozen countries.
Benefits
The benefits to readers in a summer reading program include:
- encouragement that reading become a lifelong habit
- reluctant readers can be drawn in by the activities
- reading over the summer helps children keep their skills up
- the program can generate interest in the library and books
And it being summer, the program can just be good fun and provide an opportunity for family time.
You can read more about the Summer Reading Program at the American Library Association website.