Summer: So Close, Yet So Far!

It has been one crazy winter!  Almost everyone who has come in to the library recently has been longing for summer.  I'm ready for summer (just remember, I will be whining the first day it is over 85 degrees), and I'm already working on the Summer Reading Program

Yes, it's February, and the library been getting ready for Summer Reading since November. 

From scheduling programs, to ordering prizes, and creating advertisements and more, it takes several months of planning and plotting to get Summer Reading ready to go by June 1st.  In November, thanks to the Indiana State Library, we received a planning packet from the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), including a CD of some fabulous programming ideas and artwork.

Would you like to see the logos for this year?  Of course you would!

It's going to be a Summer full of Science, with "Fizz, Boom, READ!" for children, "Spark a Reaction" for teens, and "Literary Elements" for adults.  We're working on some great programs for everyone, including a kick-off event featuring WonderLab!  I don't want to reveal all of our secrets but I think we'll have a really great summer.

So as we prepare for (another) snowstorm, just remember that Summer Reading (and summer!) will be here soon!  I hope....

Stay warm and keep reading,
Alyssa