New York Statewide Summer Reading Program

The Statewide Summer Reading site now has a page of YA book reviews.  The reviews are being pulled in from a variety of sources. As those review sites add new reviews, they’ll show up on the review page.
A shorter list of reviews appears in a Google Reader widget on the Teen Reading & Writing [...]

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The Summer Reading site has a new page of Book Trailers in the Teen section. If your library is running a video project this summer and you have book trailers to add to this page, let us know. We’d love to add your videos. Leave a comment here and we’ll be in touch.

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(posted for Karen Balsen) The Statewide Summer Reading Program is all about reading for fun, picking one’s own books, and getting to know your local library and all is has to offer. It is also about reading during the summer as an activity one chooses to do along with friends, family, or [...]

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The customized video public service announcements are now available. Visit the New York Statewide Summer Reading Program PSA page to preview the videos and get the codes to embed them on your own pages.

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Seven children from New York State created short videos about their favorite books and entered the 2008 StoryTubes project. Get ready for more next year!
Interested in joining in the 2009 program? Check out the StoryTubes site for more information.
StoryTubes - Reading Energy

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Nancy Pearl spoke at the Clifton Park Halfmoon Library earlier this month. She had some great tips on Readers Advisory for kids and teens. Sue Rokos of the Mohawk Valley Library System wrote up a wonderful summary of the session that will get you ready for summer reading! Also check out Sue’s post on [...]

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