Springfield-Greene County Library District - MissouriAllison Eckhardt, Outreach Services Manager

Jessica Pecoraro, Outreach Youth Assistant

• 2004 – 160 children at 5 sites• 2006 – 856 children at 19 sites• 2008 – 2,118 children at 49 sites• 2010 – 4,555 children & teens at 95 sites• 2012 – 5,790 children & teens at 113 sites• 2014 – 6,638 children, teens & adults at 116 sites

2015 10,520 children, teens & adults at 146 sites

Developing Our Outreach Program

Identify program goals• Expand opportunities for children to improve

their reading skills.• Enrich children’s summer learning experiences.• Enhance opportunities to reach un-served and

under-served populations.

Developing Our Outreach Program

Determine Available Staff and Resources• Staff• Books• Supplies• Activities

Developing Our Outreach Program

Program Examples• Daycare – Storytime, Music, and Take-home Activity• Daycare – Participant Tracking Sheets• Daycamp – Storytime and Craft or Game• Daycamp – Program or Mini-Kit Tub with Lesson Plan,

Books and Craft or Activity• Summer School – Participant Tracking Sheets, Lesson Plans

and Supplies for Activities• Teen Program – Book Club and Participant Tracking Sheets

All sites have option to use a collection of rotated books

Developing Our Community Partnerships

Where are the children that are not able to come to a traditional library program?Every community is different• Daycamp• Summer School• Daycare• Parks Department Program• Summer Meal Site

Developing Our Community Partnerships

Partnership LetterOutline the partner's commitment of providing access to their program participants.

• Identify the ages and approximate numbers of kids that attend the site/program in the summer.

• Times that work best for programming.

Description of the role that the site will play in the project. • staff assistance while Library is at their site, • space to meet with the kids, • a commitment to encourage reading and reading related activity time

for the kids when the Library isn’t at the site.

Developing Our Community Partnerships

Site Agreement Form• Library staff will…..• Facility/Daycare staff will…..

AGREEMENT FORM

2015 SUMMER READING TO GO SPRINGFIELD-GREENE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT

Children who participate in your summer daycamp program at your site from June 29 – July 31 will be eligible to receive a FREE BOOK - if the site leader agrees to participate in reading or reading related activities approximately 15 minutes per day or approximately 1-hour per week. Site staff will keep a record of children participating at their site and share with Library staff. Library staff will provide materials, including books and reading related activities, for site staff to use during the month. Deliveries will be made the week of June 29. Library staff will deliver prizes – a FREE BOOK (one per child) during the week of July 27. Please email, text, or call us to provide the information below: email: allisone@thelibrary.org text: 417-459-3883 phone: 417-616-0584

*You can also contact us at any time during July at these numbers.

The Summer Reading to Go Outreach Program offered the Food and Fun Flip Card as a prize during June only. Children participating at the daycamp sites during July will receive a Book for a prize.

Summer Reading to Go is supported by funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under provision of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, and the Friends of the Library.

AGREEMENT FORM Summer Reading to Go Program Participation

June 29 – July 31, 2015

Agency (YMCA, Park, B&G Club, SPARC): __________________________________________ Site Leader Name: _____________________________________________________________ E-mail: _______________________________ Phone: ________________________________ Location you are providing care at: _______________________________________________ Where will your program meet? If known. (gym, cafeteria,…) ____________________________________________ _ What time of day is the best to make deliveries:_________________________________________________________ Initial below:

_____ Yes, I or one of our program staff will read to the children and/or allow free reading time approximately 1 hour per week and participate in the activities provided by the library. We will record children’s names (first name and last initial minimum) on form provided by the library to receive prizes.

Signature (Site Leader): _________________________________________________________ Date _________________________________________________________________________

Implementing the Program

• Program Promotion• Participation Form• Program Plan• Evaluation Tools

Promotion Tools

20l5 Summer Reading To Go Outreach Program

Springfield-Greene County Library District

Color in one book below for each hour of reading and reading related activity you do as a group. Each time you complete a level (five hours), all of the children at your site will receive prizes.

Level 1 Level 2

Please fill out all of the information below and contact your Library Staff (see reverse) as you complete each level. No prizes can be awarded after August 7, 2015.

Site Name _________________________________________________________________________

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Group Participation Form

2015

Summer Reading to Go Springfield-Greene County Library District

SUPERHERO PUPPET

OVERVIEW

This kit is made up of several enjoyable PICTURE BOOKS (suitable for all ages) along with a SUPERHERO book with a craft or activity that relates to our Summer Reading theme. We have also included a CHAPTER BOOK if you would like to read aloud each day to the older kids. Picture books are not only for your youngest children. Many are actually written at a higher reading level, and offer interesting plots. The illustrations help children understand what the story is about and allows them to analyze the story. Picture books blend stories with art. In a picture book, the illustrations are as important as the text, and both work together to tell the story. When you share picture books with children, be sure to pay attention to the illustrations—reading picture books means exploring the art as well.

BOOKS

Monty’s Magnificent Mane by Gemma O’Neill Look at Me! Look at Me! by Rose Williamson Ten Rules of Being a Superhero by Deb Pilutti Lego Superheroes: Batman’s Mission by Beth Davies Wonder Woman: An Origin Story by John Sazakalis

ACTIVITY

SUPERHERO PUPPET Craft

Supplies for each child white paper bag white sticker to cover imprint on bottom of bag choice of a multi-colored paper mask and a shield 1 set of eye stickers plastic cape Supplies to share sequins foam stickers markers Glue- pour a tablespoon sized portion on a foam plate. Provide a Q-tip for each child to apply the glue to their project. Tape Instructions

Children can design their own superhero puppet using the provided supplies. Leaders will need to attach the capes with tape. As the children finish their projects, have them name their superheroes and list their superpowers.

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Two Week Program Kit Each kit has supplies for 2 weeks, one activity per week and additional books to read to the kids each week.

There will be more activity supplies than you need in the kit. Please limit the crafts to one per child. We will be rotating the program tub to a different site after your 2 week period

is up and need the supplies for the next site. Books:

The Monster Who Ate My Peas by Danny Schnitzlein o Activity - Design a Monster Game

The Promise by Nicola Davies o Activity - Cityscape Picture

I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers Hansel and Gretel by Cynthia Rylant Mars Needs Moms by Berkeley Breathed Same, Same but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw Froodle by Antoinette Portis Team of Heroes by Jennifer Fox

We will come to each site at the end of week 2 and give you a new kit to use for the remaining 2 weeks of the summer school session. We anticipate the total time spent will be approximately 1 hour per week. Each site that agrees to use the Mini-kits provided during the month will be eligible to receive a Level 1 Prize – a Food and Fun Flip Card for each child.

Program Plans

Evaluation ToolsAgency Staff Evaluation• Did Library staff arrive prepared and on time?• Which activities did the kids enjoy the most? • What was least popular?• How often each week did you schedule reading time?• Do you feel you had adequate training to present the

programs at your site?

Library Staff Evaluation• What about the program worked best?• What didn't work so well, or as planned?• What do you think we could do differently?• Do you think we met the program goals?

Questions?Springfield-Greene County Library District

Allison Eckhardt, Outreach Services Manager - allisone@thelibrary.orgJessica Pecoraro, Outreach Youth Assistant - jessicap@thelibrary.org

Outreach Services 4653 S. Campbell Ave, Springfield MO 65810