Summer Reading

I'm over at my blog today talking about Summer Reading.

That article with the Evil Librarian has been shared in the news so much, that I thought I would talk about how it worked at the library I work at. It's different - reading for prizes. I never did that as a kid. I read and filled out paperwork and had an ice cream sundae at the end of summer. And that was it. It was enough.

I don't mind handing out prizes because I think reading is important.  I know from experience that no prizes or not cool enough prizes doesn't entice teens in my library to read (or record) books.

What are your thoughts?

Summer Program: Monster Brownies

We had 13 teens at our Kick-off for Summer Reading.

I found this pin on pinterest:

And decided that would be great! So I bought brownies, frosting, food coloring, starburst, green twizzlers, pretzels, smarties, and skittles. I lined the two tables in the teen area with paper for easy clean-up.

We mixed individual frosting for everyone.  They added candy and goodies to their plates and then decorated up a storm.

I added our the photos to our Teen Facebook Summer Photo Album. 

By taking pictures to post, teens discovered that we had a facebook page and a few of them have liked us since then.

It was a great easy program filled lots of laughter and fun.