Virtual Summer Reading Program
Jennifer Lautzenheiser
*Meeting Youth Where They Are
*Tweens & Teens
*Transportation challenges
*Families with other special needs
*Why?
*Our surprise?
*What is Virtual SRP?
*100% online Summer Reading Program
*Register Online
*Log books/hours online
*Attend programming online
*Registration form
*Welcome email to confirm registration and deliver details of program
*Reading log
*Completion Certificate
*Documents for Success
*Additional Plans
*Marketing Plan
*Schools
*Daycares
*Pediatricians Offices
*Ongoing Social Media Interaction
*Timeline of contact points throughout the summer
*Feedback & Review
*Our Lessons
*Thirsty market for this is younger than we expected.
*Virtual SRP does not pull from our traditional SRP.
*Regular contact is essential to participation.
*Completion focus is not on the prize nor certificate.
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*Positives
*We reached a group that we’d previously missed and were unaware.
*Parents were active in social media trivia games.
*We received positive feedback on the program in a follow up survey.
Sank!*Online Book Club
*Tweens/teens & social media
*Programming
*Prizes for completion
Float?*Utilize a book specific
social platform such as riffle
*Programming that is focused on creation of content rather than consuming
*Certificates & Badges
*Next Year
*Thank you!
*Jennifer Lautzenheiser
Assistant Director for Public ServicesHenry County Library System
[email protected]@sharemybliss
