Idaho Commission for Libraries

In the October 23, 2009 issue of The Scoop, you’ll find a profile of Kit Parker -- winner of the Idaho School Media Center of the Year Award, Teen Read Week and Idaho Family Reading Week ideas from around the state, upcoming events, information on the Children’s Choice Awards, grant resources, tips and tools, exciting results from the Read to Me and Idaho Summer Reading Programs, information a

Your CSLP Summer Reading Manual is packed full of great summer programs material! Here are a few resources in your manual that will help you start planning for summer reading now:

Chapter 1:
Letter to local businesses, page 11
Call for volunteers, page 15
Program planning form, page 17
Planning calendars, page 18

In this months issue...

• First Lady Lori Otter serves as the official Summer Reading Ambassador
• Meet Sherry Thomas
• Pirates, adventure and fantasy ~ 2007 Kids Read the Same Book program
• Young Adult Corner
• Book Look
  • Goodnight Gorilla
  • Sheep in a Jeep
  • The Napping House
  • Pinkalicious

In this issue:

• Welcome
• Meet Kathryn Johns
• Library to Library
• Buhl Teen Advocacy Group Takes on Community Projects
• Book Look
  • 2007 Young Reader's Choice Awards
  • Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel
  • Diary of a Work by Doreen Cronin
  • Down Girl and Sit by Lucy Nolan
  • Flotsum by David Wiesner

In this issue…

• “Make a Difference” Day
• Meet Teri Neumayer
• Family Reading Week ideas
• Teen Read Week ideas
• Book Look: Board Books
• Upcoming Events
• Summer Reading News: Record numbers for 2009; 2010 program manuals mailed; changes in Bright Futures