[Libs-Or] [kids-lib] Summer Reading Office Hours Summary and Next Up
CSD Past Chair
csdpastchair at olaweb.org
Fri Mar 14 17:54:12 PDT 2025
Hello,
If anyone needs books for Summer Reading, Monday is your lucky day! The
CSD Auction opens Monday March 17th. For a sneak preview of the first 30
lots you can use the qr code or https://fundraiser.bid/CSD2025
[image: CSD 2025 Auction.jpg]
Best of luck,
Monica Hoffman
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On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM BERGQUIST Greta * SLO via Kids-lib <
kids-lib at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:
> Hi all,
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> Yesterday our topic was Display & Play. You can see these notes and also
> some great examples of Summer Reading tools from Oregon libraries in the
> Children’s Services Division Shared Drive Summer folder:
> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xxg7Ay3mjhzIA2DaBhU0SS3w22TlWrI1?usp=sharing
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> *What’s Next: *
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> Next week, meet at Noon on Wednesday March 19th, here’s the link:
> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86446248960 - Any and all library staff who
> interact with Summer Reading are welcome.
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> *Our topic is Eyes on the Prize. Take six minutes to read this oldie but
> goodie blog post from Angie Manfredi in 2016: Those Darn Prizes
> <https://fatgirlreading.com/re-vamping-summer-reading-part-two-those-darn-prizes/>.
> It will be a great conversation starter! *
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> *THIS WEEK’S NOTES: *
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> *Resource Guide Highlights for this topic: *
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> - Chapter 5 of the Resource Guide is an extensive bibliography with
> different kinds of booklists for all ages – please check it out when
> planning displays!
> - Programming PDFS is the folder where you’ll find the actual
> templates for the crafts/games/etc described in Chapter 4, Craft and Maker
> Ideas.
> - Make sure to check out the Program Partner Files folder for even
> more ideas for play/games.
>
> *Displays/Decorations: *
>
> - Tetris (adding books read as shapes)
> - Gameboard with different book characters, kids can pick which
> character advances when they read more and have more hours to add
> - Giant Sodoku Board
> - Giant Battleship board (template used here
> <https://www.mydraw.com/templates-scorecards-battleships>)
> - If no wall space, display on circ desk, or cutouts on the floor
>
> *For Actual Playing: *
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> - Monopoly-based summer reading game for teens/adult portion
> - TBR Games
> - DND. Note One Shot Wonders
> <https://rollandplaypress.com/products/one-shot-wonders> is an
> excellent DND resource especially if you know very little about DND
> - Jacks/Marbles/Pick-up sticks – low barriers to entry, also good as
> inexpensive prizes
> - Reading Dragons (See resource guide if you have questions)
> - Murder Mystery game nights/Cold Case files game night
> - Rubix cube event
> - Weekly chess clubs
> - Your gym/PE teachers! They may know a lot of cooperative physical
> games that could be fun to include
> - Similarly, any local coaches/sports folks who are not sporting in
> the summer may be good folks to tap for an easy, low barrier entry to a
> sport kind of program
> - Partnering with events already scheduled, like National Night Out,
> bringing a game component
> - Bowling alley partners? Batting cages? Parks and rec?
>
> *Life-Size Games we’re including: *
>
> - Shutes and Ladders!
> - Connect 4
> - Jenga
> - Checkers
> - Memory – Easy way to do this is regular print paper, print book
> cover on one side, library logo on other, need a big floor space or table
> to do this one
>
> *Also discussed: *
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> - One library, prizes will be game-related
> - A couple libraries are partnering with local game shop, or with a
> local DND group
> - Carnival as a kick-off or celebration party
> - Talked about stuffie/library mascot scavenger hunt with weekly clues
> – Newberg does this long-running program, ask them for more details if you
> need them!
> - Big point of discussion – how to scale up or down for
> ages/understanding, example making scavenger hunt harder one week, easier
> the next
> - A few teen ideas:
> - Taste tests: bubble tea, pizza, oreos, pocky sticks, whatever’s
> popular with your teens
> - Sushi Go <https://gamewright.com/product/Sushi-Go> game and then
> candy sushi program
> - Could gamify food programs with Top Chef or other competition
> - A few game recs for the younger crowd:
> - Outfoxed <https://gamewright.com/product/Outfoxed>
> - Dragomino
> <https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dragomino-my-first-kingdomino-kid-game-blue-orange-games/1139199528>
> - Deduckto <https://gamewright.com/product/deduckto>
> - Just One <https://www.rprod.com/en/games/just-one> – need to be
> able to read multi-syllables but easier than Code Names, and littles could
> play with help
> - PBS Kids has some fun food games <https://pbskids.org/games/food>
> online for littles
> - A couple more board game recs:
> - Code Names <https://codenames.game/> (also now an online version)
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> Someone mentioned the sandwich game and I can’t remember that one from my
> notes, please holler if you talked about that one. Also, Lindsey at
> Creswell had a great idea for tiers/ways to include different levels of
> ability that I did not capture. Lastly, Anna Bruce at Happy Valley knows a
> lot of good games for kids! Check in with her!
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> Best,
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> Greta
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> *Greta Bergquist, MLIS, MAT (she/her/hers)*
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> Youth Services Consultant
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> State Library of Oregon
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> 971-375-3549
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