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Summer Reading Program Guide: Summer Reading Toolkits

Summer Reading Programs address the summer break reading slide, improve reading skills, support reluctant readers, and foster a lifelong love of reading.

ALSC Learning Beyond

Building on the success of traditional summer reading programs and expanding these programs to include experiential and hands-on learning is essential for 21st century youth. Libraries can provide access to programs and content that build critical skills for youth success in school, the workforce, and life.

Building Community-Based Summers

Building Community-Based Summers is a CSLP-sponsored six-session interactive discussion series held over the course of two months in Spring and Fall annually designed to help member libraries build strategies to engage community voices and provide summer services for all members of their communities.