#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Aug 12 2019 - 8:30pm ET #libraries #summerreads2019 #summerreading #2019summerreads

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TOPIC

Adult Summer Reading Programs

You know kids and teens get all the love from public libraries for summer reading. I know, at least around me NONE of the libraries be they public or academic are trying to get young adults and adults reading for pleasure during the summer, and that's a missed opportunity to me. Media outlets love to throw-out posts about summer reading, you've seen them things like top 25 beach reads or 30 Best Summer Reads; and there's even authors getting in on it, this summer I just finished a challenge run by a Canadian author, Melanie Summers (I won haha). I know that I love a challenge and a chance to win a prize, especially if all I have to do is read books I was already planning to read anyway - and I feel like any way we can encourage young adults and adults to read for pleasure is a good thing. And there are libraries that are starting to realise that!

Hamilton Public Library, Hamilton ON
Richmond Public Library, Richmond BC
West Bend Community Memorial Library, West Bend WI
Brampton Public Library, Brampton ON

Here are some other articles on the topic:

1. How to create your own summer reading syllabus
2. Library summer reading programs...for adults
3. 3 Things I learned from running my library's adult summer reading program

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1  What thoughts do you have about the idea of running a summer reading program for young adults and adults in an academic library? In a public library?

Q2 Has your library ever considered running/ran a summer library program for young adults or adults? Tell us about the process and the event itself!

Q3 If you could run a summer reading program for young adults or adults how would you do it? What kind of incentives would you offer?

Q4 What do you think needs to be done differently in running summer reading for young adults and adults vs. running it for kids and teens?

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