Click the image above to visit the Summer Reading at NY Libraries website.
Downloadable SRP materials provided by State Library can be found here.
Available year-round, this site provides daily rhymes, activities, videos and stories for young children and their caregivers. (Click the image above to visit the site.)
The New York State Library offers READsquared at no cost to public libraries statewide.
READsquared is an online reading program solution that allows participants to log their reading and activities digitally. This application offers customization and configuration of CSLP-themed summer reading programs and other reading and learning programs, as well as readers’ advisory tools for all ages and all reading levels.
Details about the platform, signup information, and recordings of training webinars can be found on the NYS Summer Reading website.
The NY State Library has presented the "Lunch and Learn" webinars listed below. The webinar recordings can be found by visiting the State Library's Archived Webinars page.
February 29 - Tasting History at Your Library
March 7 - Smokey says… Read Adventures to Celebrate his 80th Birthday!
March 8 - How to Incorporate Spanish-Language Content into Your Summer Reading Program
March 15 - 4-H STEM Adventures - Summer Reading Surprises
March 21 - Get Started with Closed Captions
March 27 - Summer Meals at NYS Libraries
April 4 - Expand Your Summer Reading Program with the Talking Book and Braille Library
April 10 - Summer Meals at NYS Libraries
April 25 - Fostering Partnerships: School and Public Libraries Unite for Summer Reading Adventures
From the New York State Division of Library Development:
"Summer learning research can be broadly categorized under the following themes:
For a research brief containing a synopsis of summer reading research and an annotated bibliography, visit the "Importance of Summer Reading" document.