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Summer Reading Program: NYS Library Resources

Summer Reading at NY Libraries

Click the image above to visit the Summer Reading at NY Libraries website.

Downloadable SRP materials provided by State Library can be found here.

Day by Day NY

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.)

READsquared

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.

State Library Webinars

When the State Library releases its schedule of 'Lunch and Learn' webinars, that information will be listed here.

Research

From the New York State Division of Library Development:

"Summer learning research can be broadly categorized under the following themes:

  1. The impact of summer learning loss on disadvantaged youth
  2. Access to books and time devoted to reading
  3. The importance of successful reading experiences
  4. The impact of innovative summer reading programs"

For a research brief containing a synopsis of summer reading research and an annotated bibliography, visit the "Importance of Summer Reading" document.