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Summer reading programs take place at 95% of
public libraries ''Public Libraries'' is the official publication of the Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). It is devoted exclusively to public libraries. The print edition is published six times a year and i ...
in the United States. Children, teens, and adults participate in activities meant to encourage reading, such as keeping a reading log. Other names for summer reading programs include vacation reading club, summer reading club, vacation reading program, and summer library program.


History

Summer reading programs at public libraries in the United States began no later than the 1890s.Bertin, S. (2004). A history of youth summer reading programs in public libraries: A master’s paper for the M.S. in L.S. degree. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Early programs featured how to care for books, reading logs or lists, and focused on older kids and teens. By 1929, summer reading programs were sometimes themed. In the 1940s, professional publications began including prevention of summer reading loss as a goal of summer reading programs. As of 2014, 95% of public libraries in the United States offer a summer reading program. Summer reading programs are common in Canada as well.


Features

Two thirds of public libraries host a summer reading program with a theme.School Library Journal. (2019). ''Public Library Summer Programming Survey''. Most summer reading programs offer books, coupons, or bookmarks as incentives for participating. Participants receive those incentives when they achieve a goal. Libraries commonly keep track of the number of participants, time spent reading, or number of books read.


See also

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Collaborative Summer Library Program The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) is a nonprofit, charitable organization that supports literacy, education and science through summer reading events in public libraries across the United States. History CSLP began in 1987 with te ...
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Summer Reading Challenge The Summer Reading Challenge is an educational competition held annually in public libraries in the United Kingdom, organised by The Reading Agency. It first began in 1999 with the intention of encouraging primary school children to read books ...


References

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