my library counts minutes and our thought is minutes because every child reads at a different rate.  Books, Comic books, magazine, audiobooks and reading aloud to another all count towards their goal.  We let the parent and child determine what is a fair goal.  And their choices have always been fair. 

Allison Boyer
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Youth Services Librarian
Loutit District Library
Grand Haven, MI 49417
616-842-5560 ext. 216

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On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Susan James <sjames@uproc.lib.mi.us> wrote:

Hello,

 

Our Children’s Librarian counts each chapter of a book as a “book” read.

 

Susan James

Library Manager

Bayliss Public Library

 

From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Kristin Hammond
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2017 1:11 PM
To: Michlib-l@mcls.org
Subject: [Michlib-l] Summer Reading Question

 

Hello Everyone,

  I'm just starting out as a Youth Librarian and taking over working on a summer program that has already been somewhat laid out.  I am working on the summer reading guidelines for kids.  I am wondering what you do for the 3rd grade and up kids.   Do you count pages read or minutes read?  I'm debating between the two, but wanted to get other's opinions.  Do you allow audiobooks to count as reading time?

 

Thanks so much,

Kristin Hammond

Young People's Librarian

Comstock Township Library 


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