Hi Sharon,

We are moving to 'minutes read' model from 'books read' this year for E and J readers. I'd love to hear what other libraries are doing and why, if you wouldn't mind sharing the compiled responses!

Our thinking is that the length of books for E and J readers can vary so much, that 'minutes read' is a better indication of just how much time they have spent with books, rather than 'books read'.

On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 3:11 PM Sharon Crotser-Toy via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:

Greetings, friends!

We are considering a change from the library's decades-long practice of reaching summer reading goals by tallying the numbers of books read. We may switch to amount of time spent reading, currently the only other option I can think of. I'd love to hear how other libraries handle that piece of summer reading, if you have a half a moment to share.

Thanks so much for your time! I know it's in short supply.
-Sharon
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