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
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
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 ----------------------------------- Youth Services Librarian Loutit District Library Grand Haven, MI 49417 616-842-5560 ext. 216 Currently Reading <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/1927302?utm_medium=reading_link&utm_source=email_signature> [image: Book Cover] <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/1927302?utm_medium=cover&utm_source=email_signature> [image: Goodreads Logo] <https://www.goodreads.com/?utm_medium=gr_logo&utm_source=email_signature>Get your own email signature <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_instructions?utm_medium=gyo_link&utm_source=email_signature> 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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We have done it both ways; counting books read and minutes. This year we are counting books read again. I polled parents and they wanted to record the books their child had read, rather than watch the clock. If we are doing anything that is based on how much you have read, I make the adjustment in the requirements. Phyllis ------ Phyllis Rickard Director North Adams Community Memorial Library (zv245) 110 E. Main St., PO Box 248 North Adams, MI 49262 517-287-4426 northadamslibrary@gmail.com http://www.northadamscml.michlibrary.org/ On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 1:10 PM, Kristin Hammond <klcamburn@gmail.com> wrote:
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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