Resources to help you prepare for and promote summer reading at your library.
Tips for planning virtual Summer Reading Program with Beanstack: (It’s still summer reading–you are just using Beanstack to make it happen. Beanstack is a great tool for registrations, virtual challenges, and prize tracking.)
Get started with Beanstack
- Create a virtual summer reading guide to help your readers get started. Here are some great examples from Beanstack including a video, webpage, and tweet with flier. Cherokee Regional Library System also did a great video to promote Beanstack.
- Their blog has useful info on setting up a program and more.
- Sign up for Beanstack’s e-newsletter to get updates and links to support resources.
- You can also follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
- Here is their help center for libraries.
- Check out webinars with best practices from other libraries.
- Beanstack Summer Reading artwork is here.
Learn about Beanstack
Summer Reading Graphics
Use these graphics to market your summer reading activities on your website and social media.
Graphics from the Collaborative Summer Library Program
Suggested social media messages and graphics
Pair these messages with any of these images to market your library’s summer reading programs:
- Participate in a summer reading program at your public library and imagine your own story. https://georgialibraries.org/summer-reading/ #ImagineYourStory #LibrariesImagine
- Summer reading allows children to discover new ideas, develop skills and imagine their own stories. https://georgialibraries.org/summer-reading/ #ImagineYourStory #LibrariesImagine
- This summer, it’s more important than ever to keep your kids reading! #GeorgiaLibraries are making it easy through Beanstack, where you can easily track your reading and participate in reading challenges on your mobile phone. https://georgialibraries.org/summer-reading/
- Summer reading through your library can prevent the summer learning slide & help your kids be ready for school in the fall. Check out the virtual summer reading through Beanstack at your local library. https://georgialibraries.org/summer-reading/
- Engaging kids in summer reading keeps them prepared so when they begin the school year, they haven’t fallen behind. https://georgialibraries.org/summer-reading/#georgialibraries
- Don’t let the summer slide happen to you! When students don’t read during the summer months, they lose educational ground: research shows that students can lose up to three months of reading ability over the summer. https://georgialibraries.org/summer-reading/
- Are you ready to hear a story today? Check out our virtual storytime at [insert your library info] and then enter the story into Beanstack for credit. https://georgialibraries.org/summer-reading/
- It’s not a myth, Summer Reading is here! Sign up today at (insert your library’s name here)! https://georgialibraries.org/summer-reading/#ImagineYourStory #LibrariesImagine #CSLPreads
- Imagine your own story by heading in and signing up for Summer Reading! [Or follow this link to register online now.] https://georgialibraries.org/summer-reading/#ImagineYourStory #LibrariesImagine #CSLPreads
- “There is no true end to any fairy-tale…” – J.R.R. Tolkien BUT there is an end to Summer Reading 2020! Be sure to pick up the last of your prizes before (DATE HERE). https://georgialibraries.org/summer-reading/#ImagineYourStory #LibrariesImagine
Editable graphics (add your library’s info to the bottom)
Web banners
Webinars
Beanstack Q & A with Georgia’s Beanstack Pros
Listen to these webinars to get tips, strategies and insights on using Beanstack for managing your summer reading programs.
Session 1: Beanstack Q & A with Georgia’s Beanstack Pros
https://georgialibraries.webex.com/georgialibraries/lsr.php?RCID=02123ac7593d6854631fc56022d00549
- Panelists: Chelsea Kovalevskiy, Cherokee Regional Library System; Marcia Divack, Fulton County Public Library System; Don Giacomini, Gwinnett County Public Library; Catherine Baldwin, Live Oak Public Libraries
Session 2: Beanstack Q & A with Georgia’s Beanstack Pros
https://georgialibraries.webex.com/georgialibraries/lsr.php?RCID=623583ab74688cdcb35da4825140a242
- Panelists: Chelsea Kovalevskiy, Cherokee Regional Library System; Marcia Divack, Fulton County Public Library System; Don Giacomini, Gwinnett County Public Library; Catherine Baldwin, Live Oak Public Libraries
Beanstack 5×7 Postcard
This 5×7 double-sided postcard highlights features of the Beanstack app.
It can also be used as an email or social media graphic if you are unable to print it.
