Looking for upcoming themes and slogans for the Collaborative Summer Library Program? Take a look just above; right next to “About“. Summer reading has it’s own page that will be updated as the years roll along.

Updates have been happening in the OKCYA world.

I sent an e-mail to the performers I have on my list asking for 2010 Water, 2011 World Culture/Travel and 2012 Night summer reading programs. The latests responses are arriving and are available on the CYA:Wiki now.

LibraryThing has updated their software allowing users to make subcollection within the main collection of titles. In the CYA:Collection, I started separating the summer reading program book into their own collections, hopefully making it easier for you to find what you need. Under the “Your Library” tab, click the down arrow and you will see 2010 Water books separted by grade. 2011 World Culture/Travel and 2012 Night will be separated soon. You can print out the titles with available covers whenever you want. Note: as books from publishers arrive, new titles will be added to the lists. Keep checking back.

Finally, the Oklibshare homepage has been updated and includes links to the photo contests and pictures from libraries across Oklahoma summer reading programs. Don’t forget to send in your photos for the My Favorite Book and Trick My Book Truck photo contests and pictures taken from your summer reading programs.

Currently reading:

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith,

The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan,

Demon's Lexicon

Postsingular

Postsingular by Rudy Rucker.

The Collaborative Summer Library Program web site has songs and PSA’s for download. I have linked to them from the CYA:Wiki. I have also added more links on the CYA:Wiki, under “Summer Reading:2008 Resources”. As a sidenote, I have also added a link to What They Play (http://www.whattheyplay.com) as an additional resource on the gaming workshop page.

The CSLP annual meeting went very well. The slogans for the water theme for 2010 and the theme for 2011 were decided by majority vote. Please log into the CYA:Forums to see what the slogans and themes are. We visited the Clinton Library and a very good Mid-Southern dinner there. It was quite probably the best apple cobbler I had every had, that wasn’t my mother’s. We will discuss the Collaborative at Share Fair this fall.

Speaking of Share Fair, tentative dates are August 14th (for children) and August 15th (for YA).

Speaking of meetings, anyone interested in hosting the Music & the Arts Spring Workshops please e-mail and let me know. The schedule will be similar to this past workshops with them starting late January and early February (weather permitting).