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Programming Ideas for Summer Reading 2012

Movie programming will give patrons a NIGHT to remember!

Planning for your movie event is easy with a Public Performance Site License. Enhance your library's 2012 Summer Reading Program with movies. Here are some books-to-movie suggestions to help make your future movie nights something patrons of all ages can enjoy!

"Dream Big-Read" Children's Program

Have a movie night under the stars! Invite patrons to bring their kids to the library for a movie night, where everyone wears pajamas and brings pillows and blankets. As an activity, give each child attending a star to color and cutout for library decorations to hang up all Summer Reading Program long! That encourages them to come back and find their star hanging in the library. Download our star template here.

How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Adventures of Tintin comic series by Georges Remi
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

"Own the Night" Teen's Program

What does the dream mean? Ask teens who attend your Summer Reading Program to write down dreams they remember. Grab a book from your shelves that deciphers what contents of a dream might mean. Make a display of it and include "How to Make a Dream Catcher" instructions, books about dream signs, local paper horoscopes for the day and more!

Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer *Requires One Time License
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Green Lantern comic by Bill Finger
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Batman comic series by Bill Finger

"Between the Covers" Adult's Program

Many adults today are interested in NIGHT classes to further their education. Introduce them to opportunities in your area by inviting local college or university administrators and staff to speak. Use this as a chance to walk through library Internet resources for finding information about online classes.