Programming Ideas for Summer 2009
Incorporate movies into your children's 2009 summer reading program "Be Creative @ Your Library." Below are the chapters outlined by the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) and some suggestions from Movie Licensing USA to make your movie program a huge success!
1) HAM IT UP! Drama and Storytelling

Partner with area performing arts groups and teachers to help you “ham it up.”
Movie Suggestions
- Bedtime Stories
- The Tale of Despereaux
- The Neverending Story (1 & 2)
- Nanny McPhee
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks
- Legend
- Alice in Wonderland
- Secondhand Lions
- Snow White
- Annie
- Oliver Twist
- The Secret of Nimh
2) I’VE GOT RHYTHM: Music and Rhythm

Music enriches our lives. Invite a local musician to help with your program.
Movie Suggestions
- High School Musical 1,2,3
- The Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Tour
- Mad Hot Ballroom
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Mary Poppins
- Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
- The Wizard of Oz
- The Sound of Music
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Facotry (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
3) NOW YOU SEE IT: Visual Arts

Scout your community for visual artists and art teachers or take a field trip to a local gallery or art museum.
Movie Suggestions
- Howl’s Moving Castle
- WALL-E
- Madagascar 1 and 2
- Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Shrek 1, 2 and 3
- Finding Nemo
- Mulan
- Fantasia 2000
- Shark Tale
- Monsters, Inc.
4) MOVING AROUND: Dance, Marching Band, Martial Arts

Get your young patron’s moving around and on their feet!
Movie Suggestions
- Kung Fu Panda
- Mad Hot Ballroom
- Beauty and the Beast
- Happy Feet
- Enchanted
- Swing Kids
- High School Musical 1, 2 and 3
- The Karate Kid
- Hook (or Peter Pan)
5) FREE PLAY: Open-ended Programs

Encourage high level creativity with programs that let kid’s imaginations run free.
Movie Suggestions
- Ratatouille
- The Last Mimzy
- Zathura
- Jumanji
- Toy Story 1 and 2
- Monster House
- Treasure Planet
- Transformers
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