Teen Programs 
For all program ideas that were featured in this year’s training workshops, please visit our workshops section.
Do you have programming ideas to share? Or questions about your summer reading program? Visit our discussion forum to talk with other California librarians about summer reading.
River of Words poetry and art program for children and teens
Hold River of Words programs for your children and teens and connect them to their watersheds and imaginations through art and poetry. After the program, enter their artwork and poetry into the annual, national, River of Words watershed art and poetry contest, which is conducted in affiliation with The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. For full information about River of Words, including comprehensive resources, please visit: www.riverofwords.org.
Literary programs
Bring writers and poets into the library for literary programs that focus on Water. To help with the cost of providing this program, you can apply to the Poets & Writers’ Readings/Workshops program for a grant to pay writers’ fees. Applications must be submitted at least 8 weeks before the proposed event and early applications are encouraged. For full information, please see http://www.pw.org/content/funding_readingsworkshops.
Water resources from the California Center for the Book
With major assistance from the Water Education Foundation, the California Center for the Book has developed resources to help public libraries host screenings, panels discussions, book groups, and community forums about the often-controversial issues involving water in our state. For full information, please visit: http://calbook.org/special/water.html.
Resources include some thought-provoking articles that would make interesting discussion-starters for your adult or teen book group. To find the links, go to http://calbook.org/special/water.html. Under "Download Water Resources," click on “Water Web Resources – pdf,” and you’ll see “Articles available online.”
Useful websites suggested by California librarians
Information about
California beaches
http://www.califmall.com/beach/BchIndex.html
Check beach
water quality
http://earth911.com/clean-boating-information/beaches911com/?cluster=1
Wikis
For lots of ideas from librarians in the Serra System, check out their summer reading wiki.
To access all the information in the wiki, click on “Request Access” and an email will be sent to the administrator who will add you to the member list. Then you’ll be on your way to an amazing resource that will help with all of your Summer Reading needs. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please email Barbara Sutton of San Diego County Library.
For ideas from librarians at San Bernardino County Library, their wiki is available at: http://sites.google.com/site/fontanalibrarysite/.
The Water Resources Center Archives
Visit UC Berkeley’s Water Resources Center Archives website for a vast amount of historical and contemporary water-related materials, including the On Water blog, which features news, research, and current events on all aspects of water resources.
The California Summer Reading Program is a project of the California Library Association, supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) is the sponsoring organization for the 2010 Summer Library Program. Artwork is for use by CSLP members only. Copyright 2009-2010 by Highsmith Inc. All rights reserved. No images may be reproduced without written permission.