Youth Services Section

2010 Summer Library Program Resources

Check out the links below for some great ideas for the 2010 Summer Library Program "Make a Splash." Many of these handouts are from the 2009 WLA Summer Reading Pre-Conference at the Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton, WI. For more information about the pre-conference programs check out the pre-conference site.

HANDOUTS ARE .PDFs UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

• Beach Sand Sculpting and Sand Crafts / Photos (Julie Nelson)*
• Building for Kids, Appleton, WI / Pre-conference Photos*
• CSLP Manual Highlights (Patti Sinclair)
• Decorating Pictures from the Lester Public Library*
• DNR Resources - Wisconsin's Watery World with Photos*

  • EEK!

    • Jumping Frog Origami
    • Make an Underwater Viewer
    • Send in Your Big Fish Stories
    • Water Cycle Word Search
    • Make an Edible Aquifer

  • ANGLER EDUCATION

    • Summary of Angler Education Program with pictures
    • Source to Borrow Sets of Plastic Fish
    • Source to Purchase Sets of Plastic Fish
    • "Big Splash of Color" Coloring Book
    • "Catch 'N' Color" Coloring Book
    •  "Scales on Rails" Coloring Sheet (11" x 17")
    • "Scales on Rails" Coloring Sheet (8.5" x 11")
    • Fish Species Images
    • Angler Educators willing to Present Free Programs at Public Libraries(.xls)
  • INVASIVE SPECIES

    • Preschool Training Video
    • Clean Boats, Clean Waters Story Hour
    • Resource People to Bring Boats for the "Clean Boats, Clean Waters" Story Program
    • Clean Boats, Clean Waters Story Hour DVD tutorial
      This video demonstrates how to conduct a Clean Boats, Clean Waters Story Hour in your area. Contact Christal Campbell at (608) 266-0061 to request a DVD version free of charge.
• Dynamic Decorating Ideas for a Water Theme (Terry Ehle, Lester Public Library Library)*
• Heckrodt Wetland Reserve*

  • Recommended Books
  • Swamp Stomp
  • Water World Program Ideas
  • Press Kit

• "Make a Splash" Webliography (courtesy of Rhonda Puntney, Lakeshores Library System)
• Managing Water Carnivals / Water Games / Photos (Sherrie Sinnger & Terry Ehle)*
• New Book Titles for the 2010 Make a Splash - READ! Theme
• Nicolet Federated Library System Summer Reading Program Workshop
• Once upon a Pond - A Summer Library Program poem by Judy Farrow-Busack
• Program Ideas for Preschoolers (courtesy of Shawn Brommer, SCLS)
• Rosemary Garfoot Public Library in Cross Plains Took 200 Children Fishing with the DNR's Angler Education Program in 2004
• Songs & Fingerplays Related to Water
• Story Prop Idea Photos
• Story Props, Puppets & Other Display Item Ideas
• Rusk County Library Has Been Lending Fishing Poles and Tackle to Children for Years>
• TeachingBooks.net QuickSearch - Online materials about books being highlighted during the Summer Reading Program.
• Teen Soap and Bath Accoutrements Craft (Amber McCrea (Aram Public Library)*
• Water Songs of Adult and Teen Interest
• Water Themed Tunes (courtesy of Rhonda Puntney, Lakeshores Library System)
• Water You Making Craft Ideas and Photos Related to the World's Most Popular Liquid (Anne Horjus, Baraboo Public Library)*
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction - 2010 Wisconsin Summer Library Program
• Wisconsin's Great Shipwrecks: Archaeology and Outreach by the Wisconsin Historical Society*
• Wisconsin Maritime Museum: Exploring the Wonders of Water*
• Wisconsin Water Library Resources, Programming and Storytime Ideas*

*Denotes handouts from 2009 Summer Reading Pre-conference