The Illinois Library Association's iREAD Committee is excited to present summer reading programming ideas for our 2015 theme Read to the Rhythm! Included are ideas for early literacy, children's, tween, teen and adult summer reading programs. For more information, check out iREAD at ireadprogram.org!

1. iREAD 2015 Presents:
Read to the
Rhythm
Summer Reading Programming
For All Ages!

2. Welcome!
Maggie Thomann
2015 iREAD Chair
maggie@ireadprogram.org
Kate Kite
2016 iREAD Chair
kate@ireadprogram.org

3. Early Literacy
Programming
Jennifer Peterson
Youth Services Librarian

4. Musical Storytimes
•Play music in your storytime! Encourage
concepts of motion and sound, such as
dancing slow and fast, singing loud or
soft. Perform motions from the songs, such
as running, jumping, and swaying.
•Incorporate musical instruments
in your storytime, such as drums,
triangles, tambourines, shakers
or bells.

5. Musical Storytimes
•Incorporate singing in storytime. Use hello
and goodbye songs or nursery rhymes in
addition to popular children’s music on
CD.
•Check out:
Bussongs.com
Songsforteaching.com
Mothergooseclub.com

6. Programs
Musical Petting Zoo:
• Teach kids how to use instruments and
about the science behind how they are
made or how the sound is created.
• Use everyday objects to create
instruments.
•Use global instruments to show how
music is created around the world.

7. Programs
•Make a musical
instrument craft
(http://www.pinterest.com/
ireadprogram/read-to-the-rhythm-
2015/)
• Toddler or Preschool Dance
Party
• Musical performers as
family shows

8. Music & Performer Ideas
• Laurie Berkner
• Joanie Leeds
• Caspar Babypants
• Laura Doherty – Local Performances
• Super Stolie – Local Performances
• Fox and Branch – Local Performances
• Dave Rudolf – Local Performances
• Jim Gill, Raffi, Hap Palmer
• Putumayo Kids

9. Book Ideas
• Jane Cabrera, Rachel Isadora, Karen Katz, Isa Trapani
• My Family Plays Music by Judy Cox
• Color Dance by Ann Jonas
• M is for Music by Kathleen Krull
• Be Quiet Mike! by Lisa Patricelli
• Think Big by Liz Garton Scanlon
• ZooZical by Judy Sierra
• Dance With Me by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
• Do Donkeys Dance? by Melanie Walsh
• Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler

10. Children’s
Programming
Amber Creger
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
acreger@ahml.info

11. Science of Sound
“Sound Waves: Low Pitch” by Tess Watson is licensed under CC by 2.0

12. Explore Sound/Noise Makers

13. Explore New Cultures
“Bateria” by fotologic is licensed under CC by 2.0

14. Music Genre Programs
“No such thing as ‘too much Jazz’ ” by plalts is licensed under CC by 2.0

15. Make Music
“Recorder Girl” by Eden, Janine and Jim is licensed under CC by 2.0

17. Tween
Programming
Tom Kochinski
Oak Lawn Public Library

18. Song Rebus Displays / Contest
-E

19. Dance Lessons
• Skilled staff members
• Your DVD collection
•YouTube
• Just Dance /
Dance Central games

20. Lip Sync Battle

21. Finish the Lyrics
• Choose well-known songs
• Current chart toppers
• National Anthem, etc.
• Movie songs
• E.g. Song from Frozen other than “Let It Go” (Did you know
there were others?)
• Ask players to finish the lyrics to a verse:
• “For the first time in forever, there’ll be music, there’ll be
light.
For the first time in forever, I’ll be _____________________.”
…dancing through the night.

22. Playlist
• Your favorite short games inspired by songs
• Play the song during the game, in full or in part
• Minute-to-Win-It, Silent Library-type games
• Anna Kendrick’s “Cups” – cup stacking or cup/clapping
game
• Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” – shake off items taped to
body
• Hula / belly dance music / your favorite twerking song –
“Jingle in the Trunk”
• “Pop Goes the Weasel” / “Pump Up the Jam” – balloon
popping

23. Teen Programming
veerle.duoh.com
Jennifer Hovanec
Deerfield Public Library

24. seamsandscissors.com
Fashion Rocks!
• How to Distress Your
Jeans
• Bleach Pen Clothing
• Bookish Nails
• Wearable Guitar Picks
• Temporary Tattoos
Teenlibrariantoolbox.com
factorydirectcraft.com/ charlotteisnotmyname.tumblr.com

25. Ideas for ‘Da Clubs’
• Lyrically Concrete Poetry
(Writing)
• iPhone Projector (STEM)
• Music Through a Keyhole
(Art or Drawing)
• Music Video for the Library
(Digital Media)
• Carols of Dysfunction
(Board Games)
galatiak12art.blogspot.com
apartmenttherapy.com
kukiko12.deviantart.com
kuinerrarmiut.com
makeitatyourlibrary.org

26. Not So In Your Face:
Passive Programs
• Tweet on THIS
• Grab and Go
• Add a Line Lyrics
• Kind Bombs
• Librarian Listens
media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com mrs-lodges-library.com
media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com
conversationsinliteracy.blogspot.com
mamascouts.blogspot.com

27. Being Crafty
warehousefabricsinc.com
apartmenttherapy.com
diyfashion.about.com
• Tangle-Free Earbuds
• Hang Up Phone
Holder
• Cassette Tape Wallet
• iPod/iPad Sleeve
• Cassette Tape Lamp
pinterest.com

28. Visit our Pinterest page
& help contribute!

29. Adult
Programming
Lynnanne Pearson
Skokie Public Library

30. Programs
• Adult “after hours” dance party
• Host a cappella group, band, orchestra or
chorus
• Find local music associations to
perform at your library
• Young Steinway program
• Concerts
•Acoustic Jam
• Music Discussion Group

31. Presenters
• Opera Talks
• Lecture on music history or a history
of particular type of music.
• Tattoo Artists
• Professional Musician- Life on the
road
• About Music series…
• Series of lectures on appreciating
different type of music

32. Classes
• Streaming Music
• Library streaming music
available
• Learn to Play the Harmonica
• Instrument petting zoo
• Dance Lessons
• Music Therapy
• Music & Memory Program

33. CONTESTS:
Name that Tune
• Play the samples presented on
iTunes or create a playlist of your
own.
• Patrons can form teams
• Prizes or bragging rights

34. Music Contests
•Battle of the Bands
•Talent Shows
•Digital Media Labs
Compositions
•Karaoke Night
• Prizes for best and worst singing

35. Social Media
• Share Your Mix-tape
• Musical debates
• Who was the best Beatle?
• Beatles or Rolling Stones?
• Worst earworm song
• Best/First Concert I went to…
• 1001 albums you must hear before you die
• Music genre patron poll

36. Sing Along Movie Days
• Across the Universe
• Grease
• Hair
• Hairspray
• Muppet Movies
• Little Shop of Horrors
• Les Miserables
• Mary Poppins
• Pitch Perfect
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show
• The Sound of Music

37. Movies about Music
• Almost Famous
• Blues Brothers
• The Commitments
•High Fidelity
• Inside Llewyn Davis
•Once
•School of Rock
• This is Spinal Tap
•Walk the Line

38. • Broadway: The American
Musical
• From Mambo to Hip-Hop: A
South Bronx Tale
• High Lonesome: The Story of
Bluegrass Music
• The History of Rock and Roll
• International Sweethearts of
Rhythm
• Ken Burns' Jazz
• Latin Music USA
• Martin Scorsese Presents The
Blues
• Say Amen, Somebody

39. Book Discussions

40. Musical Biographies
• Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson – Mo’
Meta Blues: The World According to
Questlove
• Patti Smith – Just Kids
• Gregg Allman- My Cross To Bear
• Henry Rollins- Get In The Van: On The
Road With Black Flag
• Jay-Z -Decoded
• Keith Richards- Life
• Bob Dylan- Chronicles, Volume One

41. Books Featuring Music
• Nashville Chrome by Rick Bass
• Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
• A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
• High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
• Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo
Ishiguro
• The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
• Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
• Vienna Nocturne by Vivien Shotwell

42. Fun Titles for Displays
• It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)
• Rock and Roll is Here to Stay
• Rap It Up!
• Operatic Heights
• Country Strong
• Three Cords and the Truth
• Too Hot to Handel
• Bach to Basics
• Sax Symbols
• Don’t Quit Your Day Job

43. Fun Displays
•Bands named after books or
book characters
•Use musical stands to
display books
•Local musician display or
collection

44. Decorations
• Sheet music flowers
• Sheet music garland
•Album cover art
• Hang Records from the ceiling
• Musical notes garlands
• Turn library walls into sheet
music
• Selfie station

45. Visit ireadprogram.org to
learn more about
iREAD’s reading
programs & resources!