Summer Reader software
Posted in Services - Youth Services, Services - Youth Services - Teens, Technology on November 20, 2008 by CarrieLink | No Comments
Here’s a link to the site for evanced: evancedsolutions.com
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries purchased this web based application for public libraries across PA.
Learn a little about it in advance of the training and start to brainstorm how you might best find innovative ways to use it to attract new audiences and find efficient ways to serve current users. There’s much to consider when incorporating a new technology.
How can you best implement this one to make your programs more efficient and simultaneously more exciting?
How can you market your program to schools?
Should you begin summer program registration early so that students can sign up while they have access to their school’s technology?
How will you encourage users to log their reading online?
Looking at the pdf flyer for the software, it looks like there are many possibilities to explore. Summer Reader
Once you get interested, sign up for the workshop. For those who can’t attend the workshop, or just want to learn independently, the complete user based manual for the 2008 version of the software is online too: Summer Reader Manual
Note for district interest: As district consultant, I plan to attend the training because the Office of Commonwealth Libraries has asked consultants to try to serve as another contact point for questions. The youth services manager at DCLS, Linda, will also be a great contact.