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This email was sent to all the media specialists in our district. It concerns summer reading lists. I cheered when I read it. Instead of individual titles they are recommending authors' collective works. If there is interest I'll post the elementary and/or the teen reading list. ----- Original Message ----- Greetings Everyone! Recently Learning Resources & Instructional Materials, Secondary Language Arts, Elementary Reading curriculum departments, and Paul Gress, SBBC Partnerships, met with Broward County Library Youth Services Director, Gina Moon, along with representatives from Broward regional public libraries to discuss concerns with summer reading lists from Broward County Schools. Over the last few years parents and students throughout the county have become increasingly frustrated when they they go to the public library branches seeking specific titles on summer reading lists that have been given to them by schools and the items are not available at the library, or in such small quantities that the student will not have a chance to check out and read the item before the summer is over. With the current economic climate, more families than ever before are relying on public libraries for summer reading resources. Many families simply cannot afford to purchase recommended books from local book stores if the title is not available at the public library. After discussing the issue and possible solutions, the group decided on the following recommendations that will support our common goal of motivating our students to read over the summer. Current SBBC Policy: Recommended titles on summer reading lists are a school based decision. Reading Coaches, Language Arts teachers, and Media Specialists are encouraged to work collaboratively to provide students with suggested summer reading. The lists should be submitted and shared with local libraries as early in the year as possible. 1. Author-based Lists: Avoid listing specific titles and instead create a recommended list of high quality authors. That way, students will have more resources to choose from at the public library. 2.Check Item Availability: Prior to publishing and distributing your school summer reading lists, first check the availability of items at local library branches near your school. Your media specialist can assist you with checking the public library catalog system. 3.Public Library Purchasing Time-line: Broward County libraries make every effort to support our curriculum. However, in order to have items ordered and shelf ready for summer reading programs, the items must be purchased by February. If your school is going to require specific titles or recommended summer reading, please submit those summer reading titles to your local library by February. 4.Take Advantage of your Public Library: Since we have missed the purchasing deadline for notifying Broward Libraries of summer reading lists for this year, Broward County Library Youth Directors have created a list of recommended reading for children by age and grade level based on current public library resources. We highly recommend schools consider these resources when creating 2009 summer reading lists. 5. Required Reading Middle and High school students often have "required" reading for the summer with some assessment on the material in the fall. Schools should make every effort to provide any required reading materials to students. The public library does not have sufficient quantities to meet the reading needs of thousands of students assigned the same title. Again, we recommend suggesting authors and various genres of literature. It is imperative that it is very clear on your summer reading lists that students may read other materials to fulfill the requirements of the summer reading assignment. If you have any questions, please remember to reply to sender, and email me directly. Thank you, Lynne Lynne M. Oakvik, Specialist, Media Learning Resources & Instructional Materials Broward County, FL Phone: (754) 321-3320 Cell: (954) 240- 0774 Fax: (754) 321-3390 lynne.oakvik@browardschools.com Susan Davis Media Specialist, NBCT Bennett Elementary School 1755 NE 14 Street Fort Lauderdale FL 33304 754-322-5464 FAX 754-322-5490 susan.davis@browardschools.com Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. 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