No doubt your younger patrons are anxiously awaiting their impending summer freedom and are chomping at the bit for some great reads, bounding up to your reference desk with eyes full of anticipation.
Or not.
Whether you are met with more reluctance than voraciousness at your branch, you are all surely in need of some great books to recommend.
Enter Random House Academic’s new 12 Best Bets For Summer Reading brochure and Summer Reading webpage. Both resources are chock full of the newest graphic novels, adventures, could-be classics, and biographies… a collection your kids will dig. The Summer Reading webpage also features free teacher’s guides, articles for professional development, links to lesson plans, author biographies, and an educational calendar marking key anniversaries with teachable book suggestions.