Resources
Here are a few resources to enhance your CA-SRPC "Start-up Kit" mailed to member libraries.
Fairy Tale Fear Factor – How-to Instructions
Many thanks to Jody Maples, Youth Services Manager, Lawrenceburg Public Library District, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, for sharing her food list guide, parents permission letter and photos from her "Shrek Day" Event. Jody says "'I was surprised how many kids were freaked out by the challenges! It was so much fun. The ogre ears are also included. I had some teen volunteers paint the picture of shrek and donkey on thick cardboard I got from Sears for the kids to have their pictures taken. They really enjoyed this. I used a digital camera and made copies from our color copier for them to take home. Enjoy!"
- Fairy Tale Food List & Ogre Ears (pdf)
- Fairy Tale Permission Slip (pdf)
- Shrek Fest Fear Factor pictures (pdf)
On The Big Screen @ Your Library
from Penny Peck, San Leandro Public Library
Movie showings can be a fun way to serve a large audience, with relatively low overhead — just one staff person and a few volunteer ushers. You could even sell refreshments if you need the program to pay for itself. But you'll need a license show the films. One source for licenses is Movie Licensing USA (www.movlic.com). Movie Licensing USA may be able to license showings of films that you already have in your collection — you can show them using a video projector or a large-screen TV. You can also rent 16mm films directly from Swank (www.swank.com), which includes the license for showing the film.
SWANK can rent and license from a large collection of major films such as these Dragons, Dreams, & Daring Deeds themed titles:
- Pete'S Dragon
- The Sword And The Stone
- Aladdin
- Neverending Story
- Shrek
- Ella Enchanted
- Harry Potter
- A Knight's Tale
- Last Unicorn
FYI
from Stephanie Stokes, Coordinator CA-SRPC:
The folks at SWANK have a special section for the 2005 SRP and are working on our future themes. A great tool for libraries who register with them is a Web-based system that allows you to customize actual Movie Posters with your library's name and event information. Within minutes you are ready print a beautiful full-color movie poster with custom copy just for your library showing!
They also mail out full color "Youth Librarian" newsletters packed with great ideas submitted by libraries.
You can choose an assortment of licensing plans but the hot ticket is an annual site performance license which allows for a full year of great licensed film showings. Some small libraries can obtain an annual site performance license for as little as $250. A single showing for a modestly-sized library can be around $75. Call SWANK at (888) 267-2658 (mail@movlic.com).
According to SWANK a license allows you to sell refreshments but you are not permitted to charge for admission. Call them for specific details or visit them at ALA's 2005 Conference in Chicago.
Oh yes one more very important thing — don't forget to show the SRP video PSA as a "trailer" before you show you "main feature."
Librarian and Internet maven Karen G. Schneider and her team have created a Theme Page for the 2005 "Dragons, Dreams and Daring Deeds" at lii.org.
Feel free to use the graphic at left or the larger version on your site.
Storytime Ideas
BayNews features thematic storytime ideas compiled by Penny Peck.
Many libraries will be using the "Dragons, Dreams, and Daring Deeds" theme for the summer reading program. Here are some storytime plans that will fit that theme and appeal to a wide age range of participants – from 3 to 8! For the crafts, I found great ideas in Knights & Castles: 50 Hands-on Activities to Experience the Midde Ages by Avery Hart & Paul Mantell, Williamson Publishing, 1998. There are games like Chess and "Hunt the Slipper," projects like growing herbs, making a sword and helmet, making a catapult, and making an hourglass, and lots of other fun! Storytime Ideas.
Check out their Web Site for lots of free "Helpful Information," useful Web sites, activities, tips, lessons, and games that support the 2005 summer reading theme, "Dragons, Dreams & Daring Deeds."
Go to http://www.misterandersons.com/helpful/index.htm and click on the Castle Icon. You can also sign up for even more free dragon resources via e-mail just follow the link on that page.
Guide to Planning a School Visit & 2005 Script
If you have never done a school visit this is just the resource to get you up and running (around to your local schools) promoting the "Dragons, Dreams & Daring Deeds" Summer Reading Program.
Beth Jones of Escondido Public Library presented this Script at a SRP Workshop given by members of the Serra Regional Library System. Held January 2005 in San Diego with a standing room only audience, the event was a huge success with over 130 children's services librarians and volunteers from Imperial and San Diego Counties in attendance.
Serra's Children's Services Committee is already planning for 2006! And thanks to Beth Jones a 2006 "Paws, Claws Scales & Tales" Pet-Friendly Script is in the works for an early premiere at CLA in Pasadena!
School Visits Script and Guide.pdf
Letter the school principal:
SRP principal request visit letter.doc
Follow-up letter to the principal:
SRP principal followup after letter.doc
SURVIVOR: Dragon Island
Outzest - Outquest - Outjest with this Game Guide created by Pam Carlson from Long Beach Public Library, CA.
Penny Wishes Make Magic At Your Library
Make cents out of penny wishes.
Performers Showcase for 2005
UPDATED March 8, 2005
Here is Penny Peck's listing of live performers and tips on how to book them for your library's "Dragons, Dream, & Daring Deeds" program 2005.
2005 Supplemental Manual
NEW March 8, 2005
A supplemental manual for Oklahoma's librarians for the "Dragons, Dream, & Daring Deeds" theme. Parts of it are specific to Oklahoma (the spring workshop schedule, required evaluation form); parts of it may be useful to some nearby states (Oklahoma and some regional presenters); and parts of it may be useful to all of you or your libraries.
Includes a bibliography of books from Oklahoma Juvenile Review Collection on the theme, including YA titles. Does not duplicate the CSLP Manual. There's also some information on publicity with some sample PSAs and additional information on planning. Not included is any information on programs, crafts, etc. because the CSLP Manual already provides lots of wonderful ideas.
The entire manual is in Word and is about 104 pages long.
Ginny Dietrich
Oklahoma Department of Libraries
gdietrich@oltn.odl.state.ok.us
California Summer Reading Program Collaborative
2003 - 2004 - 2005