The Library League Newsletter
For Parents, Teachers and Caregivers

Welcome to the Library League Newsletter for Parents, Teachers and Caregivers. Our goals are to introduce you to books and other materials for use at home or in the classroom as well as give you titles to recommend to the most reluctant of readers. Please remember that not all books are meant for all ages or audiences so please review books you wish to use for their appropriateness.

| New Books for Tried & True Themes | Series Spotlight |

Summer Reading 2008
May 19 - August 3

This month’s edition of The Library League Newsletter begins by focusing on the 2008 Summer Reading Program – Catch the Reading Bug!

Why summer reading?
The summer reading program is designed to prevent children from losing reading skills they gained during the school year. Studies indicate that children who don’t read over the summer can lose up to 2 months of hard earned reading achievement, while reading just five books over the summer can lead to as much as a 3 percentile gain on testing.  Imagine the losses and gains created by many summers of either not reading or reading even just a few books! Summer is a great time for children to discover that libraries offer a vast amount of materials about subjects they enjoy - that may be just the hook to make them life-long readers - plus programs for them to enjoy.

How the program works… English/Spanish

Looking for tips to help your child finish the Summer Reading Program?

Catch the Reading Bug with these entertainers …
            Check the Online Event Guide

Not looking forward to that long car trip or flight?  A book on CD can entertain you and your whole family, and you can count it on your Summer Reading Program!

We’re always looking for kids to review books at our Tulsa Kids Recommend page.

Starting May 16, our Library League homepage will have a link for kids to explore the Summer Reading Program.  As always our superheroes will also link kids to books, events, and fun so help them discover our resources both on the web and in our buildings.

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New Books for Tried and True Themes Having trouble getting enthusiastic about that farm animal or apple unit? Each month we will list new titles to pique your little ones’ curiosity.

Jealousy When Randolph Turned Rotten by Charise Harper Careers Night Shift by Jessie Hartland Imagination Gulliver Snip by Julia Kay Clinton Gregory’s Secret by Bruce Whatley My Big Rig by Jonathan London Character – Honesty Sarah’s Little Ghosts by Thierry Robberecht

If you loved Not a Box by Antoinette Portis you’ll love the companion book Not a Stick

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Series Spotlight This summer catch up with old friends and meet some new ones in these series additions and companion novels.

Humphrey – Betty Birney
Surprises According to Humphrey

26 Fairmount Avenue – Tomie DePaola
Why? The War Years

Baseball Card Adventures – Dan Gutman
Jim & Me

Grace – Cherise Mericle Harper
Still Just Grace

Nim – Wendy Orr
Nim at Sea

Magic Tree House – Merlin Mission – Mary Pope Osborne
Dark Day in the Deep Sea

Larklight – Philip Reeve
Starcross: An Intergalactic Adventure of Spies and Time Travel

Mysterious Benedict Society – Trenton Lee Stewart
Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

Cleo – Jessica Harper
Uh Oh Cleo
Comeback Kids – Mike Lupica
        Hot Hand
        Two Minute Drill
Daisy Dawson – Steve Voake
        Daisy Dawson is On Her Way
Amazing Adventures of Charlie Small – Nick Ward
        Gorilla City
        Perfumed Pirates of Perfidy

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