Summer Reading with BadgerLink

Summer is almost here! BadgerLink resources are here to help you with all your summer reading needs for all ages.

Book Connections from TeachingBooks provides ready-made resources to enrich your summer reading programs for children and teens. Check out the Summer Reading page to get at all the following resources:

• Oceans of Possibilities: 2022 Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) for Children

• Read Beyond the Beaten Path (iREAD 2022)

• Sora Sweet Reads (OverDrive 2022)

• SYNC: Audiobooks for Teens (AudioFile and Sora)

• Indigenous and People of Color (We Are Kid Lit)

• Build Your Own Summer Reading Lists

Additional BadgerLink resources to check out are NoveList and NoveList K-8 for all your summer reading recommendations! Want to quickly find content related to summer reading inside these resources? Type Ocean of Possibilities into the search bar and select “Lists & Articles.” 

Get more ideas for using NoveList and NoveList K-8 from EBSCO's NoveList blog! Here are just a few:  

• Use graphic novels to get kids reading: This format is another great tool in your toolbox for reaching those reluctant readers. Bonus: July is Graphic Novels in Libraries Month!  
• Summer search strategies: Including the CSLP theme, as well as books for your fussiest readers. You can check out all NoveList search strategies and an article on assisting truly reluctant readers. 

Incorporating online resources in your summer reading programming? Check out these ideas for sharing BadgerLink resources!​

• Share this video of the book trailer for We Are Water Protectors from Book Connections. Check out this resource for complete book readings, read-along audiobook performances, video book trailers, and meet-the-author recordings.

• Make the most of the Oceans of Possibilities CLSP theme with water facts from Britannica Library, a resource of encyclopedia content specific to children and young adults with games and multimedia.

• Challenge library users to find a poem about the ocean or other bodies of water with Poetry and Short Story Reference Center. This resource contains full text, classic and contemporary poems, as well as short stories, biographies, and more.