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Summer reading programs keep kids busy library are so important. If we can get them in the door, we can get a book in their hand. A book they can read for fun, not one assigned by a teacher. We try to offer books that will show them the joy of reading and make them life-
long readers and library users. Q. What summer reading programs does the St. Joseph Public Library offer for teenagers and young adults?
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Ethan Peaches, 6, and Noah Aleznader, 3, check out books Thursday afternoon at the East Hills Library.
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By this point in the summer, parents everywhere have likely grown weary of the choruses of ‘We’re bored!’ coming from their kids. Either that, or they’re ready to rip the TV off the wall and throw out the electronic devices their children seemingly never turn off. In that boat? Spark your child’s imagination by encouraging him or her to head to one of the branches of the St. Joseph Public Library, where summer reading programs for beginning readers to young adults take the focus this time of year. In this Q&A, Dee Zvolanek, assistant manager for children’s service at the Downtown branch, answers our questions about the summer reading program — and she even reveals what new book series might be the next “Harry Potter.� Q. How difficult is it to keep children and teens interested in reading? A. For kids, it’s not difficult if they are already interested; it’s just a matter of continuing to supply them with books they are interested in. We like to start kids on a series, and then we’re on autopilot as far as recommendations. When the series is finished, we have lists of other series that we can offer. For kids who don’t particularly like to read, unless it’s a child with developmental disabilities, it’s because they have not found the right book to engage them. That is our most important job as children’s librarians — find that book that the kid will enjoy. I tend to suggest the goofy stuff such as “Captain Underpants� because it is in quasi-comic form, not overwhelming in terms of amount of pages, funny, and, of course, a kid instantly covets a book that has “underpants� in the title. “Captain Underpants� is a series, so we’re off.
Somewhere along the line, if we do our job right, the kids begin to trust us to recommend other stuff they will like. We always tell them to read the synopsis on the book, and if it does not sound really interesting, don’t take the book. For teens, wow, it’s very difficult. Think of all we have to compete with: school, sports, extracurricular activities, jobs, social lives, gaming, iPhones and texting! That is why programs designed to draw teens to the
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