The PDF version of the 2013 iREAD catalog of promotional and incentive products is now available at www.ireadprogram.org. and the 2013 iREAD Resource Guide will be available for purchase at the upcoming ILA Annual Conference in Peoria.  

To support your 2013 programming for Have Book -- Will Travel! we have added a wealth of original graphics.  The posters and the wonderful spot art were created by illustrators Anna Dewdney, Terri Murphy, Samantha Schroeder, and Patrick Girouard.  All of these graphics are included on the 2013 Program Resource Guide CD-ROM.

Over the past 30 years, iREAD has grown to become a leader of Summer Reading Program development by providing libraries, large and small, with all of the resources they need to promote, launch, and execute great Summer Reading Programs.  

While library budgets tighten, program attendance continues to reach record highs, indicating that our mission -- to promote the lasting and well-documented benefits of summer reading -- is timelier than ever.

Thank you for supporting iREAD!

Send your ideas for the 2015 iREAD summer reading theme to ideas@ireadprogram.org or join us for a Live brainstorming session on Twitter, Weds., Oct. 10 at 3:45 p.m.   #iREAD2015

It's easy to join the iREAD Live Chat Brainstorming, here's how:

1. If you are not already on Twitter, set up an account.
2. Put Oct. 10 at 3:45 Central on your calendar.
3. Just before the discussion begins, log on to Twitter or whatever interface you prefer. (Tweetchat is one good option that automatically refreshes;be sure to sign in with Twitter at the upper right).
4. To follow the discussion, enter #iREAD2015
5. To post a comment to the discussion, make sure that you include hashtag #iREAD2015 in each of your tweets (if you're using Tweetchat, it will do that for you).

Deadline for entries is February 28, 2013!

The theme for the 2014 iREAD Resource Guide is Paws to Read.  We need all of your great ideas to share with librarians around the world who use the iREAD theme.  Each idea submitted helps to strengthen the Resource Guide.  Use the form (please click here) to submit your theme-related ideas, and send any related materials (pictures, worksheets, etc.) to the Resource Guide Coordinator Becky Fyolek.

You could WIN a gift certificate to the iREAD store for submitting an idea! Five random winners will be drawn from the list of people who contribute to the 2014 iREAD Resource Guide by the above deadline.  Winners will be notified in March 2013 and the gift certificate can be used for products from the iREAD catalog for either 2013 or 2014.

Remember:  All ideas must be original.  Any ideas originating from copyrighted materials including books, magazines, or the Internet must be listed in the Staff Resources bibliography.  The actual copyrighted idea (picture, craft, etc.) cannot be included in the iREAD Resource Guide.

ILA requested attorney Phillip Lenzini of Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, P.C., to prepare a calendar of key dates for filing public notices and/or various actions required by municipal (city, village, and incorporated town) libraries.  The list contains preliminary dates as well as deadlines, and deals with such things as electing trustees, budget filings, annual reports, and numerous other required filings.  The full text of the calendar is available on the ILA website under Events.  Please click here to get the pdf.

A Snapshot of Priorities and Perspectives in US Public Libraries (4 Page PDF) 

A Snapshot of Priorities and Perspectives in US Academic Libraries (4 page PDF) 

A Snapshot of Priorities and Perspectives in US Community College Libraries (4 page PDF)