BOOK BEATS — 2011 Children's Summer Reading Program

Congratulations to the 58,678 kids and teens who participated in the 2011 Summer Reading Program. Together you read 1,400,386 books!!

Dates: June 13 - August 6, 2011

Program Partners:
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
The Grant Park Music Festival in Millennium Park
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ravinia

Please join us this summer in any of the Chicago Public Library’s locations, including all the neighborhood libraries and the Thomas Hughes Children’s Library. Children up to the age of 14 are invited to celebrate reading and music.

Picture book readers and pre-readers who complete 25 pictures books will earn a Very Important Reader’s T-shirt. Children who read chapter books will earn a T-shirt when they complete 10 chapter books. Weekly book raffles, author visits, performers and presenters are just some of the activities that are featured throughout the summer in this drop-in program that helps motivate kids to read for fun.

For more information contact your neighborhood library or call Children and Young Adult Services at (312) 747-4780.

Book Beats Summer Reading Program:
How do I participate?
¿Cómo puedo comenzar?
Be a Noteworthy Reader this summer!

Citywide Programs:
Sandy Lucas, Danny Draher and Lenny Marsh: Journey through the Genres
Steve Belliveau: Good Vibrations—The Science of Sound
Nic Collins or Alex Inglezian: Hidden Sounds in Everyday Objects
Diane Delin: Jazz Conversation
Patti Ecker & L. J. Slavin: A Sundown Serenade -- Celebrating the Roots of Country
Judith Heineman & Dan Marcotte: Jack Tales and Folk Tails -- Folk Songs and Stories of America!
Histories for Kids: Leaders of the Band
Rick Kelley: Music A to Z
Kidworks Touring Theatre: The Hip-Hop Workshop & Poetry Slam Jam
Kidworks Touring Theatre: Music Around the World
Betsey Means and Tamyala Grabill: The Alphabet Rhythm Project
Avo Randruut: Symphony Exploration -- The Rhythmic Journey of the Stone Horse
Lynn Rymarz: For the Love of Music
Nelson Sosa: Latin American Journey
ScribbleMonster: Summer Reading Rocks
ScribbleMonster: You Write the Songs
Carol Weston: Keep the Beat
Skinny Williams: A Celebration of Jazz, Blues and Gospel

Beats to Read and Hear:
Noteworthy Books and Music

The Beat Goes On. . . :
Musical Coloring Sheets:
Classical Duo
Country Band
Guitar Kid
Instrumental Quintet
Musical Trio
Smooth Sounds

Play Along and Find Out More:
Databases and Websites

Past Children’s Summer Reading Programs

• 2010: Reading is Art-RAGEOUS
• 2009: Land of Lincoln Readers
• 2008: Read Green, Live Green