HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-10-27; Library Board of Trustees; ; Summer Reading Adventure 2021 Final ReportITEM #4
Meeting Date: October 27, 2021
To: Library Board of Trustees
From: Allyson Goodwin, Interim Senior Librarian
Andrea Hilliard, Interim Senior Librarian
Staff Contact: Allyson Goodwin, allyson.goodwin@carlsbadca.gov
Andrea Hilliard, andrea.hilliard@carlsbadca.gov
Marsha Weeks, marsha.weeks@carlsbad.ca.gov
Sheila Crosby, sheila.crosby@carlsbadca.gov
Subject: Summer Reading Adventure 2021 Final Report
District: All
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Executive Summary/Discussion
Interim Senior Librarian Allyson Goodwin and Interim Senior Librarian Andrea Hilliard will
present the final report from the 2021 Summer Reading Adventure. The report will include final
participation statistics, successes and take aways.
Next Steps
None.
Fiscal Analysis
None.
Public Notification
Public notice of this item was posted in keeping with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available
for public viewing and review at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting date.
Exhibits
•Statistical Report for Summer Reading Adventure 2021
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LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Staff Report
2021
2,211
Rewards Earned
Summer Reading Adventure
June 14 - Aug. 8
1,488
Summer Readers
559
Program Finishers
803,206
Minutes Read
7,598
Literacy Activities
Completed
142
Library Programs
2,237 2,131
Real-time Archived
Attendance Views
Summer Reading Adventure
Comparison Over Three Years
2021—library open to the public (mostly virtual programs)
2020—library closed to the public (virtual programs only)
2019—library open with in-person programs
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2021 2020 2019
Registration 1,488 1,194 4,417
Finishers 559 481 1,158
Minutes Read 803,206 491,957 1,878,258
Literacy
Activities
Completed
7,598 5,847 21,699
Rewards Earned 2,211 2,490 18,584
Number of
Programs
142 50 439
Real-time
Attendance
2,237 1,214 15,016
Archived Views 2,131 10,558 N/A
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Tails and Tales
2021 Summer Reading Adventure Review
Allyson Goodwin & Andrea Hilliard
Interim Senior Librarians, Children’s Services
October 27, 2021
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2021 Summer Reading Adventure
•Theme: “Tails and Tales”
•June 14 –Aug. 7
•For all ages at all Carlsbad City Library locations
•Developed by staff from the Children’s, Adult &Teen Services, Bilingual Services, Literacy Services and Community Relations divisions {city of
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Summer Reading Adventure Patron Viewpoint
Quade Summer Reading Interview
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•Program details
–Continued virtual programs
•Added Page Turner Adventures & Diversify Your Reading
Garden Kits
–Patron rewards available in-person or curbside
–Limited social media
–Limited local business partners
•Friends of the Carlsbad Library
•San Diego Natural History Museum
Emerging from COVID-19
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•Facebook livestreams and
videos
–Family shows & storytimes
•YouTube prerecorded videos
–Baby Rhyme Time
–Mindful Movement
–Storytime Theater
Virtual Programs
•Curbside
–Diversify Your Reading Garden Kits
•Zoom
–Page Turner Adventures series
–Read and Play Summer Club for kids
–Book clubs for tweens, teens, adults
and Spanish-speakers
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New Finisher Rewards
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•Registration: 1,488 (+21%)
•Minutes read:
–2021 803,206 (+63%)
–2020 491,957 (-74%)
–2019 1,878,258 (pre-COVID)
•Finishers: 559 (+16%)
2021 Virtual Summer Reading Adventure Statistics
•Literacy activities completed: 7,598
•Rewards earned: 2,211
•Virtual programs: 135
–2,767 live participants
–1,855 total views
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