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Baseball
Summer just wouldn't be summer without baseball. From the professionals to the smallest players just learning the game, baseball is indeed America's favorite pastime. Many of your summer patrons will play on little league teams, and they'll want to learn as much as they can about the history of the sport, baseball statistics through the years, their favorite Major League players, and the legends who started it all. How can you hit a homerun this summer with the baseball fans that frequent your library?
Birthdays
Here is a theme that everyone can relate to--birthdays. Author Rose Lewis and illustrator Jane Dyer's Every Year on Your Birthday is a poignant tribute to the special moments between a mother and her little girl, while David McPhail's Big Brown Bear's Birthday Surprise serves up warmhearted friendship and birthday surprises. Of course, you can't celebrate everyone's birthday, but with all these birthday titles, your patrons will be asking for a slice of cake! Have you ever considered throwing a birthday party for your library? Parents and children will enjoy celebrating your library and all it means to them. Party hats, anyone?
Historical Fiction for Younger YAs
Not quite teens and not little kids, younger YAs are ready for more substance without all the violence, language, and mature themes that show up in books for older teenagers. Historical fiction is the perfect place to begin. Come Juneteenth by Ann Rinaldi explores the emancipation of slaves in Texas, The Last Girls of Pompei by Kathryn Lasky imagines the lives of two very different girls just before Mount Vesuvius erupts, and On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck tells what it was like to grow up in America during World War II. With fascinating lessons in history as the backdrop of each novel, the titles listed here are sure to keep your younger YAs reading all summer.
The Deep Blue Sea
It's a safe bet that many of your younger patrons will visit the beach this summer. With those sunny destinations in mind, feature books about what's on the beach and what's in the ocean (while making plans for your own well-deserved beach get-away, of course). Encourage your readers to take lots of pictures of their time at the beach, and display their photos when they return. During a summer storytime, pick a beach or ocean title, and ask for volunteers to share the details of their own sea-worthy adventures.
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