tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250613212621852450.post8960700381126768815..comments2024-03-27T07:49:16.969-04:00Comments on YABookNerd: Summer Reading Program and Reading Incentives Jennifer Rummel http://www.blogger.com/profile/02326637639055539691noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250613212621852450.post-27882150470302633132016-01-07T15:37:32.467-05:002016-01-07T15:37:32.467-05:00So..here's a question. I've always thought...So..here's a question. I've always thought incentives, especially things like raffles, and especially for teens, were more an incentive to come to the library than they were an incentive to read. Unless the prize is HUGE (like a pS4, lol) it's not enough to get a non-reader who does not want to read to...well, read. But someone who wants something to do...well, it's enough to get them in the door. Then it's the librarian's job to get them to a book that interests them, and hopefully they'll choose to continue reading because they want to. I just...can't imagine anyone choosing to read for hours for a prize if they actively dislike what they're doing. If that makes sense. A lot of the research on the link is for kids under 12, and the alternatives they present aren't...useful for a librarian (how are you supposed to give verbal praise as a real alternative? It's not like they are literally your kids...you don't know them...)<br /><br />Am I the only one who thinks of incentives like that? Obviously I have no data to support me...but I thought I'd leave an annoying comment all the same x_XCeladonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263741390178888393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250613212621852450.post-70068087527939263382015-11-23T12:14:25.691-05:002015-11-23T12:14:25.691-05:00The idea of donating to a charity is an interestin...The idea of donating to a charity is an interesting one. I serve a fairly upscale community and that might really resonate with them.<br /><br />I have thought about the "bookish" prizes a lot. Our teens do seem to really like books. But bookish prizes kind of assume that your target audience for summer reading is those who are already using the library a lot. I wonder what prize or incentive would make kids who _don't_ use the library want to come in...Food for thought.<br /><br />Laura Renshaw<br />Teen Librarian<br />Salt Lake County LibrariesLaura Renshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007412303901311830noreply@blogger.com