Texas Teens Read!

Texas Teens Read! is sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in collaboration with local libraries. The purpose of Texas Teens Read! is to encourage teens to read during their summer vacations and become lifelong readers and library users, to establish the library as a safe and engaging space for teens, and to provide programming that will help teens become caring, responsible, and successful adults.

A statewide theme is selected annually and a handbook is created to assist libraries in planning summer programs based on the theme. The handbook, along with posters, reading logs, bookmarks, and certificates are offered by the Texas State Library to encourage participation and support of this important program.

Going Global, Staying Connected!

2011 Texas Teens Read! Order Forms

2011 Texas Teens Read! Order Confirmations

Within Arms Reach: The Future is Yours! TTR.10

2010 Texas Teens Read! Form on SurveyGizmo.com

2010 Texas Teens Read! Main Page

Time Twistin' TTR.09

2009 Texas Teens Read! Main Page

Game On! TTR.08

2008 Texas Teens Read! Main Page

Resources

Texas Teens Read! Themes and Artists: A list of reading club themes and artists by year.
No Limits: READ! Young Adult Reading Club and Programming Manual: This manual provides strategies for developing young adult collections, outlines a reading club designed specifically for young adults, suggests promotional ideas for the young adult reading club and young adult programming in general, and provides age-appropriate ideas for both formal and passive programming.
Texas Reading Club Main Page: A handbook is created each year to aid in planning and programming, and the handbook, along with posters, reading logs, bookmarks, and certificates are offered by the Texas State Library to encourage participation and support of this important program.
2007 Texas Reading Club Young Adult Programs Chapter: Sail Away With Your Imagination!: This chapter features eight programs on topics related to exploration, art, literature, astronomy, history, and marine life, based on the theme, “Sail Away With Your Imagination!” The programs are for preteens and teens in sixth through twelfth grades with varying levels of maturity.
2006 Texas Reading Club Young Adult Chapter: Reading: The Sport of Champions!: “Reading: The Sport of Champions!” offers plenty of opportunities to involve teens in library programs and activities. The eight programs in the chapter are related to writing, short stories, photography, poetry, team building, and recreational activities.
2005 Texas Reading Club Young Adult Programs Chapter: Get Wild...Read!: Get Wild…Read! taps into the idea that young adults need opportunities to “get a little wild” as they explore themselves and their world. The eight programs in this chapter are related to writing, self-discovery, identity and self-awareness, survival and team building, and travel and exploration.
2004 Texas Reading Club Young Adult Programs Chapter: Color Me Cool!: Color Me Cool! includes a Young Adult Reading Club and eight programs for teens on topics related to movies, art, cartooning, body art, poetry, computer art, and Mardi Gras.
2003 Texas Reading Club Young Adult Programs Chapter: Operation: Top Secret!: Operation: Top Secret! includes a Young Adult Reading Club and eight programs for teens on topics including espionage, spies, thieves, codes, mysteries, private investigators, strategic games, and superheroes.
2002 Texas Reading Club Young Adult Programs Chapter: Travel Quest: Moving Without Motion: This chapter outlines a young adult reading club by Adriana Heard and eight programs for young adults.
Best Practices in Young Adult Services in Texas Libraries: This list of best practices in 10 key areas of library services to teens were contributed by Texas librarians who attended a workshop series entitled, "Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: A How to Do It Workshop" presented in March, 2002 by Patrick A. Jones and sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Professional Resources: Links to web sites with information for librarians about young adult collections, programs, and services.
Young Adult Web Pages Hosted by Texas Libraries: Links to web pages created for young adults by Libraries throughout Texas.

For more information, please contact Christine McNew, Youth Services Consultant, at christine.mcnew@tsl.state.tx.us.

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