Dear Children's Librarians, I am very pleased to announce that the 2008 Texas Reading Club manual is now online at <http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/trc/2008/> in both HTML and printable PDF formats! The theme is "Texas Reading Club Jubilee, 1958-2008!", and Janet Stevens created the beautiful artwork. The manual includes chapters with programs for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary school-age children. There are also chapters with ideas for bilingual programs, science and math programs, and kick-off and end-of summer celebrations.
The Texas Teens Read! manual is also online in both HTML and printable PDF at http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/ttr/2008/. The theme is "Game On! TTR.08" and Rod Espinosa created the artwork. It features eight excellent programs about gaming for teens, including electronic gaming, role-playing games, board games, trivia games, extreme sports, and more. A CD-Rom with both the Texas Teens Read! and Texas Reading Club manuals is being mailed to participating libraries. The posters, certificates, bookmarks, and reading logs for both Texas Teens Read! and the Texas Reading Club will be sent to participating libraries by March 31, 2008. If you have not yet ordered materials for the Texas Reading Club or Texas Teens Read!, you may place an order at http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/trc/forms/. You may confirm your orders on the spreadsheet at http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/trc/orderconfirm.html. I hope that you enjoy both of these manuals as you plan your summer programs. Best regards, Christine McNew Youth Services Consultant Library Development Division Texas State Library and Archives Commission PO Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711-2927 Phone: 1-800-252-9386 (Texas only) or 512-463-6623 Fax: 512-463-8800 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
