Programmingideas
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for programming ideas.
Children’s Programs:
Adult Programs:
Show Alice in Wonderland and host
a tea party. Children can dress up
as their favorite character or in any
costume. Ask a local bakery to donate
a supply of miniature pastries.
Make your movie night a recipe
for success. Play a movie about
cooking, dining, nutrition or anything
food related; we like Eat Pray Love
or Julie and Julia. Instead of movie
tickets, patrons who attend must bring
a favorite recipe. Make copies of
everyone’s recipes to start a local
branch cookbook or to give out to
attendees.
Make your next movie night a toy
drive! Show any of the Toy Story
movies and ask attendees to bring
a toy to donate.
Encourage adults to get involved in summer reading too! Show
movies that match summer 2011’s theme: World Culture and Travel
or adult program Novel Destination. Make it dinner and a movie by
serving ethnic foods that match the movie destination.
Young Adult Programs:
Host a movie series dedicated to
comics! Invite a comic-strip author to
speak at a movie event about writing,
drawing and more. You can even hold
a comic-contest for teen patrons.
Make your library’s next senior event
a double feature! Play the original
and the remake. Ask seniors to write
reviews of each movie, pick their
favorite version and give suggestions
for other movies fans may like. Publish
the reviews and make them available
to all library patrons.
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Many high school students are always looking for volunteer
opportunities. Organize a volunteer event for teens where they can
donate their time then hang out with other teens at a movie night
after! Try making it a regular program that happens every week
or month.
Senior Programs:
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Show Dear John or another war
movie classic. At the end of the movie,
have teens write a letter to our armed
forces thanking them for serving
our country.
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We’ve got ideas for the most popular library programs including summer
reading, banned books week, teen read week and books-to-movies. Here are
just a few ideas to make your movie events spectacular:
Play the “movie star” game at your next
senior movie event. Write the names
of famous actors and actresses from
earlier generations on index cards. Each senior picks a card, places it
on their forehead and gets to ask each person one question to guess
the name on their card. Give away prizes to those who guess correctly!
Black and white movie classics make for a great morning movie event
seniors are sure to love. Invite a local senior center to watch a movie at
your library around 9:30am.
Programmingideas for Summer Reading 2011
Help patrons experience World Culture
and Travel at your library!
Planning for your movie event is easy with a Public Performance Site License. Enhance your
library’s 2011 Summer Reading Program with movies. Here are some suggestions to help
make your future program an exciting destination for patrons of all ages!
“One World, Many Stories”
“Novel Destinations”
Around the World in 80 Days
Under the Tuscan Sun
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
The NeverEnding Story
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto “Che” Guevara
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe
The Kite Runner
Children’s Program
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis
Adult’s Program
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
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A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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