Deanna Evans, Youth Services Librarian at Sanibel Public Library shares how their community partnership with a local children's hospital established 3 times as much reading as in previous summers and so much more around their summer reading programs.

Dana Roberts, Youth Services Manager at Christian County Library in Missouri, shares her library's Beanstack experiences with their first summer in 2017 as well as the success she had with outreach programming, and how they plan to adapt this summer according to changes in the library community.

Jen Ogrodowski, Head of Youth Services at Saratoga Springs Public Library (SALS), and Leah LaFera, Adult Services Librarian at Schenectady County Public Library (MVLS), showcase their best practices and tips for their programs facilitated through Beanstack. In addition, each library presentation focuses on staff training and preparation to get staff excited and engaged prior to summer.

Jennifer Weeks, Library Service Manager for Santa Clara County Library District, showcases ways she engages library staff from around the county prior to and during summer reading, as well as a glimpse into their community-wide reading program.

Rebekah Anderson, Digital Services Librarian, discusses her library’s approach to training and onboarding staff and patrons.

Ashley Johnson (Program Coordinator, Wauconda Area Library) describes how her library combines the online and offline reading program experiences to drive greater engagement.

Toby Greenwalt, Director of Digital Strategy and Technology Integration at Carnegie Public Library, compares CLP's 2016 and 2017 summer reading programs and also discusses the library's Battle of the Books program. Lennis Sullivan (Digital Services Librarian at Virginia Beach Public Library) and Katie Cerqua (Youth Services Manager) share their library’s experience with staff training and community outreach.

Amanda Foulk, K-12 Specialist at Sacramento Public Library, shares 3 years of experience around best practices for reading program design and staff training.