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Library Resources
Practical guides for booking summer reading performers and planning successful programs.
Guides & articles
These guides are written for librarians, not for us. Whether you book us or not, we hope they help you run a great program.
A step-by-step guide to finding, vetting, and booking performers for your summer reading program. Covers budgeting, contracts, and what to ask.
Read the guide →A timeline-based planning guide for summer reading coordinators — from theme announcement to post-program wrap-up.
Read the guide →About these resources
These resources are written by Joe Coover, a library show specialist with 15+ years of experience working with public libraries across Oklahoma and surrounding states. They're designed to be genuinely useful to children's librarians — not just marketing content dressed up as a guide.
Summer reading coordination is real work. Finding reliable performers, navigating business office requirements, managing a tight June timeline — we've seen all of it firsthand. Whether you book us or not, we hope these guides help make your summer program a success.
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