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2007 Texas Reading Club Manual
While volunteers and staff new to children’s programming will find all of the information needed
to conduct programs in the chapters, more experienced staff may select elements to create their
own programs. In most cases, more than enough material is provided for a typical program,
allowing the staff and volunteers to select the ideas that best match the community’s interests,
resources, and opportunities. Many of the professional resources listed in the programs will have
additional ideas not specifically selected.
Each chapter includes a combination of the following components, as appropriate.
• Books to share, display, and booktalk
• Bulletin boards, displays, decorations, and nametags
• Fingerplays, rhymes, and poetry
• Songs or citations to books and web sites where lyrics and music can be found
• Riddles and jokes
• Refreshments
• Crafts
• Games and activities
• Guest speakers and performers
• Audio recordings, audio books, and films
• Web-based activities, web sites, and CD-ROMs
• Reader’s Theater scripts, puppet plays, and stories, or citations to books and web sites
where these can be found
• Professional resources for additional program planning or for library staff to use within a
program
Clip Art
Children’s book illustrator, Diane Stanley, created the artwork for the 2007 Texas Reading Club.
The clip art is the intellectual property of the artist, Diane Stanley, but Texas libraries have the
right to use it to promote the 2007 Texas Reading Club and their libraries in accordance with the
"Acceptable Use of Artwork" that is included in this manual. The clip art is available in both the
web site and the CD-ROM manual formats. Librarians may enlarge or reduce the art, reverse it,
flip it, or crop it, but may not alter it in any other way. Texas libraries may use the clip art for
crafts, programs, flyers, decorations, and other library-related materials. For example, use the
clip art to create any of the following items:
• Craft items
• Bulletin board decorations
• Tabletop or shelf decorations
• Program mementos
• Coloring sheets
• Refrigerator magnets or other incentives
Commercial vendors may use the clip art to create incentives and promotional items for Texas
libraries but must contact the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for specific
guidelines and must agree to honor the artist's copyright.
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