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Librarian showing summer readers a video version of their favorite book

Complement Your Summer Reading Programs with Video and More

Summer reading season is coming up! Librarians know that a great way to promote the library’s resources, encourage young patrons to read more, and help prevent the dreaded “summer slide” is to put on engaging summer reading programs. Infobase has a variety of engaging content you can use as part of these programs, from animated versions of the storybooks you most likely have on your shelves, to eBooks of great literary classics, to fun and informative videos to help your patrons learn more about great books and the authors who wrote them.  Content for Younger Summer Readers Got any fans of Arthur or the Berenstain Bears in your community? Just for Kids streaming media for public libraries features numerous cartoons based on popular children’s book series that you can use in conjunction with the books themselves. Consider introducing a series to your young patrons by showing them an episode of it and then showing them where in the library the books are located so they can read more.  Some of these cartoons include: The Berenstain Bears (Item #79830; available in the U.S. and Canada) Franklin the Turtle (Item #79831; available in the U.S. and Canada) Dr. Seuss (Item #66571; available

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Children avoiding the summer slide by reading books

3 Tips to Fight the “Summer Slide”

You’ve heard about it, you’ve likely witnessed it in students, and you more than likely experienced it when you were young and still in school. As much as students (and teachers) love summer vacation, it comes with a downside: the “summer slide” (otherwise known as the “summer slump”), or the backslide in student learning that happens after being out of school for a long period of time, which means teachers may need  to cover old material to refresh students before they can progress to new lessons.  But it’s not inevitable. We’ve highlighted several ways K–12 educators can help fight that summer slide and help their students start off on the right foot when fall rolls around.  1. Start a Summer Reading Program Many public libraries host summer reading programs, but that doesn’t mean you can’t “host” your own! Have your students pick two or three grade-level-appropriate books to finish over summer break and prepare a five-minute presentation highlighting what they liked about them. For students interested in the classics, you could have them pick one of the full-text eBook classic literary works they can find in Bloom’s Literature for their summer reading. Bloom’s Literature also features a wide range of

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The hands of a child and an adult both planting a sprouting plant, representative of Earth Day

Looking for Earth Day Content? Start with Infobase

Since 1970, every April 22 has been dedicated to increasing awareness about the environment and the steps we can take to preserve the only home we’ve ever known, including helping clean up pollution, preventing deforestation, preserving precious habitats for our wildlife, and fighting the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. Infobase has a wide variety of content that your institution can use to inspire people of all ages in your schools and communities to take action on Earth Day and every other day of the year. Streaming Media Resources for Earth Day Looking for videos and other media on the environment to kick off Earth Day celebrations? Infobase’s streaming video collections— the award-winning Learn360 for K–12 schools and districts, Classroom Video On Demand for secondary schools, Films On Demand for colleges and universities, and Access Video On Demand and Just for Kids for public libraries—are a wonderful place to start, with a wide range of videos that are both educational and fun, some of which include lesson plans and student activities for educators in schools and homeschools alike. Subscribers to Learn360 and Just for Kids can introduce younger students to the environmental issues with videos featuring their favorite characters

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