> The iREAD Summer Reading Resource Guides and artwork are provided >> free-of-charge to all interested California public libraries thanks to the >> IMLS/LSTA funded Summer @ Your Library grant. CLA and iREAD California >> provide public libraries with summer reading Resource Guides, >> professionally-designed artwork, and access to theme-based promotional >> materials and incentives. The Resource Guide is created by the Illinois >> Library Association’s iREAD program — in partnership with a team of >> California librarians. >> >> iREAD supports libraries! Every purchase you make from the iREAD store >> supports and helps sustain California Library Association. >> >> If your library has not received a resource guide but you would like a >> guide(s), or if your library needs additional copies of the guide, please >> contact Holly Macriss, Summer @ Your Library Program Associate, at >> hmacriss@cla-net.org. >> >> >> >> iREAD News >> View this email in your browser >> <https://mailchi.mp/ila/iread-summer-reading-order-deadline-approaching-734773?e=8b56c9ddd5> >> December 17, 2019 >> *Get an early start on planning your Summer Reading Program and order >> your materials now!* >> >> >> The next *iREAD order >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=544c890558&e=8b56c9ddd5>* >> deadline is fast approaching! Place your order *online >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=b559d05d98&e=8b56c9ddd5>* >> by *January 1* in order to receive your items by *April 1, 2020*. >> >> This year's theme *Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, Discover >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=ae6f11094a&e=8b56c9ddd5>* is >> about digging below the surface and discovering everything from the science >> of everyday things to the envisioning of the future, discovering other >> cultures, peering into nature and the environment, delving into the unknown >> and exploring a treasury of knowledge. >> >> The theme and incentives feature artwork by Rafael López, David Roberts, >> Alleanna Harris, and Jingo de la Rosa. *Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, >> Discover* can be executed at libraries of all sizes and budgets, and for >> patrons of all ages and abilities. >> >> Visit the iREAD website for more information on the *theme >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=89158b0cb8&e=8b56c9ddd5>, illustrators >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=23a5a4e009&e=8b56c9ddd5>* >> and* four easy ways to place an order! >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=0c9fdaaa7a&e=8b56c9ddd5>* >> >> If you have any questions, please email iread@ila.org. >> >> *(Image: Alleanna Harris >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=efe6e28998&e=8b56c9ddd5> - >> 2020 Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, Discover graphics)* >> *Have you ordered your 2020 Resource Guide yet?* >> The heart of your Summer Reading Program! 300 pages of *Dig Deeper*-themed >> activities, games, art, reading lists, and much more. Includes programming >> for Children, Teens, Adults, Military, Early Literacy, and Families. >> >> Advance shipment of the Resource Guide is now available. Resource Guides >> ordered before *January 31, 2020* will be advanced shipped and received >> within a few weeks of placing the order. Order your *Resource Guide now >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=41e6f16cb9&e=8b56c9ddd5>* and >> start planning an exciting summer with *Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, >> Discover!* >> >> Can't wait to start digging deeper and explore programming ideas? The >> Resource Guide is also available for purchase in a downloadable format. >> Gain instant access to all the programming, crafts, games and artwork. Save >> time and money by purchasing the 2020 Resource Guide download *here >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=e853edfc88&e=8b56c9ddd5>.* >> >> If you have any questions or you need help placing an order, email >> iread@ila.org. >> >> *(Image: Terri Murphy >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=71d0e7c22a&e=8b56c9ddd5> - >> 2020 Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, Discover graphics)* >> >> *Get Involved!* >> >> Submit an idea for the 2021 Reading Colors Your World Resource Guide. >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=4923319c25&e=8b56c9ddd5> The >> deadline for submissions is February 29, 2020. You can find more >> information and the submission form on the iREAD Website >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=16cd1bed58&e=8b56c9ddd5> >> . >> >> Sourced *BY* and *FOR* librarians, iREAD is interested in your input to >> make our program as strong as possible. >> >> *(Image: Hervé Tullet - 2021 Reading Colors Your World poster)* >> *Stay connected!* >> >> Check out the 2020 iREAD *Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, Discover* Public >> Service Announcement! >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=8be4bb6d34&e=8b56c9ddd5> >> >> Follow or Like iREAD on Facebook >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=ae1dfd3e7d&e=8b56c9ddd5> >> , Twitter >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=b252e97e32&e=8b56c9ddd5>, >> and Pinterest >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=15a6f43f67&e=8b56c9ddd5> >> for news and alerts on our exhibits schedule, order and shipping >> deadlines, and Resource Guide programming ideas and submission deadlines! >> >> *Upcoming exhibits:* >> >> 2020 Public Library Association Conference - Nashville >> February 25-29, booth 136 >> >> To contact iREAD customer service, email iread@ila.org or call toll-free >> at (877) 565-1896. >> >> *(Image: Rafael López >> <https://ireadprogram.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=e147f91e4f&e=8b56c9ddd5> - >> 2020 Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, Discover graphics)* >> About the Program >> Since 1981, iREAD has developed successful summer reading programs. 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