Summer Library Program
The State Library provides access to a comprehensive Summer Library program for public libraries statewide through the national iREAD program. Each library receives free resource guides for the current theme, additional learning opportunities for support and inspiration, and the option to order supplementary materials.
The 2025 Summer Library Program theme for all ages is Level Up At Your Library.
Public library directors were sent instructions and a code to download the 2025 iREAD Summer Reading Resource Guide via email on Nov. 6, 2024. If you have questions or need to be resent the email, please contact Janee.Jackson-Doering@iowa.gov. The deadline to download the Resource Guide is June 1, 2025.
The table below shows the current learning opportunities scheduled for the 2025 program. More are planned and will be added throughout the fall and winter! Watch this page and other State Library communication channels for additional events.
Learning Opportunities for Summer 2025
Date |
Time |
Event Title |
Register/view |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 30, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Pop YS Live (October 2024): iREAD Summer 2025 Preview | |
| Nov. 6, 2024 | n/a | Video guide to downloading and accessing the Resource Guide & Graphics* | View on YouTube |
| Nov. 19, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Summer Reading 2025 Jump Start | |
| Dec. 9, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | iREAD 2025 Showcase (sponsored by the Illinios Library Association)** | Register with the Illinois Library Association |
| Dec. 10, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Office hours with Janeé Jackson-Doering* | Register in Zoom |
| Dec. 16, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | iREAD Resource Guide Deep Dive: Programing, Crafts, Maker Ideas, Resource Guide Tips & Tricks** | Register with iREAD |
| Jan. 13, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Office hours with Janeé Jackson-Doering* | Register in Zoom |
| Jan. 14, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | iREAD Resource Guide Deep Dive: Decorations, Displays, Resource Guide Tips & Tricks** | Register with iREAD |
| Jan. 29, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Reading Dragon and Friends (Info on the "Reading Dragon" reading incentive program)** | Register with the Illinois Library Association |
| Early February, 2025 | TBA | Summer Library Programming for Adults | Registration link coming soon |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Office hours with Janeé Jackson-Doering* | Register in Zoom |
| March, 2025 | 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Summer Reading Summits | More information |
* Event not offered for CE Credit
** iREAD will provide list of Iowa librarian attendees for CE Credit after the webinar
2025 Summer Reading Canva Templates
Canva is a free web-based graphic design tool. We've created templates with the theme graphics provided by iREAD. To use the templates, you must first create a free account at www.canva.com. Canva is easy to learn, but if you want to familiarize yourself with the basics or improve your skills, check out Canva Design School. The Getting Started with Canva tutorial is a good “Canva 101” resource.
Clicking on the template links below will create a copy of each design in your account. All of the text on the templates can be edited to suit your library's needs, and your library's information and logo can also be added to the designs. To print, download the files as Print PDFs. If you decide to have them professionally printed, printers should be able to use the files in that format. You can also print them in-house from Print PDFs.
Templates for Level Up At Your Library will be released mid-February, 2025.
