Is it about the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure LIANZA Conference 2014.

Is it about the destination or the journey?Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

LIANZA Conference 2014

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

Photo courtesy of Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19250122-43-1

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

We want:• Children to have fun, enjoy the programme and find it

easy and flexible.• Children to increase their love of books, reading and the

library• Children to maintain and improve their reading ability and

are comfortable and confident library users• For children and their families to continue their

relationship with the library beyond the programme and recommend libraries to others

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

Audrey and Joelle Butoyi join Dare to Explore at Glenfield Library

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

  2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Total registrations 6,400 7,901 8,407

New Library members

656 1,243 1,215

% target audience engaged **

2.43% 3.29% 3.9%

Event attendance 9,190 13,897 17,257

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

Motivation

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

Allpress, J A and Gilbertson, A K (2014). Dare to Explore III: Auckland Libraries’ summerreading adventure evaluation. Auckland Council technical report, TR2014/019

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

Allpress, J A and Gilbertson, A K (2014). Dare to Explore III: Auckland Libraries’ summerreading adventure evaluation. Auckland Council technical report, TR2014/019

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

Allpress, J A and Gilbertson, A K (2014). Dare to Explore III: Auckland Libraries’ summerreading adventure evaluation. Auckland Council technical report, TR2014/019

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

Allpress, J A and Gilbertson, A K (2014). Dare to Explore III: Auckland Libraries’ summerreading adventure evaluation. Auckland Council technical report, TR2014/019

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

Students from Royal Road Primary join library staff at Massey Library to launch Dare to Explore III

Contact details

[email protected]

Twitter @kowhaianne

Links• Auckland Libraries Summer reading research http://

www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/EN/About/plansandpolicies/daretoexploreevaluation/Pages/daretoexploreevaluation.aspx

• National Library Services to Schools http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/creating-readers/community-readers/summer-slide-and-summer-reading-research

• SLANZA Reading

http://reading.slanza.org.nz/summer-reading.html

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure

LIANZA 2014Is it the destination or the journey? Dare to Explore – Auckland Libraries summer reading adventure