The summer reading program of the New York State Library is intended to assist youth in increasing their intellectual base by broadening their backgrounds through reading during the summer. The 1992 "New York is Reading Country" theme is intended to add a few more layers to what students already know about the state and to be helpful in…

The 1994 "Read Around the Clock" manual is a resource guide that can lead from planning to evaluating the summer program. The imaginations of librarians across the state have provided creative ideas tied to history, science, music, and literature, with an abundance of programming ideas. Chapters include: (1) "Warm-Up…