“Book-elation: Ideas for Creating Children’s Programming” was a series of programs presented at the annual ILA Conferences in 2008-2010. Programming ideas to celebrate 2009-2011 anniversaries were presented by the panel of Mary Adamowski (Orland Park Public Library), Amber Creger (Chicago Public Library), Portia Latalladi (Chicago Public Library), and Mary G. Marshall (Addison Public Library). Although the programs were originally created to celebrate specific book anniversaries or events, these programming ideas (including games, crafts, stories, and activities) are appropriate for many other family and children’s programs. Topics and the programming ideas are included below:
Book-elation 2009
Baseball: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”
Celebrate Eric Carle’s Birthday
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Have Pants, Will Travel: Celebrating the Birthday of Ann Brashares
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Book-elation-2010
Celebrating Superheros (DC Comics 75th Anniversary)
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Book-elation-2011
Bourgeois (Franklin the Turtle)
