Post-Potter Syndrome
This is where we librarians step in.
Just because the Harry Potter series has come to a close doesn’t mean the excitement about reading has to end. The summer is the perfect time to keep up the reading momentum and to maintain or boost your child’s reading proficiency.
- Visit our public children’s librarian Elizabeth and enroll in the New York Public Library’s summer reading program, “Uncover the World.” Children can even sign up online to create a reading log and write book reviews.
- My favorite time to read is when I’m riding the subway. As you travel around the neighborhood, the city, the country, or the world this summer, encourage your child to carry a book with him/her to read in transit.
- Model reading-for-pleasure for your child. Turn off the television for an hour each night and curl up on the couch with that juicy new paperback. Your example is the best way to show children that reading is a worthwhile leisure activity.
If your family has finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and you’re having trouble finding the next great page-turner, email me at ellens@muscota.org. I’ve got some summer reading suggestions for you.