Summer Scares is a great program, designed to help promote horror in libraries during the summer. Everyone has their own idea about what a beach read is and those who love scary, thrilling, or suspenseful books should not be neglected!
From the press release:
Summer Scares is proud to announce the 2025 spokesperson, #1 New York Times Bestselling author Kendare Blake:
"As a proud member of the club of people who read Stephen King too young, I am both honored and absolutely psyched to be this years' Summer Scares Spokesperson. Long ago, in elementary school, I had a beloved librarian with hair as black as night and teeth like Nosferatu. On dreary, wintry afternoons she would gather the children near and read to us from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, her eyes brightening with our every small whimper. She was, in short, THE BEST. I hope to meet many more librarians this year with her same, spooky spirit. So come along, folks of all ages, and let's read the scary stuff all summer long! It's not just for October anymore."
There are three books chosen for an adult audience, young adult, and middle grade. The books are written by a wide variety of authors and have included graphic novels. The titles for 2025 will be announced in February.
A programming guide has been created by the HWA Library Committee Co-Chair Konrad Stump and the Springfield-Greene County Library,. Konrad is a programming superstar and the Oh The Horrors! program he organizes for his library every year is amazing and should inspire your own programming.
Information about Summer Reads is compiled by Becky Spratford on RA for All Horror: here.
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