The Importance of Summer Reading: Summary of research produced by the New York State Library, with an annotated bibliography.
American Library Association: Research highlights libraries' expanded roles, including the findings of the 2014 Digital Inclusion Survey National Report
Each county has a Workforce Development Council, which coordinates the employment of youth between the ages of 14 and 24 for placement at job sites. These youth workers are paid by the county, receive some training resources and transportation assistance, and can be the second set of hands you've always needed to level up your summer programming!
St. Lawrence County (contact for more information; program has been run by this organization in the past but their website does not currently have program information)