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California to Participate in National Summer Reading Collaborative
Susan Hildreth, State Librarian of California, and Danis Kreimeier, CLA President, have submitted the following announcement:
The California State Library (CSL) is very happy to announce a new partnership with the California Library Association (CLA). CSL has joined the Collaborative Summer Library Program as a state member; and CLA will facilitate this summer reading program opportunity for 2006 and future summers for all interested public libraries.
The National Collaborative Summer Library Program is a grassroots consortium of 32 state agencies and associations working together providing high-quality summer reading program materials for children and teens at the lowest cost possible for libraries. Some libraries in California have participated in this program previously; and it has been quite successful and cost effective.
CSLP hires a writer to develop a program manual each year. Personnel from libraries in member states are encouraged to contribute ideas and materials to this creative process. By combining resources and working with a commercial vendor (currently Upstart) to produce the manual, working with well-known artists to develop art, and suggesting incentives to support the program theme designed exclusively for CSLP members, libraries in participating states can purchase posters, reading logs, bookmarks, certificates, and a variety of reading incentives at significant savings.
For the summer of 2006, CSL has funded a membership fee for every public library and will purchase a program manual for every public library branch in California. Library staff can review the manual and determine if your library would like to participate.If so, the cost of any material relating to the summer reading program will be a local responsibility. Participation in this program is not required for any public library; you may chose to use these materials, or continue to develop your own program.
This collaborative works in a very democratic manner; and California, as a state member, has an official voting member of the cooperative. Currently, that member is CLA Vice-President/President-Elect Margaret Miles. When Margaret becomes CLA President in November, Danis Kreimeier will assume that role. Hopefully, future representatives will be identified through the CLA Children's Services Section.
A website, www.summerreading.cla-net.org, is now available to support library participation in the summer reading program.
Posted on September 13, 2005 3:31 PM | Permalink