Library Development

Resources

• Family Literacy Library Services Grant Program 2013-2016: "Summer Reading at New York Libraries through Public Library Systems"
• New York State -- Summer Reading Program: Information for Librarians, Parents and Kids
• Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP; this and other links below open in a new window)
  • Accessing the Online Manual [also in PDF , 1.2Meg]
  • Using the new Searchable Online Manual
  • Creating a login for the Online Manual
  • 4 Easy Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Online Manual!
  • CSLP Diversity Page
  • "How to Put CSLP Artwork on a Cake" . A brief introduction to the CSLP's Rules of Use, specifically how CSLP libraries can use the licensed artwork to promote their library and summer reading to their communities, whether it’s creating flyers, partnering with schools, or putting artwork on a cake.
  • "How CSLP can help you make friends at school!" . Ways to use CSLP resources to help lay the groundwork for a successful summer program, along with "demystifying" the Rules of Use.
• New York State Performers and Programs Database
  • PowerPoint Tutorial for the Performers and Programs Database
  • Print out bookmarks for distribution (two-sided, color .PDF file )
• The Importance of Summer Reading: Public Library Summer Reading Programs and Learning; highlights of research on summer reading and effects on student achievement
• Archives from previous years and Summer Reading Program posters 1992 to present
• Ready to Read at New York Libraries is a statewide initiative to provide public library staff with early literacy skills to help parents and caregivers prepare their young children for the school years ahead.
• is a virtual, early literacy calendar, with content that changes daily for parents and caregivers to use with their children.
• 3 Apples Book Award a joint award from the two youth divisions of the New York Library Association: the Section of School Librarians (SSL) and the Youth Services Section (YSS).
  
• Contact Sharon Phillips at the Division of Library Development, New York State Library, Albany, NY 12230; 518-486-4863

Summer Reading at New York Libraries is funded through the Federal Library Services and Technology Act, with funds awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. The New York State Library is a program of the Office of Cultural Education in the New York State Education Department.