The Importance of Summer Reading
I have added a set of new handouts and talking point guides to the summer reading program web page. Research elements have been summarized into bulleted lists to make handouts for parents, educators, and library trustees. The lists may also be used by librarians as talking points in presentations on the importance of their summer reading programs. To view these new handouts go to http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/pdf/slp-points.pdf
Summer Safety and Privacy Protection Reminders
As a safety precaution and to protect the privacy of library records, children's reading records should be located in an area or accessed in a way that does not allow members of the public from knowing the children's last name. Contest forms that include children's addresses and/or phone numbers should be put in a container in which they can't be read by passer-bys. If children's faces are used on library web pages or if contest winners names are released to the local newspaper, a parental permission slip is strongly encouraged. Many libraries that routinely take pictures during library events include a parental permission slip to allow the library to photograph their child as part of their registration process. This is not a legal requirement, but extra precaution is encouraged whenever minors are involved.
There is information on legal issues regarding taking pictures of children in public libraries and using those pictures on library web sites, etc., on the PLD SLP web page at http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/slp.html
CSLP Copyright Reminders
Please review the CSLP Rules of Use regarding the 2009 SLP artwork. The information is on the clip art disc, in the manual, and on the CSLP web page. In particular, I want to remind everyone that if you use the artwork on a web page you need to include this statement:"This artwork is copyrighted, contact CSLP for information. www.cslpreads.org"I would very much appreciate systems that help create summer reading program web pages for their libraries to automatically include the copyright statement
The CSLP Board has made four clip art images available for libraries to offer to their partnering agencies for use on their web pages. Partnering agencies could use all the clip art images on print items for joint projects in the past created for their local libraries, but they could not use any of the art work on their web pages. Now there are four images (2 images each, in black and white and in color) that can be used on the web pages of partnering agencies. I have put copies of these images on the DLTCL SLP web page at www.dpi.wi.gov/pld/slp.html. Look for the "Artwork for Partnering Agencies" link at the bottom of the box on the right with the title "CSLP Information."
Accessing the New CSLP Web Page
The CSLP web page has undergone some substantial changes. To access most areas of the page, librarians will need to use the "Create Account" button in the middle of the page near the username and password boxes. Once they complete the registration, they will have to confirm with an email address, and then wait for an email at that address for a response from CSLP. It is a little bit of a process, so people will have to wait for that response and will not have immediate access. Approval is done manually, not by an automated system. CSLP is verifying that the person is in a member state and is an approved agency. Once the person is registered, they will just need their password to access the web page in the future.
From System Youth Liasons Posting 5/18/2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Info from Barb Huntington, DPI Consultant
Change in Reporting Program Information on the Annual Report
The Institute of Museums and Library Services, which administers federal LSTA funding and collects annual statistics from all states, will begin collecting information on library programs targeted to Young Adults, beginning in 2010. The Wisconsin Public Library Annual Report previously has collected data on the annual total for adult and children's programs and program attendance. Wisconsin will begin to collect data for young adult programs and attendance as well.
DPI will include this new data element in the 2009 annual report (to be completed by libraries early next year), but the information will be voluntary that first year, recognizing that libraries have not previously been required to submit the information. Children's programs will now be defined as programs targeted at children up to age 11, and young adult programs are those targeted at ages 12-18 years of age.
This change means that libraries should count both the programs they offer for children and those offered for teens. As in the past, the audience count is everyone who attends, regardless of age. Libraries will decide for themselves if the programs they offer were targeted at children or teens, but a single program may be counted only in one category, and attendance should be attributed correspondingly. Programs for all ages or for families are typically counted as children's programs, but it all depends on the library's intended audience for the program. The 2009 Annual Report will request total attendance at children and teen programs for 2009 (as well as a total for all programs and attendance, which would include adult programs) and will require those figures in 2010.
Please note that the Division is not requiring libraries to offer young adult programs; however, if the library does offer programs targeted to young adults, those programs should be tracked and reported distinct from children's or "other" programs. These changes at the national level are in response to the growing awareness that teens benefit from specific services and that more libraries are offering services and programs designed for that audience.
From System Youth Services Liason Posting 5/18/2009
The Institute of Museums and Library Services, which administers federal LSTA funding and collects annual statistics from all states, will begin collecting information on library programs targeted to Young Adults, beginning in 2010. The Wisconsin Public Library Annual Report previously has collected data on the annual total for adult and children's programs and program attendance. Wisconsin will begin to collect data for young adult programs and attendance as well.
DPI will include this new data element in the 2009 annual report (to be completed by libraries early next year), but the information will be voluntary that first year, recognizing that libraries have not previously been required to submit the information. Children's programs will now be defined as programs targeted at children up to age 11, and young adult programs are those targeted at ages 12-18 years of age.
This change means that libraries should count both the programs they offer for children and those offered for teens. As in the past, the audience count is everyone who attends, regardless of age. Libraries will decide for themselves if the programs they offer were targeted at children or teens, but a single program may be counted only in one category, and attendance should be attributed correspondingly. Programs for all ages or for families are typically counted as children's programs, but it all depends on the library's intended audience for the program. The 2009 Annual Report will request total attendance at children and teen programs for 2009 (as well as a total for all programs and attendance, which would include adult programs) and will require those figures in 2010.
Please note that the Division is not requiring libraries to offer young adult programs; however, if the library does offer programs targeted to young adults, those programs should be tracked and reported distinct from children's or "other" programs. These changes at the national level are in response to the growing awareness that teens benefit from specific services and that more libraries are offering services and programs designed for that audience.
From System Youth Services Liason Posting 5/18/2009
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