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2010 Children's Program
Preparing children for continued success through the development of early language skills.
2010 Young Adult Program
Integrating differentiated literacy activities to motivate young adults to read and discuss books.
2010 Adult Program
Encouraging adults to experience new book genres while fostering a common family activity.
The American Red Cross and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have partnered with the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) to help support the library programs in your communities. Both organizations have a strong "water" emphasis. See below how these organizations may collaborate with a variety of programming ideas for your public library.
To find an American Red Cross chapter near you, go to:http://www.redcross.org. Click here to see information from the Red Cross showing many of the Water Safety Presentations, storytime offerings, and educational resource kits available.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers locations near you may be found at: http://www.corpslakes.us. Click here to see information about the "Lake and Library" print kits that are available. There are also interactive stories and games on-line at: http://www.bobber.info
Don't miss this fabulous opportunity to partner with an organization near you!
About CSLP
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The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) is a grassroots consortium of states working together to provide high-quality summer reading program materials for children at the lowest cost possible for their public libraries.
By combining resources and working with a exclusive contracted vendor to produce materials designed for CSLP members, public libraries in participating states or systems can purchase posters, reading logs, bookmarks, certificates and a variety of reading incentives at significant savings.
The participating systems and states develop a unified and high-quality promotional and programming product. Participants have access to the same artwork, incentives and publicity, in addition to an extensive manual of programming and promotional ideas.
CSLP began in 1987 when ten Minnesota regional library systems developed a summer library program for children, choosing a theme, creating artwork and selecting incentives that public libraries in the regions could purchase and use. State libraries and systems continue to join and CSLP continues to evolve, but its guiding principle remains the same, librarians sharing ideas, expertise and costs to produce a high-quality summer reading program for children.
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