Activity Details
Title: CSLP training and manuals
Narrative: The State Library's Children's Consultant held an all-day workshop for young adult librarians to encourage rethinking summer reading programs. The workshop included an overview of adolescent reading research, delivered by a nationally known specialist. Also included were talks on setting research-based goals and rethinking incentives when designing summer reading programs for teens. During this workshop, the instructors distributed summer program manuals to libraries that completed the prior year's annual summer reading survey. The manuals included materials on the year's themes: "On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!" (children) and "Get in the game. Read!" (teens).
Intent: Improve users' formal education.
Activity: Instruction
Mode: Program
Format: In-person
Quantity
Session length (minutes): 360
Number of sessions in program: 1
Average number in attendance per session: 35
Number of times program administered: 1
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: Yes
For a targeted group or for the general population: General
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: Yes
Specific Locations: No
Library Types
Public Libraries: 31
Academic Libraries: 0
SLAA: 0
Consortia: 0
Special Libraries: 0
School Libraries: 0
Other: 0
Activity Details
Title: Evanced training
Narrative: The CT State Library provides free access for public libraries to use Evanced Solutions Summer Reader software. The State Library's Children's Consultant held four live training opportunities to teach Connecticut librarians how to use the summer reading tracking software. During these sessions, she distributed summer program manuals to libraries that completed the prior year's annual summer reading survey. The manuals included materials on the year's themes: "On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!" (children) and "Get in the game. Read!" (teens).
Intent: Improve users' formal education.
Activity: Instruction
Mode: Program
Format: In-person
Quantity
Session length (minutes): 180
Number of sessions in program: 1
Average number in attendance per session: 7
Number of times program administered: 4
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: Yes
For a targeted group or for the general population: General
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: Yes
Specific Locations: No
Library Types
Public Libraries: 21
Academic Libraries: 0
SLAA: 0
Consortia: 0
Special Libraries: 0
School Libraries: 0
Other: 0
Activity Details
Title: Evanced software
Narrative: The CT State Library provides free access for public libraries to use Evanced Solutions Summer Reader software. This online option for tracking summer reading can connect with young patrons who might never visit the library, engage children who have no interest in traditional programs, promote communication between the library and participants through the Summer Reader portal, and relieve library staff of clerical duties, freeing time to work directly with children to promote reading. All of these activities support a basic goal of Summer Library Programs – to encourage reading during the summer.
This was the first year of a new three-year contract for Evanced Summer Reader software. The State Library chose Evanced software because it gave the most leeway for individual libraries to customize the program, which was a significant consideration in getting libraries to participate. Participants could report either the number of books read, the number of pages read, or the number of minutes spent reading.
Intent: Improve users' formal education.
Activity: Content
Mode: Acquisition
Format: Digital
Quantity
Number of hardware acquired: 0
Number of software acquired: 1
Number of licensed databases acquired: 0
Number of print materials (books & government documents) acquired: 0
Number of electronic materials acquired: 0
Number of audio/visual units (audio discs, talking books, other recordings) acquired: 0
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: No
For a targeted group or for the general population: General
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: Yes
Specific Locations: No
Library Types
Public Libraries: 74
Academic Libraries: 0
SLAA: 0
Consortia: 0
Special Libraries: 0
School Libraries: 0
Other: 0
