[PL-Directors] Best Practices in Library Youth Services: 2016 Annual Update now available

[Katie Anderson]

Dear Public Library Directors,

The 2016 Best Practices in Library Youth Services<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/R2R/AnnualReports.aspx> first annual update is now available online. This short report includes information about the three best practices in youth services at public libraries. The report includes a list the public libraries implementing all three best practices.

The data in this update, including the list of public libraries implementing all three best practices, used to be included in the Ready to Read Annual Report. However, that was confusing because lots of libraries implement best practices using other funding-not the Ready to Read grant. Now that the Ready to Read grant program uses outcome based evaluation it is no longer necessary to include the best practices data in that report. Please read the email below if you want more information about this change.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Katie

PS: I'm going to share this report with youth services library staff on the kids-lib and OYAN listservs.

Katie Anderson, MLS, Youth Services Consultant
Library Support and Development Services<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
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From: R2R-OR [mailto:r2r-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Katie Anderson
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 12:26 PM
To: R2R-OR (r2r-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) <r2r-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: [R2R-OR] The 2016 Ready to Read Annual Report is now available online!

The 2016 Ready to Read Annual Report<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/youthsvcs/R2R/2016-AnnualReport.pdf> is now available online!

The report is very different this year.

In the past, the State Library used metrics to report the results of the Ready to Read grant program. The metrics established logical links between state funding and libraries implementing best practices, summer reading participation statistics, and attendance at children's programs.

In 2013-2015, the State Library and libraries receiving Ready to Read grants practiced using outcome based evaluation. The Ready to Read Annual Report still included the same metrics as in the past, but it also included a little information about outcomes.

In 2016, the Ready to Read Annual Report only uses outcome based evaluation to report the impact state funds actually had on youth and their caregivers who participated in state-funded library programs. The past metrics are no longer included in the Ready to Read Annual Report. However, those past metrics are important outputs and you can find that data here:

*         A new best practices report is available online here<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/youthsvcs/R2R/2016-BestPractices.pdf> (separate email about it will follow)

*         The summer reading participation data is reported on in the Oregon Summer Reading Brief<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/summerreading/oregonsummerreadingstatistics.aspx>

*         The attendance at children's programs data is available in the Oregon Public Library Statistics<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/statsploregon.aspx>

I know this is a big change, please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Katie



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