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<SPAN class=328554119-17032009><FONT color=#0000ff>Hello! I'm pleased to
let you know that the survey I conducted last week for OregonASK about libraries
partnering with summer food programs has helped us make a great connection
at the Oregon Department of Education's Child Nutrition
Programs.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=328554119-17032009><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=328554119-17032009><FONT color=#0000ff>Are
you interested in partnering with a local summer food program? If you
don't know who to contact in your community or you don't even know if there is a
summer food program in your community email Barbara Cracknell at: <FONT
color=#000000><A
href="mailto:barbara.cracknell@state.or.us">barbara.cracknell@state.or.us</A><FONT
color=#0000ff>. To learn more about the summer food program
visit ODE's Child Nutrition Program website:</FONT> </FONT> <FONT
color=#000000><A
href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=208">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=208</A>.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=328554119-17032009></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=328554119-17032009><FONT color=#0000ff>I
know I sent the following list out last week, but now that you have a
contact person you may be more interested in learning about what other libraries
are doing. Partnering with summer food programs is an excellent way to
reach those kids who most likely have the greatest need to read over the
summer so they fall behind in school. These are the kids
who probably aren't coming to your library... yet! </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=328554119-17032009><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=328554119-17032009><FONT color=#0000ff>As
always, you can contact me if you have any questions or more need
ideas.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=328554119-17032009><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=328554119-17032009><FONT color=#0000ff>Good
luck!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=328554119-17032009><FONT
color=#0000ff>Katie</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=328554119-17032009><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Katie Anderson, Library Development
Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">* Youth Services Consultant *
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Book
Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
align=center><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Oregon</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> Library,
250 <SPAN class=GramE>Winter</SPAN> <st1:City w:st="on">St.</st1:City>
<st1:State w:st="on">NE</st1:State>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Salem</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97301</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</A>,
503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><SPAN
class=578264122-13032009><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=328554119-17032009>Springfield Public
Library</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><SPAN
class=578264122-13032009><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=328554119-17032009></SPAN>We are a site for Food for Lane County’s summer
food for kids program. They provide a free lunch for anyone 18 or younger, five
days a week, and bring extra meals on those days we have
programs.</FONT></FONT></FONT> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><SPAN
class=578264122-13032009><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><SPAN
class=578264122-13032009><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000
size=3>Beaverton City Library </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Last year we partnered
with the Beaverton School District’s Summer Food Program at the park across the
street from the library. Our summer intern did a weekly
storytime.</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Washington</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Cooperative Library System</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Well, you know our structure here
in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Washington</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. Hopefully
individual city libraries who are involved will respond to you directly with
their details. However, I can tell you that I know for sure that Forest
Grove, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Beaverton</st1:place></st1:City>
and Hillsboro Libraries have been involved with the Washington County Summer
Food Program. At the county level we haven’t been in the past, but last
year I made contact with the Washington County Commission on Children and
Families staff person, Sunny Ross, who runs the Summer Food program her to let
her know that I was interested in coordinating a more comprehensive involvement
on the part of the Washington County Library system. Yesterday I attended
a Summer Food Community Partners meeting to get more information. I
offered to distribute promotional fliers and posters about that program through
our member libraries. I also requested that our Summer Reading promotional
literature be distributed at the food sites (they did that for us a bit last
year). I also suggested that WCCLS and member library staff could offer
storytimes at food sites. I know this doesn’t answer your specific
questions, but I hope it helps.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Tigard Public Library:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Last year I worked with a local
apartment complex that received free lunches. I went once a week to their
playground/lunch area at the complex for bilingual story time. The food
program was sponsored by the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Beaverton</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School
District</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. When I contacted the food program,
they encouraged me to speak with the site manager since it was not a public
location. I’m hoping to do the same this summer.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Multnomah</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Library</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">BOOKS 2 U has served summer food
sites for over ten years. We see all of our summer food sites every other week
(during the summer) which equals about 5-6 visits.<SPAN
class=578264122-13032009><FONT color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>We
visit sites at SUN schools, parks, low income housing sites, churches, Police
Activity League, Boys & Girls Clubs and many other non-profits that provide
a food program (both breakfast and lunch programs) during the summer. We provide
books for both the adults and kids to checkout and the summer reading program
(we act like a branch during the summer-we sign kids up and provide prizes
directly to them). I consider the summer food program one of our most
important BOOKS 2 U partners. Also, feel this summer they will be an
even bigger part of our summer program as more families are having food
problems.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wallowa</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Library</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Community Connection offers a
summer lunch program in the parks in the towns of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Enterprise</st1:place></st1:City>, Wallowa, Joseph, and Lostine.
We provide literacy outreach programs at these sites that includes stories and
an extension activity. The number of visits are tied to the remaining
funding in our budget for the year. Our goal is to offer at least one
program at each site per week. We try to use themes from the current
summer reading program. At least once, children attending receive a free
book to take home.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P>La Pine Public Library</P>
<P>I Work at the La Pine Public Library, which is part of the Deschutes Public
Libraries. Here are the answers to your questions:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P>1)<SPAN class=578264122-13032009><FONT color=#0000ff>
</FONT></SPAN>The library service is the Summer Reading Program and the Teen
Summer Reading Program. We enroll the children and teens, and use their
reading logs to help them earn their incentives (which we bring with us to the
program).<o:p></o:p></P>
<P>2)<SPAN class=578264122-13032009><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>The summer lunch program takes
place at La Pine Elementary School.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P>3) Their program, Lunch and Learn, runs 5 days a week,
usually from mid-June to mid-August. We will visit once a week on varying
days.</P>
<P><SPAN class=578264122-13032009><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P><SPAN class=578264122-13032009> </SPAN>Ledding Public Library (<st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Milwaukie</st1:place></st1:City>)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">We do coordinate with the free
summer lunch program in our area. In fact, we use our Ready to Read Grant
$ to buy free books to give to all the kids who attend this program. We
also promote the summer reading program while we are there (and then every kid
gets to choose one free book to keep). This occurs at the school
sites. Last year we went to three elementary schools and one housing
project site. We went to each site once (even though the summer lunch was
offered daily for two to three weeks at each site). Our goal this summer
is to go to all six sites and give 600 kids a free book.<SPAN
class=578264122-13032009><FONT color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>The name
of the summer food program is called "Project Summer." It is jointly
sponsored by the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">North</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Clackamas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School
District</st1:PlaceType>; the State of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>; the U.S. Department of Agriculture;
and the Oregon Hunger Task Force.<SPAN class=578264122-13032009><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=578264122-13032009> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hillsboro</st1:place></st1:City>
Public Library</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">1) what library program or
service do you tie to the summer food program, Our Libros outreach worker
provides storytimes (English/Spanish depending on the audience) and shepherds
the children through the summer reading program. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2) where does this occur
(library, school, park, etc.)<SPAN class=578264122-13032009><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>Park beside our branch library
<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">3) how often (once a week, month,
summer), and what the name of the summer food program is. Once a week
during the summer<SPAN class=578264122-13032009><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=578264122-13032009> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><st1:place w:st="on">Deschutes</st1:place> Public Library</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Deschutes Public
Library provides bookmobile service, including Summer Reading program, that tie
in with the Bend- La Pine School District's "Lunch and Learn" program.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In La Pine, Sandy Irwin/DPL Branch
Manager visit the La Pine Lunch and Learn (held at La Pine School)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>site regularly to promote DPL's Summer
Reading Program Lunch and Learn programs are held either at a park or a
school.<SPAN class=578264122-13032009><FONT color=#0000ff>
</FONT></SPAN>The bookmobile visits Lunch and Learn sites weekly.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <SPAN class=578264122-13032009><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN
class=578264122-13032009></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P>Creswell Library</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">We usually go to the park and
read stories to kids during the summer at the same time as free meals are given
out. I believe it is the statewide summer meals program. <SPAN
class=578264122-13032009><FONT color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>We plan
to do this again this year. (Last year we were too busy to do it more than a
couple of times but we did it the year before every week during the
summer)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN class=578264122-13032009><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P><SPAN class=578264122-13032009> </SPAN>Driftwood Public Library
(<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>)</P>
<P>Driftwood Public Library is a drop site for the Lincoln City Food Pantry and
has been for many years, last year we also included new board books from a Books
To Babies program to be included in local food baskets- we intend to continue
this year funds willing!<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Katie Anderson, Library Development
Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">* Youth Services Consultant *
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Book
Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
align=center><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Oregon</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> Library,
250 <SPAN class=GramE>Winter</SPAN> <st1:City w:st="on">St.</st1:City>
<st1:State w:st="on">NE</st1:State>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Salem</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97301</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A title=mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</A>,
503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>