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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi! Last Friday, the State Librarian sent the following email and attached white paper to all public library directors. This may be a great opportunity for you to start a conversation with your director about
storytimes and summer reading. Below are some possible conversation starters:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Storytimes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">How are our library’s storytimes impacting reading readiness in our community? Attached you’ll find a storytime self-evaluation checklist Multnomah County Library uses and an early learning with families
self-evaluation that may help you talk about this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Do we need to be more intentional about early literacy in our storytimes by using a tool like
</span><a href="http://views2.ischool.uw.edu/">VIEWS2</a><span style="color:#1F497D"> and/or
<a href="http://www.everychildreadytoread.org/">Every Child Ready to Read</a> to increase the impact our storytimes have on reading readiness?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">What resources and support do we need to make any changes to our storytime?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Summer reading:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">How is our summer reading programming impacting summer learning loss that economically underserved students often experience?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">What are we doing to make an extra effort to engage economically underserved students in summer reading?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Which best practices of summer reading listed are we implementing? The best practices are listed on page three of the attached CSLP Summer Reading White Paper 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Which <a href="https://orysbestpractices.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/components_final2.pdf">
components of high-quality summer reading programs</a> are we implementing?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Which best practices and components might be most effective in our community?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Which of best practices and/or components should we focus our resources on to increase the impact of our summer reading program on summer learning loss?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Library Support and Development Services</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> PL-Directors [<a href="mailto:pl-directors-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">mailto:pl-directors-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>MaryKay Dahlgreen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 13, 2015 1:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pl-directors@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">pl-directors@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> OLA Legislative Committee<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [PL-Directors] Value of libraries summer reading and early learning programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I indulged myself this morning and attended the OLA Children’s Services Division spring workshop to hear about
<a href="http://views2.ischool.uw.edu/">VIEWS2</a> (Valuable Initiatives in Early Learning that Work Sucessfully) undertaken by the iSchool at the University of Washington. I want to encourage all of you to take a look at the website they have developed that
provides data on the value of early learning programs provided by public libraries as well as tools for library staff as they develop evidence based programming. I understand that they will be publishing the results of their research in an academic journal
and the researchers are working on a text book that provides instruction on using the techniques that were found to be effective.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday I received an e-mail from a colleague in Arizona with a white paper that has been created by NPC Research for the
<a href="cslpreads.org">Collaborative Summer Library Program</a>. This explores the state of research on the impact of public library summer reading programs on summer learning loss, the efffectivness of library summer reading programs, and best practices for
summer reading programs. I have attached the white paper. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would encourage all of you to take a look at these two resources and share this information with your youth services staff, Board members, and local policy makers. I will provide more information as I receive it. I want to thank all of
you for making Oregon libraries some of the best in the country when it comes to early learning and summer reading, let’s keep it going.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">MaryKay<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">MaryKay Dahlgreen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Oregon State Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">503-378-4367<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us">marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://oregon.gov/osl">http://oregon.gov/osl</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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