<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello colleagues!<br><br></div>It's that time, and the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) team is looking for your awesome ideas for the 2018 summer reading manuals for children and early literacy. Details are below, including how to submit your ideas, themes to tie your ideas to, and accepted formats for your submissions. Let's get into the groove!<br>
<div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p>Work has begun on the CSLP 2018 Children’s and Early
Literacy Manuals, and we would love your input!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span><b>Our 2018 theme is “Libraries Rock!”<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Below, you’ll find subthemes for each manual,
to help give you an idea of what we’ll be covering in each one.</b><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> <br><br></span>We’re looking for ideas for programs, books, activities, displays,
decorations, storytimes, incentives, and more.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Our manuals incorporate diverse books, STEAM (science, technology, engineering,
art, and math), early literacy, hands-on activities, and programming for a wide
range of interests, age groups, and budgets.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Whether you’ve got an idea for one activity or an entire program
outline, we’d love to hear from you.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please submit your ideas by June 30, 2016 to Amanda
Struckmeyer at <a href="mailto:amandacmoss@gmail.com">amandacmoss@gmail.com</a>;
be sure to include your name, institution, city, and state, so that we can
acknowledge you in the manual.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Please
note whether any fingerplays, rhymes, or songs are original works.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Any format is welcome (book lists, bulleted
lists, brief notes, or full paragraphs, for example).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you prefer, a CSLP Program Submission Form can be found
at <a href="http://www.cslpreads.org">http://www.cslpreads.org</a>. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Early Literacy Manual (birth-age 5) Subthemes:</p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Candara">Music
to Grow By: Learning Songs – colors, letters, numbers, names, daily activities </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Candara">Let’s
Dance!: Movement Songs – dancing, moving, parts of the body</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Candara">Let’s
Make Some Noise/Be-Bopping: Instruments – identifying instruments, playing
instruments, making<a name="_GoBack"></a> instruments</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Candara">Hit a
High Note/Just Sing: Singing – rhyming songs, story songs, chants, song in
rounds, different formats (melody, rhythm, lyric, harmony)</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Candara">Surround
Sound: Listening – different genres, sounds in nature, sounds around you</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Children’s Manual (ages 5-12) Subthemes:</p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">Rock Around the World (music and dance around the world)</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">Science of Music</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">Instruments</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">Biographies/Musicians/Genres</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">Sounds in Nature</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">Many
thanks for your input and ideas! <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">Kristy</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Kristy Kemper Hodge</span></i></b></span><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Youth Services
Librarian<br>
Corvallis-Benton County Public Library<br>
CSD CSLP Representative/Summer Reading Chair</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(95,73,122)">All
Oregon public, volunteer, and tribal libraries are members of the Collaborative
Summer Library Program (CSLP), and receive a free summer reading manual.
To get the most out of your membership, create an account on the CSLP website</span></i></span><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></i></span><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(95,73,122)">(</span></i></span><span></span><a href="http://www.cslpreads.org/" target="_blank"><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://www.cslpreads.org/</span></i></span><span></span></a><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">) </span></i></span><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(95,73,122)">and you will be able to access additional
summer reading resources. CSLP membership dues and manual fees are paid for by
the State Library with Library Services and Technology Act funds. Summer
reading manuals are distributed by OLA’s Children’s Services Division summer
reading chair, summer reading feedback and suggestions are collected by OLA’s
Young Adult Network CSLP Liaison, and all three of us listed below represent you
on CSLP committees and at the CSLP annual meeting. </span></i></span><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(95,73,122)"> </span></i></span><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(95,73,122)">For
more information contact one of your CSLP representatives:</span></i></span><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></span></p>
<p><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(95,73,122)"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(95,73,122)">Kristy Kemper Hodge, CSD Summer Reading
Chair: <a href="mailto:csdcslprep@olaweb.org" target="_blank">csdcslprep@olaweb.org</a> </span></i></span><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></i></span><span></span></p><p><a href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/options/kids-lib/kristy.kemperhodge--at--corvallisoregon.gov" target="_blank"><span></span></a><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></i></span><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></span></p>
<p><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(95,73,122)"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(95,73,122)">K’Lyn Hann, OYAN CSLP Liaison:</span></i></span><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></i></span><span></span><a href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/options/oyan/klyn.hann--at--newbergoregon.gov" target="_blank"><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">klyn.hann@newbergoregon.gov</span></i></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></span></p><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(95,73,122)"><span><span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""></span></span></span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(95,73,122)">- Katie Anderson, CSLP Oregon State
Representative:</span></i></span><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></i></span><span></span><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us" target="_blank"><span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></i></span></a>
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