<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#073763">Hi Stephanie,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#073763"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#073763">Apologies for the delay in responding to your inquiry about summer reading committees. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#073763"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#073763">Even though we are a small state with 24 counties (=24 public library systems with 24 Youth Services Coordinators), having a smaller group formed to discuss major issues involving Summer Reading helps reduce the chatter and streamlines our discussions/decisions, etc. We call it our Summer Reading Advisory Council (SRAC).<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#073763"><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">It is a fairly informal group and for the most part, ad hoc, where I gather them for work on an as-needed basis. There are two reps from each of our three regional libraries systems in MD: Eastern Shore Regional Library; Southern Maryland Regional Library, and Western Maryland Regional Library. The Directors of those three regional systems each appoint two reps to the SRAC from their library systems in their region. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">There is also a chunk of counties in central MD who do not fall into any of the regionals, and I hold a special meeting just for the YSC of those systems, where they nominate and choose two reps. They all then designate one of the reps on the SRAC to be their main facilitator, and I try to take a backseat role. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Please see the attached summary of our SRAC that provides a bit more background and info. Hope this is helpful for you; happy to answer any questions you have.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Carrie :)</div>
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 10:05 AM, Schott, Stephanie R <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Stephanie.R.Schott@maine.gov" target="_blank">Stephanie.R.Schott@maine.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I missed the monthly meeting yesterday, but just read over the notes. It seems like a lot of you hold trainings, but I am curious to learn more about statewide Summer Reading Committees. Hoping to have something up and running for next
year. I have reached out to a few people about this topics but have not received anything back – probably because they’re busy with last minute summer maneuvering!
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have some thoughts on what I want to create, but still have some questions for those of you who have a statewide Summer Reading Committee:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for your help,<u></u><u></u></p>
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