[R2R-OR] Ready to Read Grant application are DUE in TWO WEEKS

Katie Anderson katie.anderson at state.or.us
Thu Aug 16 15:05:23 PDT 2012


Hi! The 2012-2013 Ready to Read Grant applications are due on August 31, 2012-which is only two weeks away! I've attached the application in word and .pdf to this email, below are links to the application online. As my colleague Ann says: Call early, call often!

Some of you contacted me for more guidance around developing outcomes and how to measure them. As luck would have it, earlier today Marilyn from Douglas County Library emailed a perfect example for measuring (documenting) outcomes. In her email she wrote:
BTW, a mother told me yesterday that I was "largely responsible for turning her son into a monster reader". She brought Dusty to our Baby Lapsit program and then they were regulars at Storytime. Dusty is 8 now and in the summer reading program. She said he has read 86 hours this summer.

This is exactly the type of anecdote that you should write down and save for reporting outcomes. Libraries won't being doing a pre and post test to measure kids' reading skills so this type of anecdote from an informal conversation with a patron is golden for documenting how your library is achieving outcomes-i.e. helping kids get ready for kindergarten, maintaining their reading skills over the summer, and becoming life-long learners!

You may want to write down and save in a file as many of these anecdotes as is realistic and possible for your work situation. This type of anecdote is great for sharing with your board/council and key stakeholders, and for folding into reports to make a bigger impact. Just chose a few of your favorite ones to include with your 2012-2013 Ready to Read Final Report in December 2013.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Katie

Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
katie.anderson at state.or.us<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us>, 503-378-2528

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Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 9:54 AM
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Subject: [R2R-OR] 2012-2013 Ready to Read Grant application are in the mail to you!

Dear Ready to Read key contacts and library directors,

The 2012-2013 Ready to Read Grant applications went out in the mail this morning.  Library directors will receive the official copy that needs to be completed, signed and mailed to the State Library by August 31, 2012.  Key contacts will receive a working copy of the application for planning purposes.

Electronic copies of the application are now online at: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/aboutready.aspx#Forms

Please remember:

*         Applications not postmarked August 31, 2012 will not be approved so please take a moment to mark your calendars accordingly so you can meet this deadline.

*         Handwritten signatures are required so applications that are faxed or submitted via email will not be accepted.

*         Past projects descriptions are available for you to get ideas, go to: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/aboutready.aspx#Project_Descriptions.

*         Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, concerns, or need to bounce ideas off someone.

Thank you,
Katie

Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
katie.anderson at state.or.us<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us>, 503-378-2528

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