From katie.anderson at state.or.us Fri Apr 5 13:03:38 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 20:03:38 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] Budget reminder and new final report deadline! Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437E7F659@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Dear Ready to Read Grantees, Hi! This is a reminder to make sure you are tracking your Ready to Read Grant expenses well enough so that you are able to report spending the amount of money you were granted on your Ready to Read Final Report at the end of the year. * What does that mean? If you received a Ready to Read check for $1000 in December 2012, you should spend $1000 during 2013, and then report spending $1000 when you fill out your final report in December 2013. * How do we track Ready to Read spending? This will be different library to library, accountant to accountant... just do whatever works best for your library to accurately track the amount of Ready to Read funds you receive and how you spend it so you can report spending the correct amount on your Ready to Read Final Report. * When do we have to have all our Ready to Read funds spent? For the 2012-2013 grant cycle you received your check in December 2012. All of those funds must be spent by December 31, 2013-one calendar year. * What are the consequences of not reporting accurately? I'll ask you to correct your budget on your Ready to Read Final Report and work with you if necessary to figure out what needs to be done to correct it.... and keep contacting you and working with you until the State Library gets a correct budget we can put in your files. * Why is this coming up now? Because lots of libraries submitted incorrect budgets last year and the Legislature is looking more closely at Ready to Read now. All libraries that submitted incorrect budgets have corrected them now and most were easy corrections-thanks! * Is the State Library doing anything to help? Yes! Your final report for your current grant will be due December 31, 2013. Hopefully having your final report due on the same day grant funds must be spent will make it easier to fill out the final report form and remember when the funds must be spent by. And, as always, I'm here to help... just contact me with any questions and I'll do my best to help you come up with a local solution. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks, 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, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Tue Apr 23 13:13:01 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:13:01 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] New R2R allowable cost: Summer Reading book lists for K-8th grade Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437EA4D0F@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! ALA's Association for Library Services to Children has created summer reading book list brochures you can download and print: http://www.ala.org/alsc/compubs/booklists/summerreadinglist. You may use your Ready to Read Grants to pay for... * Printing these brochures * Purchasing the titles listed in the brochures * A brochure stand/fixture to display these brochures in your library 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, 503-378-2528 From: Joanna Ison [mailto:jison at ala.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 2:50 PM To: alsc-l at ala.org Subject: [alsc-l] ALSC announces Summer Reading book lists for K-8th grade ALSC announces Summer Reading book lists for K-8th grade CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has created three Summer Reading book lists, which feature recommended book titles for Kindergarten through 8th grade students. These Summer Reading lists are available for students Kindergarten to 2nd grade, 3rd to 5th grade and 6th to 8th grade. PDFs of the book lists are available online in full color and black and white and are free to download, copy and distribute. Libraries are able to customize the booklist with their own information, summer hours and summer programs for children before printing and distributing to patrons and schools. "These book lists are full of fun titles that will engage children throughout the summer," said Carolyn Brodie, ALSC president. "We encourage librarians to print out copies of these lists to pass out during their school visits at the end of the school year." Research shows that increased summer reading reduces summer learning loss. Also, the amount and quality of students' access to reading materials correlates to the amount of reading they do, which in turn is a determinant of reading achievement. These booklists include a diverse group of fun and enjoyable books, both classic and contemporary, to keep children interested in reading throughout the summer. The titles were selected, compiled and annotated by members of the ALSC Quicklists Consulting Committee and School-Age Programs and Services Committee. These lists were created through a Carnegie Whitney Grant funded by the American Library Association Publishing Committee. About ALSC ALSC, a division of the ALA, is the world's largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of library service to children. With a network of more than 4,000 children's and youth librarians, literature experts, publishers and educational faculty, ALSC is committed to creating a better future for children through libraries. To learn more about ALSC visit www.ala.org/alsc. 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You may use R2R to purchase these titles so kids can start reading them over the summer in preparation for voting to select the winner during the next school year. Remember, ORCA is not just a school library activity... kids at your library can participate too! * Learn how kids at your library can vote to help select the ORCA winner next year: http://oregonreaderschoiceaward.wordpress.com/about-2/ * Find out which books are nominated for next year (i.e. books you can use R2R to buy now for summer reading!): http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=205 * Questions about ORCA? Contact the ORCA Chair Suart Levy levys at wlwv.k12.or.us * Questions about R2R? Contact ME! Enjoy, Katie PS: Want to know more R2R allowable collection development opportunities? Read the email I sent out last month (copied & pasted below for your convenience). 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, 503-378-2528 From: Katie Anderson Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 9:07 AM To: r2r-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: R2R allowable collection development Hello! I just wanted to remind you that the Ready to Read Grant (R2R) can be used for juvenile-teen collection development that supports summer reading. Allowable summer reading collection development projects include purchasing: * Books and audio books to help kids prepare for next year's... * Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award (the 2013-2014 list was announced in March) * Oregon Readers Choice Award (ORCA, the 2013-2014 list was announced in April) * Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB, the 2013-2014 list will be announced in May) * Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award (also an Oregon children's choice award program) * Books and audio books on teachers' summer reading lists at your local schools. * Books and audio books on ALA's Association for Library Services to Children summer reading brochures: http://www.ala.org/alsc/compubs/booklists/summerreadinglist. * Any type of library material for children birth to 14 years old related to next year's summer reading theme. The 2013 summer reading theme is 'underground' which includes any books about burrowing animals, archeology, geology, digging machines/certain types of construction that take place underground, subways, caves and more! There are bibliographies (book lists) in your summer reading manuals, but you don't have to stick to them. You can ask your colleagues for ideas, check publisher's websites to see if they have created their own underground themed lists, and search the Internet. You might start with searching for "2013 summer reading dig into reading" on Pinterest. You'll find mostly programming and craft ideas, but you'll also find book ideas! Remember that you may freely shift funding among items listed on your R2R application. You only need to contact me to get approval for a grant change if you want to spend R2R funds on something that was not included in your budget when you applied. Please let me know if you have any questions. 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