From katie.anderson at state.or.us Mon Dec 2 14:26:03 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 22:26:03 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] One Month Reminder: 2012-2013 Ready to Read final report due December 31, 2013 Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2442828377@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Dear Library Directors and Key Contacts, The first week of October you should have received the Ready to Read Grant mailing that included the 2012-2013 Ready to Read Grant final report form-digital copies are attached in .pdf and word (.doc) for your convenience. Final reports are due December 31, 2013 which is the same day you must have all your 2012-2013 Ready to Read funds spent. Please remember that the information you provide on your final report form will be compiled into the Ready to Read Annual Report which is shared with the legislature and other key stakeholders. Please let me know if you have any questions. 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Name: FinalReportForm2012-2013.doc Type: application/msword Size: 137216 bytes Desc: FinalReportForm2012-2013.doc URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Mon Dec 9 10:40:57 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:40:57 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] FYI: What other libraries are doing for 1, 000 Books Before Kindergarten Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244282A522@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! I noticed several of you plan to use your 2013-2014 R2R Grant to fund 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten at your libraries. Below is an email with information about what another library is doing. That library gathered information on what other libraries around the county are doing and posted it online here: http://tinytipsforlibraryfun.blogspot.com/2013/01/1000-books-before-kindergarten-is-still.html. Hopefully this information will be helpful as you plan your 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten programs. 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 -----Original Message----- From: Marge Loch-Wouters [mailto:M.Loch-Wouters at lacrosse.lib.wi.us] Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 10:04 AM To: Kate Schiavi; 'alsc-l at ala.org' Subject: [alsc-l] RE: 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten We have done quite a bit of work not just with our program, but with gathering info on programs around the country. A one stop spot for links (including research to use when writing funding grants) is here at my Tiny Tips for Library Fun blog: http://tinytipsforlibraryfun.blogspot.com/2013/01/1000-books-before-kindergarten-is-still.html. Since our 1000 Books is for ages 1-5, this fall we added Baby Book Bees for the under-1 set! You can read about here at my colleague Brooke Rasche's blog, Reading with Red: http://readingwithred.blogspot.com/2013/11/baby-book-bees.html What partners/sponsors do you work with to promote & fund the program? We keep our schools/ daycares informed but fund the program independently through fundraising letter, memorial money and donations (we raised about $7K for our 51K community). We still have over half that amount left 2.5 years into the program. We would recommend working with Rotary, Kiwanis, Target (or other big box stores with Literacy grants) and Community Foundations as well. This is an extremely fundable project. Approximately how many children complete the program in a year? Our completion mirrors exactly our SLP completion rates - approximately 30-33% of families that begin make it all the way until 1000 books. However, it is an open-ended program that only ends when a child finished their fifth year (even when he/she is in K) so families sometimes return to the fun after an absence of a year. We currently have over 800 kids in the program. Do you have any evidence or research that shows the program has made an impact on incoming kindergarteners? See the links above for research. http://tinytipsforlibraryfun.blogspot.com/2013/01/1000-books-before-kindergarten-is-still.html What incentives do you provide throughout the course of the program? We started with a lot of doo-dads but quickly discovered that the kids completely adore a sticker to take home for every 100 level completed and a colored dot sticker with their name on that they add each level to a giant garden mural. We have made some changes over the 3 years of the program - we give a bookbag with logo at sign-up (figuring that families will use it and it advertises the program), a small fingerpuppet or plush star at halfway mark and all graduates receive a free paperback book of their choice when they complete their program. This year we will hold our first graduation party and give out graduation certificates. We have nothing but positives to say about this program. Hope you (and everybody out there NOT doing this) consider this incredible early literacy support program! Marge Loch-Wouters M.Loch-Wouters at lacrosse.lib.wi.us Youth Services Manager La Crosse (WI) Public Library -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Sun Dec 22 16:58:50 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 00:58:50 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] One Week Reminder: 2012-2013 Ready to Read final report due December 31, 2013 Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244285D759@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! There is one more week to write and submit your 2012-2013 Ready to Read Grant final report. 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: R2R-OR [r2r-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] on behalf of Katie Anderson [katie.anderson at state.or.us] Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 2:26 PM To: r2r-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [R2R-OR] One Month Reminder: 2012-2013 Ready to Read final report due December 31, 2013 Dear Library Directors and Key Contacts, The first week of October you should have received the Ready to Read Grant mailing that included the 2012-2013 Ready to Read Grant final report form?digital copies are attached in .pdf and word (.doc) for your convenience. Final reports are due December 31, 2013 which is the same day you must have all your 2012-2013 Ready to Read funds spent. Please remember that the information you provide on your final report form will be compiled into the Ready to Read Annual Report which is shared with the legislature and other key stakeholders. 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, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 3-dFinalReportForm2012-2013 6pgs.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 383904 bytes Desc: 3-dFinalReportForm2012-2013 6pgs.pdf URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: FinalReportForm2012-2013.doc Type: application/msword Size: 137216 bytes Desc: FinalReportForm2012-2013.doc URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Dec 26 14:33:34 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 22:33:34 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] Checks are on the way and important info about the Reimagining Ready to Read project Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244285E0FB@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Ready to Read Grant checks are in the mail! They will be in a manila envelope with a pink neon 'Ready to Read' sticker address to library directors. Key contacts will also receive a packet that includes the 2013-2014 Ready to Read Grant project descriptions and a sample press release so you can promote your grant project to your community. As you know, the State Library is transforming! In 2014 we are convening a task force to re-imagine the Ready to Read Grant program. The goal is to better align the grant program with library youth services best practices and the 40-40-20 education goal. The task force will meet for the first time in January and submit a proposal to the Oregon State Library Board of Trustees in April. The proposed new grant program will then go through the State Library's budget process and the 2015 legislative session. If passed, it will replace the Ready to Read Grant program and launch sometime soon after July 1, 2015. Reimagining Ready to Read project timeline: * January 2014: Convene a task force to develop a proposal to align the Ready to Read Grant with the three library youth services best practices and 40-40-20. * January-March 2014: The task force will seek feedback from the public library community at least once. * April 2014: Submit final proposal to the Oregon State Library's Budget Committee. * June or August 2014: Oregon State Library Board of Trustees approves the State Library's budget and submits it to the Governor's office-the State Library budget will include the proposal. * December 2014: The Governor's budget is released-including the State Library's budget. * Spring 2015: The State Library's budget goes through the regular legislative process. * July 2015: The new grant program will launch, replacing the current Ready to Read Grant program. Reimagining Ready to Read task force members: * Barratt Miller, Crook County Library, bmiller at crooklib.org * BJ Toewe, Salem Public Library, bjtoewe at cityofsalem.net * Brett Walker, Early Learning Division, brett.walker at state.or.us * Dawn Borgardt, Beaverton City Library, DBorgardt at beavertonoregon.gov * Heather McNeil, Deschutes Public Library, heatherm at deschuteslibrary.org * Julie Handyside, Seaside Public Library, jhandyside at cityofseaside.us * Lucy Iraola, Multnomah County Library, lucyi at multcolib.org * Nicole Dalton, ODE Education Specialist, English Language Arts, nicole.dalton at state.or.us * Sam Hall, Oregon State Library Board of Trustee, leeshall at msn.com * Stu Spence, Woodburn Recreation & Parks (OregonASK Steering Committee), Stu.Spence at ci.woodburn.or.us * Whitney Grubbs/Kristin Gimbel, Oregon Education Investment Board, whitney.grubbs at state.or.us/kristin.gimbel at state.or.us Please contact me if you have any questions. 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