From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Feb 13 09:24:32 2014 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:24:32 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] 2012-2013 Ready to Read Annual Report is now available Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24428773E5@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The 2012-2013 Ready to Read Annual Report is now available at: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/youthsvcs/ReadytoRead/R2RannualReport2012-2013-FINAL.pdf Congratulations to the Outstanding Ready to Read Grant projects of 2012-2013 * Jackson County Library Services * Nyssa Public Library * Silver Falls Library District * Ukiah Public Library * Yachats Public Library Please note page 8 which is a list of the libraries providing all three youth services best practices. This list is based on the data reported via Public Library Statistics so includes best practices funded by any source, not just the Ready to Read Grant. Thank you all for the wonderful library youth services you provide your communities! Katie Anderson 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 Feb 18 11:39:50 2014 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:39:50 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] Provide feedback on draft proposal for grant to replace Ready to Read by March 4 Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24456F70DB@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Please excuse the cross-posting... The State Library and Reimagining Ready to Read task force are looking for feedback from the Oregon library community on a proposal for a public library youth services grant that would replace the existing Ready to Read Grant program. These are the only state funds public libraries in Oregon receive. The purpose of changing the grant program is to better align the distribution of state funds with state education initiatives and library youth services best practices. Please read the attached draft grant proposal, application, and report form carefully before taking this survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GrantProposalALL) to provide your feedback by Tuesday, March 4th. This is not a quick task and the survey must be completed in one session so please plan your time appropriately. I recommend reading the documents one day, thinking about them for a day or two, and then quickly reviewing the documents again before taking the survey another day. If you don't work in youth services or for a library that currently receives a Ready to Read Grant, then just skip the questions you don't feel you can answer. We would really like your feedback on how the new grant aligns with education initiatives and how the State Library may distribute state funds to public libraries. Here are a few additional documents that may be helpful: * The State Library's public library youth services best practices: http://orysbestpractices.wordpress.com/ * OLA's Children's Services Division Youth Services Guidelines: http://www.olaweb.org/assets/documents/csd_guidelines.pdf * OLA's Oregon Association of School Libraries' Oregon School Library Standards for information literacy: https://sites.google.com/site/oregonschoollibrarystandards/ * The Governor's 40-40-20 Education Goal: http://www.oregon.gov/gov/oeib/docs/nnousreport.pdf * The Oregon Education Investment Board's Equity Lens: http://www.ode.state.or.us/superintendent/priorities/final-equity-lens-draft-adopted.pdf * Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy: http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/newspaper/Newspaper_Section.aspx?subjectcd=ELA Please contact me, my supervisor Susan Westin (susan.westin at state.or.us), or one of the task force members listed below if you need clarification on anything in the draft proposal, application, or report form before you feel you can provide feedback. Thank you, Katie Anderson 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 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 * Serena Stoudamire, Oregon Education Investment Board, serena.stoudamire at state.or.us * Stu Spence, Woodburn Recreation & Parks (OregonASK Steering Committee), Stu.Spence at ci.woodburn.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A lot of you are using your R2R grant to increase family engagement and help students increase their reading comprehension, and all of you are improving the way you evaluate your R2R programs. Therefore, I thought you might be particularly interested in the following new books. These books are available to check out via interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request these or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally a single copy is purchases and it is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may be put on a hold list for several weeks. Thank you for your patience. [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vghBm88ImIQ/UwexvcXsUsI/AAAAAAAAASc/a1TMJuWCfNI/s1600/51PAotbSA4L.jpg] Applegate, R. (2013). Practical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. Library professionals-regardless of whether they operate in a school, public, or academic library setting-need to have effective evaluation skills in order to be accountable to stakeholders and to effect informed improvement. Practical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians provides information and guidance that is highly useful and accessible for all librarians looking to intelligently manage the strengths and weaknesses of their library as well as communicate its value to its stakeholders. Rather than focusing on data-gathering methods appropriate for researchers, the book concentrates on data collection at the local level that enables informed managerial decision-making. It describes and compares techniques that can be used with any level or type of resource-staffing, software, and expertise, for example-in any size library. Author Rachel Applegate makes it clear that accountability is everywhere and imperative, and any librarian can learn the simple techniques to benefit from evaluation. (book description) [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9jKyq1jnF28/UwexvKWBbnI/AAAAAAAAASg/MkHfc0kO_fE/s1600/51pyf7K5IlL._SY300_.jpg] Maddigan, B. & Bloos, S. (2014). Community Library Programs That Work: Building Youth and Family Literacy. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. In a world where the Internet offers educational opportunities 24 hours a day ... where digital aids enrich and supplement printed materials ... and where online instruction is a viable option to classroom teaching, a fresh approach to learning can help libraries stay relevant and interesting to their technologically-savvy patrons. This book provides guidelines for creating dynamic and engaging library programs for children, teens, and families. Organized in thematic chapters, each chapter includes relevant topical research and three to eight community-focused approaches. Programs range from small, single-library initiatives in rural communities to multi-site, cross-border initiatives. This essential reference includes collaborative and locally-inspired programs, many of which can be scaled to the budget of any library, school, or community organization. (book description) [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dWjaeoA9imw/UwepqGrUdXI/AAAAAAAAARY/3e-EPyV0VM0/s1600/Gateway.jpg] Polette, N.J. (2013).Gateway to Reading: 250+ Author Games and Booktalks to Motivate Middle Readers. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. Getting students to want to read is one of the greatest challenges facing middle school teachers and librarians. Determining which are the "right books" that can spark a child's mental awakening is also difficult. This book from prolific author Nancy Polette furnishes interesting and fun games to pique students' interest in junior novels that are worth reading-carefully selected titles that will contribute to their educational and emotional growth. Gateway to Reading: 250+ Author Games and Booktalks to Motivate Middle Readers is a powerful tool for luring middle-school students away from the distractions of 21st-century media and introducing them to junior or 'tween novels that they won't be able to put down. By presenting children with a challenge to engage their minds-racing to decode book titles, or using their creativity to come up with titles of their own, for example-students are naturally drawn towards reading these books from well-known children's authors. Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings. The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. The Library Development Division welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions - see the blog for an input form or email us! This collection is funded with LSTA funds administered by the Oregon State Library. 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