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Youth Services: Summer Reading Program 2024

Ramapo Catskill Library System Youth Services provides support to young adult and children’s librarians throughout all of Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and southern Ulster counties. By offering services and advocacy through a combined system wide effort, RC

CSLP Summer Symposium Recording

Recording: Keynote: Simplifying the Adventure of Summer Reading: Observations from a Seasoned Storyteller 

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Slides – CSLP Symposium Keynote Dec. 7, 2023 PDF

In this CSLP Summer Symposium keynote, Jen will use her years of experience working with librarians and her insights as a library performer and consultant to share thoughts and ideas for Summer Reading 2024 that will help you get inspired and organized while streamlining the planning process, enlisting more community partners, and engaging patrons in a simple program structure that includes all ages and doesn’t leave you feeling fried at the end of the summer.

Recording: 2024 Manual Highlights: Adventure Begins at Your Library! (programming)

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Alyssa Graybeal, CSLP Managing Editor–along with the five manual committee chairs–will highlight some new ideas and programs in the 2024 manual. Get those ideas churning for summer 2024! Followed by a Q&A.

Recording: Once Upon an Adventure: Practical Tips for Gathering Stories to Promote Your Library 

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Presenter Angela Hursh knows how to tell us a story.  You know the power of storytelling. After all, you work in a building where you are literally surrounded by some of the best stories in the world. So why is it so hard for libraries to tell their own stories? It’s because we often get stuck at the very first step in the process: finding the right stories to share with our community. The quest for library stories that have emotion and a compelling story arch perfect for library advocacy is more difficult than it sounds. But, in this session, you’ll learn how a good story becomes good marketing, as well as practical tips to find stories that you can use for advocacy and promotion.

Recording: Taking the Adventures Outdoors: Programming and Partnerships

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Slides – Launching a 1,000 Hours Outside Program

Join us for a discussion on the various ideas, resources, and partners that can support your library in outdoor programming. We’ll share program ideas for libraries of different sizes, staff availability, and budget, along with information about a great resource called 1,000 Hours Outdoors that can help tie together your outdoor programming. We will also be joined by the National Forest Service to learn more about the upcoming 80th birthday of Smokey Bear and ways to incorporate that into your summer programming.