From the State Library

The Collaborative Summer Library Program is recruiting members for its working committees. Please consider joining a CSLP committee! If you work at an Ohio public library, you are eligible. While the duties vary, committee obligations generally run for one calendar year. An individual may participate on up to 2 CSLP committees at a time.
 
Committees are the lifeblood of CSLP. The hard work and creativity of CSLP committee members shape both the program and the organization. CSLP committee participation is a professional involvement opportunity with national impact. You will meet and collaborate with other public library workers from across the USA, and will make a positive difference for libraries and communities nationwide.
 
All committee work is done virtually; either through email, or through phone or online meetings. Attending the CSLP Annual Meeting is not required. For more information, please visit www.cslpreads.org/join-a-cslp-committee/
 
Most CSLP committees are open to all public library workers; however, some have limited seats or require previous CSLP experience. The Manual Idea Selection committees have limited seats, and the Artwork Committee and the Budget Committee require previous CSLP experience.
 
The sign-up period for the 2021 calendar year is August 21 – October 2, 2020
Sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc97OmZelQQHhPIj933Tj4E0BGUzKDPv5omEnTA5OZJbL1Azw/viewform?usp=sf_link
 
These CSLP committees are recruiting members for 2021. Learn more about each committee and about CSLP committee service: www.cslpreads.org/join-a-cslp-committee/

• Artwork
• Budget and Finance
• Child & Community Well-Being
• Inclusion
• Membership
• School Outreach
• Social Media
• Statistics
• Vendor
• Manual committees (there is an Idea Selection Committee and a Content Review Committee for each of these categories):
  • Early Literacy Programming
  • Spanish Early Literacy Programming
  • Children's Programming
  • Teen Programming
  • Adult Programming

The Distribution to Underserved Communities Library Program invites you to place an order of free art books for your library if you have not done so in the past year. After pausing operations due to the COVID-19 outbreak, D.U.C. is now accepting and shipping book orders. Its catalog offers 300+ titles on contemporary art by 60+ publishers. All public schools and libraries are eligible to place annual orders. Books are entirely free and shipped free of charge.
 
The D.U.C. distributes books on contemporary art and culture to rural and inner-city public schools, libraries, prisons, and alternative education centers nationwide, and has placed hundreds of thousands of free books in public institutions across the country, including dozens of Ohio schools and public libraries.
 
If you define your community as underserved, you are eligible to receive free D.U.C. books. Art Resources Transfer invites participating libraries to order books from the D.U.C. catalog once a year. Branch libraries may participate independently or through their main library. All items received from the D.U.C. must be cataloged in your library's holdings and made available to all patrons.
 
Learn more and browse the book catalog: www.artresourcestransfer.org/duc
If you’ve never placed an order with D.U.C., start by registering here: www.artresourcestransfer.org/signup

If you work in a rural public library, consider applying for free books through the Pilcrow Foundation Rural Public Library Grant program.
 
The Pilcrow Foundation provides new, quality, hardcover children’s books to rural public libraries across the United States.  It provides a 2-to-1 match to rural public libraries that receive a grant through its Children’s Book Project. The library or its sponsors/partners contribute $200-400 and Pilcrow Foundation matches with $400-800 for a total grant of $600-1200 worth of new children’s books. To be considered for the current round, send your application by October 1, 2020. 
 
The Pilcrow Foundation provides a list of over 500 quality hardcover children’s books from which Children’s Book Project grant recipients can select books best suited for their community. The book list includes award-winning and star-reviewed titles from educational and literary organizations.
 
Please see the Pilcrow Foundation website to read the criteria for qualification as a rural library, as well as all the grant details, instructions, and application form:
thepilcrowfoundation.org/childrens-book-project