Dream Big - Read! (2012 children’s program)
Own the Night (2012 teen program)
Between the Covers  (2012 adult program)

The artist for the Collaborative Summer Library Program's 2012 Children’s program, Dream Big - Read!, is Brian Lies , celebrated author and illustrator of the Bats at the… books.  The Teen program theme is Own the Night with  artist Christian Fuenfhausen , designer of the cover art for books including Paper Towns, The Chronicle of Vladimir Tod, and Rules of Survival. The Adult program theme is Between the Covers, featuring art by Larry Jones .  Samples of the theme posters are below.  You may download the posters from your CSLP 2012 manual DVD or purchase them from Upstart's CSLP catalog.

Explore these SRP resources and enjoy planning!

• Frequently Asked Questions (themes, manuals, incentives, rules of use, and more)
• Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) homepage
  
• Ohio SRP workshop schedule
  
• Ohio Cultural Heritage Institutions and Festivals
• Using Picturebooks to Foster Unity (a bibliography with accompanying activities by Ohio librarian Hayley McEwing)
• Family Literacy Resources from the CSLP
  
• Diversity Resources from the CSLP (requires login)
  
• Summer Reading Research from the CSLP
  
• Summer Reading: English Language Learners at the Library (resources for supporting ELL/ESOL children through summer reading programs, from Colorín Colorado)
• National Summer Learning Association (supports quality summer learning programs for youth)
• Reading Rockets: Summer Reading (summer reading resources for parents, teachers, and librarians)
  
• History of the Ohio Summer Reading Program
  
• 2011 Summer Reading Program Evaluation report

The Collaborative Summer Library Program video PSA (public service announcement) for the “Dream Big – Read!” program is now available for download at the CSLP website: http://www.cslpreads.org/psas.html.  You need to be logged in to the CSLP website to access this page.  Any public library staff member may register on the CSLP website. 

CSLP has also made the "Dream Big READ" PSA (in both Spanish and English) available as downloads for TV broadcast. Public libraries may send the links found on the CSLP website to broadcasting stations that accept digital video files for broadcast.  Please do not send the link to the CSLP site (http://www.cslpreads.org/psas.html).  Rather, copy the links you see on that page, to email to your broadcasting stations.

The PSA is also available for purchase from Upstart in several physical formats: VHS, VHS loop, DVD, DVC-Pro, DigiBeta.  These may be ordered from the Upstart online catalog, available through the CSLP website.  If you wish to purchase the PSA in any of these formats and cannot find them on the Upstart/CSLP online catalog, contact jdwyer@library.ohio.gov.  Each of the Ohio Regional Library Systems also has one copy of the PSA on DVD available for Ohio libraries to borrow.

Registering on the Collaborative Summer Library Program website

The CSLP offers many valuable resources online.  Individual public library employees from member states are encouraged to register for the CSLP website. Registration is free and easy.  Only registered members have access to the "extras" that will enhance your summer reading program, including the online catalog, graphics, signing videos, PSAs and so much more. Register today, and find out what you've been missing!

 Go to http://www.cslpreads.org/ and click on “Create Account”.

Note: CSLP art/graphics are copyrighted by Upstart for exclusive use by CSLP members and are used by permission. Copying or reproducing these CSLP art/graphics in any way by non-CSLP members is prohibited. All public libraries in Ohio are CSLP members.