This survey is for all Ohio public libraries. If you represent a multi-branch library system, please include the numbers/results from all your branches or locations in one survey.

Direct any questions to Janet Ingraham Dwyer at jdwyer@library.ohio.gov. Thank you!

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* 1. Contact information:

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* 2. If you are not the primary Summer Library Program (SLP) contact for your library (i.e. person who should receive CSLP manuals and email communications about SLP), please provide that person's contact information.

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* 3. Did your library offer a Summer Library Program in 2026 for

  Yes No
Children ages 0-5?
Children ages 6-11?
Teens?
Adults?

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* 4. How many individuals participated in your 2026 SLP reading/activity challenge?
Use EITHER the first two fields or the third field for children, depending on whether you record 0-5 participation separately.
Leave blank any fields that do not apply.
If you do not count the number of people who participate, please estimate if you can.

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* 5. What was the total attendance at your programs and events (storytimes, performers, kickoff, etc.) that took place during your 2026 SLP?
Include bookmobile and outreach programming if applicable. Include online/virtual programs if applicable.
Leave blank any fields that do not apply.

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* 6. If you distributed the Ohio State Parks lodging/camping discount certificate as an incentive, how many certificates did you distribute? (estimates are OK)

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* 7. If you distributed the Ohio State Fair youth admission voucher as an incentive, how many vouchers did you distribute? (estimates are OK)

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* 8. If you distributed the Ohio Renaissance Festival coupon as an incentive, how many coupons did you distribute? (estimates are OK)

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* 9. Please rate the following services and products from CSLP. If you were unaware of the availability of a service/product, select "Not aware".

  Excellent Good Fair Poor Not aware Did not use
CSLP "Unearth a Story" program manual
CSLP "Unearth a Story" artwork
Online access to CSLP manual and artwork (accessibility, navigation, ease of use, etc.)
CSLP-themed products (posters, shirts, prize/incentive items, etc.)
Additional CSLP resources including website, newsletter, tutorials, Summer Symposium, webinars, Canva templates / social media toolkit, etc.

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* 10. Please rate the following resources made available to Ohio public libraries for 2026. If you were unaware of the availability of a resource, select "Not aware".

  Excellent Good Fair Poor Not aware Did not use
Ohio Summer Library Program info on State Library website
Communications through Ohio library listservs
Performer Directory for Ohio Libraries
Workshop hosted by Regional Library System
Ohio State Parks certificate
Ohio State Fair youth admission voucher
Ohio Renaissance Festival coupon
Greater Cleveland Aquarium discounted virtual program
The next four questions (11-14) are optional and open-ended. You may respond to one, some or all of them, briefly or at length. Your reflections on the results of your library's SLP help us to understand and share with stakeholders the impact of summer programming and the importance of libraries for summer enrichment, community engagement, community well-being, and literacy support.

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* 11. What were your library’s goals or desired outcomes for your SLP? To what extent did your library achieve its goals?

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* 12. Who did you partner with this summer? How did you partner?

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* 13. What do you want people to know about your SLP? We invite you to share a story about how your SLP made an impact in 2026.

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* 14. Are you planning or considering any changes to your SLP for the future? Please describe.

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* 15. Do you permit the State Library to include quotes from your survey response in the narrative report of the 2026 Ohio SLP Evaluation? This report will be used to tell the story of summer library programs around Ohio and how they positively impact children, teens, adults, and communities.

If you would like to share photos from your SLP, please email them to jdwyer@library.ohio.gov. By submitting a photo(s), you certify that the State Library has permission to publish each photo, and that you have implicit or explicit consent of all persons appearing in each photo that the photo be published. Be sure to include the name of your library, the branch or location of the photo (if different from your main library), and how to credit the photographer/owner (if required). Photos may be used in the Ohio SLP Evaluation Report or for other State Library communications.
If you need a copy of your survey, 
contact jdwyer@library.ohio.gov for a PDF of your responses.
Please click "Done" to submit.
Thank you!

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