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This survey is for all Ohio public libraries that offered a Summer Reading Program / Summer Library Program in summer 2016, regardless of the theme used or ages served. If you represent a library system, please include the numbers/results from all your branches or locations in one survey. 

Your responses will help the State Library, cooperating state agencies, Regional Library Systems, and the Collaborative Summer Library Program to provide helpful resources and support for future summer reading programs. Your responses will also help demonstrate the importance of libraries for summer enrichment and literacy support. 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. Did your library offer a Summer Reading Program / Summer Library Program in 2016 for

  Yes No
Children?
Teens?
Adults?
The next three questions ask you to report on the number of people who participated in your SRP and related programming. Please provide the numbers of people who REGISTERED (signed up) for your SRP, who COMPLETED your SRP (if applicable), and who ATTENDED SRP-RELATED PROGRAMS. If you count SRP participation by some method other than registration, skip question #3 and describe your method and results in question #6.

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* 3. How many people registered for your 2016 SRP? Include bookmobile and outreach participants if applicable. Leave blank any fields that do not apply. (Please skip this question if you don't register individuals, but tell us in question #6 how many people participated in your SRP and how you measure participation.)

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* 4. If you set a completion goal for SRP participants, how many people met the requirements for completion of your SRP? Leave blank any fields that do not apply. Please skip this question if you do not define or track SRP completion.

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

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* 6. If you track SRP participation by any other measures (instead of, or in addition to, registration), please describe. This could include total number of books read, reading logs distributed, book reviews received, etc. It could also include outcomes-based approaches to measuring SRP results.  Please include a count or estimate of how many individuals participated by age group (children, teens, adults) if you skipped question #3.

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* 7. Did you use the 2016 CSLP theme(s)?
On Your Mark, Get Set, Read! (children/early literacy)
Get in the Game: Read! (teens)
Exercise Your Mind: Read! (adults)

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* 8. If you distributed the Ohio State Fair coupon as an incentive, how many coupons did you distribute?
(numeral only, no comma if over 999; estimates are OK)

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* 9. If you distributed the Ohio State Parks certificate as an incentive, how many certificates did you distribute?
(numeral only, no comma if over 999; estimates are OK)

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* 10. If you distributed the Ohio Renaissance Festival coupon as an incentive, how many coupons did you distribute?
(numeral only, no comma if over 999; estimates are OK)

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* 11. Please rate the following services and products made available to Ohio public libraries for 2016 summer reading programs. If you were unaware of the availability of a service/product, select "Not aware".

  Excellent Good Fair Poor Not aware Did not use
CSLP manual
CSLP artwork/downloads on DVD
CSLP website
CSLP-themed products from Upstart/Highsmith
CSLP partnerships (Bedtime Math, National Geographic, Read Aloud 15 Minutes, etc.)
Ohio Summer Reading Program webpage
Ohio State Fair coupon
Ohio State Parks certificate
Ohio Renaissance Festival coupon
Summer Reading Program workshop hosted by Regional Library System

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* 12. NEW: Did your library participate in the USDA's Summer Food Service Program (free summer meals/snacks for youth ages 0-18 in eligible commmunities, administered by the Ohio Dept. of Education and community-based sponsoring organizations)?

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* 13. Do you have any additional feedback for the State Library or CSLP, or anything else you would like to share about your 2016 SRP?

We welcome suggestions on any aspect of SRP support/resources. 

We also encourage you to share a narrative anecdote about your SRP and its results, if you would like.  Specific examples of the positive impact of your summer programming on a child, teen, adult, or family in your community would be particularly valuable.

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* 14. Do you permit the State Library to include quotes from your survey response in the narrative report and/or video summary of the 2016 Ohio SRP Evaluation? This report and video will be used to tell the story of summer library programs around Ohio and how they positively impact children, teens, and communities.

If you would like to share photos from your SRP for possible inclusion in the statewide SRP report and/or video summary, please email it/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).
Thank you for completing the 2016 Summer Reading Program survey. Please click "Done" to submit. Your browser will display the State Library's Youth Services page.

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