My First Books Partner Survey

1. Introduction to My First Books partners

Thank you for completing this Partner Survey. The information you provide is very valuable and enables the Idaho Commission for Libraries to better assist local libraries develop services that meet the needs of families and children in communities across the state. The questions ask you about your experiences being a library partner in the My First Books program. Your opinions and feedback are very important to us and provide valuable information about our partnerships and how we can improve them. Your comments submitted through this online survey will be kept confidential, unless you choose to allow us to share them with your library partner. Thank you for taking time to complete this survey.

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* 1. Please check the statement(s) that describes your business or organization:

Social service agency or program funded by public dollars (e.g. Health and Welfare Department, etc.)

Head Start or Early Head Start

Public school

School District preschool

Private child care provider

Private preschool

Private non-profit organization (e.g. 501c3, philanthropic organization)

Other (please specify)

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* 2. .How did the families you serve benefit from the My First Books program? (check all that apply.)

Increased knowledge of early literacy skills and how to develop them in their children.

Increased awareness of the importance of parents helping young children develop early literacy skills

Increased knowledge of library programs available to parents and their children.

Experienced a positive family activity.

Received books to be kept in the home.

Received a free library card.

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How did your organization or business benefit from the partnership? (check all that apply)

Increased exposure in the community for our programs and/or services.

Provided an additional way for us to help our clients or patrons.

Staff development concerning early literacy development.

Helped us meet a program requirement, such as parent involvement or early literacy component.

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How long have you been a partner with the library?

Less than 1 year

1-3 years

4-5 years

6-10 years

More than 10 years

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* 5. If your organization is participating in additional programs with your library, check all that apply:

No other programs

Books to Go (bin with blue bags of books at partner site that are loaned to parents)

Jump Start (library information at kindergarten registration)

Idaho Child Care Reads (training and books for child care providers)

Every Child Ready to Read Family Workshops (3 workshop sessions on early literacy skills)

Fun With Math and Science Family Workshops (one workshop on early STEM skills)

Summer Reading

I don't know

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How would you rate the quality of the following?

	High-quality	Acceptable	Needs Improvement	Don't Know/Didn't Use
Books chosen for My First Books this year	Books chosen for My First Books this year High-quality	Books chosen for My First Books this year Acceptable	Books chosen for My First Books this year Needs Improvement	Books chosen for My First Books this year Don't Know/Didn't Use
The Bookworm newsletter	The Bookworm newsletter High-quality	The Bookworm newsletter Acceptable	The Bookworm newsletter Needs Improvement	The Bookworm newsletter Don't Know/Didn't Use
The storytimes your library provided at your site	The storytimes your library provided at your site High-quality	The storytimes your library provided at your site Acceptable	The storytimes your library provided at your site Needs Improvement	The storytimes your library provided at your site Don't Know/Didn't Use
Library-sponsored early literacy event for your parents/caregivers	Library-sponsored early literacy event for your parents/caregivers High-quality	Library-sponsored early literacy event for your parents/caregivers Acceptable	Library-sponsored early literacy event for your parents/caregivers Needs Improvement	Library-sponsored early literacy event for your parents/caregivers Don't Know/Didn't Use
The My First Books calendar provided in the fall to keep track of monthly titles, etc.	The My First Books calendar provided in the fall to keep track of monthly titles, etc. High-quality	The My First Books calendar provided in the fall to keep track of monthly titles, etc. Acceptable	The My First Books calendar provided in the fall to keep track of monthly titles, etc. Needs Improvement	The My First Books calendar provided in the fall to keep track of monthly titles, etc. Don't Know/Didn't Use

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* 7. Optional comments about books, The Bookworm, storytimes, or early literacy event:

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* 8. If you used any of our Spanish resources, please indicate which you used:

Monthly Bookworms (Spanish version)

Parent letters (translated)

Transcription of book text for non-bilingual books

Parent survey (Spanish version)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. If Spanish resources were utilized, please provide feedback about how effective they were. We are especially interested to know how effective it is to provide books in English with an accompanying Spanish transcription.

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* 10. How could your partnership with the library be improved? (check all that apply)

No improvements needed.

Better communication between my organization and the library.

Participate in additional programs that help meet the needs of our children or families (specify in comments section below).

My First Books Partner Survey

1. Introduction to My First Books partners

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* 1. Please check the statement(s) that describes your business or organization:

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* 2. .How did the families you serve benefit from the My First Books program? (check all that apply.)

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* 3. How did your organization or business benefit from the partnership? (check all that apply)

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* 4. How long have you been a partner with the library?

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* 5. If your organization is participating in additional programs with your library, check all that apply:

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* 6. How would you rate the quality of the following?

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* 7. Optional comments about books, The Bookworm, storytimes, or early literacy event:

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* 8. If you used any of our Spanish resources, please indicate which you used:

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* 9. If Spanish resources were utilized, please provide feedback about how effective they were. We are especially interested to know how effective it is to provide books in English with an accompanying Spanish transcription.

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* 10. How could your partnership with the library be improved? (check all that apply)

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* 11. Please share any other comments or feedback:

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* 12. Name of your organization (optional):

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* 13. Name of the library you partnered with (optional):

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* 14. Can we share this information with your library partner?