A FREE continuing education opportunity is now being offered nationally from the Texas State Library & Archives Commission.
LD 502b: Everyone Wins – When School and Public Libraries Cooperate! (National Version)
In this course, librarians will gain increased knowledge of school and public library cooperation. Participants will learn about best practices for school and public library cooperation, models of partnership and the best resources for further exploration and development. A special feature of this course is a series of recorded interviews with leaders in school and public library cooperation, providing participants with the opportunity to learn directly from their colleagues.
LD 502b: Everyone Wins – When School and Public Libraries Cooperate! (National Version) will be available beginning on January 15, 2010 and will be available indefinitely.
This version of the course is unmoderated and open to all library staff.
For more information and to register, please visit: www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/online/ld502b/
According to a recent study by the Colorado State Library, Library Research Services, during the last decade, circulation of public library children’s materials and participation in public library programs for children increased significantly in the state.
In Colorado public libraries from 1998 to 2007…
- The number of circulation transactions for children’s materials rose 41 percent from 13.5 to 19.1 million.
- Attendance at children’s programs increased 53 percent, going from some 810,000 to 1.24 million.
- The number of children’s programs showed the highest rate of increase at 58 percent, going from 31,165 to 49,136 programs annually.
- Children’s circulation transactions totaled some 159.1 million and children’s program attendance totaled 10.2 million.
Clearly, public libraries are supporting children’s learning by collecting materials that children wish to read and providing appealing library-sponsored programs.
For more on this study, see http://www.lrs.org/
The Colorado State Library, Library Research Service recently published a new edition of Fast Facts:
No. 263 Colorado Summer Reading Programs by Robbie Bravman Marks available online at:
http://www.lrs.org/documents/fastfacts/263_summer_reading.pdf
Some interesting numbers:
- 1.5 million participants registered for summer reading programs in Colorado public libraries in the years 1998 through 2007.
- In the last ten years, Colorado libraries experienced a 77% increase in summer reading registrants.
- More than 8 in 10 Colorado public libraries used the 2007 Collaborative Summer Library them and resources provided by the Colorado State Library.
Hats off to all the librarians in Colorado who encourage children to read and have fun at their libraries during the summer.
View this and other Fast Facts at http://www.lrs.org/fastfacts.php
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