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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 2023 for

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

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* 4. How many individuals participated in your 2023 SLP? (numerals only, no comma if over 999).
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. How do you define SLP participation?

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* 6. Optional: please comment on your method of counting SLP participation, your registration/completion numbers, completion rate, outcomes, and/or any analysis of your participation results that you would like to share.

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* 7. Did your library use an online/electronic summer reading tracking/management tool? If so, which one?

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* 8. What was the total attendance at your programs and events (storytimes, performers, parties, etc.) that took place during your SLP? (numerals only, no comma if over 999).
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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* 9. What program and activity format(s) did you use this summer? Select all that apply.

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* 10. Optional: please comment on your experience with offering programs this summer, including program format and set-up, staffing, attendance, outcomes, and/or any analysis of your programming results that you would like to share.

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

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* 12. 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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* 13. 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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* 14. 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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* 15. 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 "All Together Now" program manual
CSLP "All Together Now" artwork by Frank Morrison
Online access to CSLP manual and artwork
CSLP-themed products (posters, shirts, prize/incentive items, etc.)
Additional CSLP resources including website, newsletter, PSAs, tutorials, Summer Symposium, social media toolkit, etc.

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* 16. Please rate the following resources made available to Ohio public libraries for 2023. 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
Workshop hosted by Regional Library System
Ohio State Parks certificate
Ohio State Fair coupon
Ohio Renaissance Festival coupon
Greater Cleveland Aquarium discounted virtual program

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* 17. Anything else you would like to share about your 2023 Summer Library Program? All comments and reflections are welcome! Examples of the positive impact of your program on people in your community are particularly valuable.

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* 18. Do you permit the State Library to include quotes from your survey response in the narrative report of the 2023 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, and communities.

If you would like to share photos from your SLP for possible inclusion in the statewide SLP report, 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).
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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