[Michlib-l] CSLP Newsletter: August 2023

Tue Aug 22 10:20:23 EDT 2023

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CSLP Summer Symposium - Save the Date!

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The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) will host our 3rd annual CSLP Summer Symposium.  This half day virtual offering is for public library staff to connect, learn, and collaborate as we plan for summer library programming around the upcoming theme of Adventure Begins at your Library. Scheduled for Thursday, December 07, 2023, speakers and topics will be announced soon.

To view the archived recordings from previous Summer Symposiums, go to: https://www.cslpreads.org/summer-symposium/<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=42dd686c99&e=c18caf2bb6>

 Introducing the 2024 CSLP Illustrators

Juana Martinez-Neal is the re[https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/aed21b48-63bd-06a8-3463-1bc239fc1625.jpg]cipient of the 2019 Caldecott Honor for Alma and How She Got Her Name (Candlewick Press), her debut picture book as author-illustrator. She is also a New York Times bestselling illustrator recipient of the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Medal for Fry Bread: A Native American Story (Roaring Brook) and the 2018 Pura Belpré Medal for Illustration for La Princesa and the Pea (Putnam).
Juana was named to the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honor list in 2014, and was awarded the SCBWI Portfolio Showcase Grand Prize in 2012. She was born in Lima, the capital of Peru, and now lives in Connecticut, with her husband and three children.
Incorporating her heritage and whimsical artistic style, Juana has created unique and captivating artwork for the 2024 CSLP program.
Learn more about Juana and her illustrations at https://juanamartinezneal.com/<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=00b5ded9eb&e=c18caf2bb6>, follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/juanamartinezn/<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=b093e32305&e=c18caf2bb6>, or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/juanamartinezneal.illustrator<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=ed1af53a2b&e=c18caf2bb6>.
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Rob Donnelly is a freelance illustrator and animator based in Barre, Vermont. He enjoys working with paper, clay, and digital media. His work has been featured in American Illustration and The Society of Illustrators. Past clients include, The New York Times, NPR, Cricket Media, Edutopia, and many more. Rob says, "I'm so proud to be collaborating with CSLP and Juana on this project!"
See more examples of Rob's art at his website https://www.robdraw.com/about<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=cc50a2a474&e=c18caf2bb6> and follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/robdonnellystudio/<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=6dcc7c5851&e=c18caf2bb6>.

Staff Spotlight: Alyssa Graybeal,
CSLP Managing Editor
Alyssa has worked on the CSLP manual since 2018, and she became a part-time employee in 2021.

After finishing her MLIS (2011) from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Alyssa worked in information literacy and digital archives until her health required that she work from home. She then returned to her pre-library school career of editing and back-of-the-book indexing.
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Alyssa is also an award-winning author and cartoonist. Her work primarily explores the emotional landscape of chronic illness and disability, which she says can be funnier than it sounds. Her memoir,
Floppy: Tales of a Genetic Freak of Nature at the End of the World, was published in May 2023 by Red Hen Press. It is one of the first books about living with the connective tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos syndrome from a patient's perspective. Floppy was recommended by Library Journal and Booklist, and was recently featured by the American Bookseller's Association for Disability Pride Month (July 2023).

Outside of CSLP, Alyssa works as a writing coach and developmental editor for authors of creative nonfiction. She lives in Astoria, Oregon with her partner and two cats, whose tails you can spot swishing hello during every CSLP board meeting.

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Photo credit Melinda Nickels

2026 Slogan and 2027 Theme Listening Sessions

Talk up your favorite 2026 Slogan and 2027 Theme from the vetted and translated voting slate.

State Reps will be casting their votes at the CSLP Virtual Annual Meeting. Make sure to reach out to your state rep<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=f441fa96fc&e=c18caf2bb6> by September 13 and let them know your favorites too!

Please join us for 1 of the listening sessions:

CSLP 2026 Slogan and 2027 Theme Listening Sessions
Thursday, August 24 ~ (10am PDT, 11am MDT, 12pm CDT, 1pm EDT)
Friday, September 08 ~ (12pm PDT, 1pm MDT, 2pm CDT, 3pm EDT)

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Consider joining a CSLP committee!

Volunteering for a CSLP Committee is a great opportunity to develop professionally while also contributing to the CSLP mission. Our committees are the lifeblood of CSLP. Volunteers play a significant role in the success of our organization and programs.

While the duties vary, committee obligations generally run for one calendar year. All committee work is done virtually, either through email, phone, or online meetings. Attending the CSLP Annual Meeting is not expected for committee volunteers. We are recruiting for all committees, except the Artwork committee -- which is already working on the 2025 artwork.

Most CSLP committees are open to all, however some have limited seats or require previous CSLP experience. Before volunteering, please visit https://www.cslpreads.org/committees/<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=f8c7ffc49e&e=c18caf2bb6> to review the committee descriptions.

Apply now! - CSLP Committee Application form<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=167ff8d016&e=c18caf2bb6>
Sign-up period is August 15 through October 3.

For questions about committees, please contact Donna Throckmorton<mailto:dthrockmorton at azlibrary.gov>, CSLP President-Elect.

Read to Grow Trees at the Brandon Township Public Library

>From Laura Fromwiller, Director

The Brandon Township Public Library in Ortonville, MI is on a mission to add trees to our local park! Through a collaboration with our township's Parks and Recreation department, library patrons are actively reading for a good cause. For every 20 minutes patrons read, they fill in a leaf on their Read to Grow Trees Tracker. Once they fill in 15 leaves they turn in the card for a leaf to write their name on and add to our goal tree wall. For every 100 leaves, the library will donate one tree. The more patrons read, the more trees we plant!

Brandon Township is fortunate to have a beautiful park that contains a Living Tree Library that was started back in 2006. Since then, through grants and donations it has grown to 9 acres and over 200 trees with a 1/3 mile sidewalk to enjoy. With financial support from the Friends of the Brandon Township Public Library, 5 different species of trees will be planted in the tree library to commemorate the 150,000 minutes of reading accomplished by our patrons. A true community collaboration that was done all together!

**Update from Brandon Township Public Library** - Our patrons surpassed our goal of 2,500 hours of reading, by 45 hours! All 5 trees will be planted!

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