[Michlib-l] CSLP Newsletter: April 2025

Mon Apr 28 09:05:50 EDT 2025

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Social Media Toolkit Now Available

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The Social Media Toolkit is online now and in two formats this year:

  *   Canva templates<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=c1fb086f70&e=c18caf2bb6> - Customize with text and your library logo using Canva.  All elements in these designs are accessible with a free Canva account. Follow the link, then click "Use template for new design" to make your own editable copy within Canva.
  *    PNG files<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=b101f9549d&e=c18caf2bb6> - Download universal versions of these graphics (not editable) to include in your social media posts, adding library-specific information via the post's text. Just hit the download button once you're at that link and a zipped file of all the imagery will download to your downloads folder on your computer.  Unzip and use from there.

Thanks to our Social Media Committee!

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April at CSLP marks the arrival of so much media to start advertising Color Our World!

Log into the online manual <https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=929e953034&e=c18caf2bb6> to find the Media/PSA's:

  *   Access the manual here: 2025 PSA Color World<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=608a128964&e=c18caf2bb6>. Insert your access code.
  *   Download audio files and video files for direct use or modification by your library.
  *   Available in Spanish and English
  *   Find the version that works best for your library.
  *   Ready to simply reshare our video without adding your library branding?  Use the YouTube version<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=cb8ef0d6f2&e=c18caf2bb6>!
  *   Share with your local radio stations - use the .wav version (Audio Only for Radio Broadcast)
  *   Do you know a video guru and want to customize?  Find various file formats to fit all your needs.
Here are the file formats available this year and if you don't know what these are, find your local video expert!

  *   .xmp (Extensible Metadata Platform)
A metadata file used to store information about a media file (like author, copyright, keywords, etc.). Not a media file itself—usually accompanies other files to help with organization and editing.
  *   .mxf (Material Exchange Format)
A professional video and audio container format used in broadcast and production environments. Supports high-quality, uncompressed footage and metadata—commonly used in TV and film.
  *   .mov (QuickTime Movie)
Developed by Apple, it’s a widely used video format that supports high-quality video and audio. Often used in editing environments (like Final Cut Pro) and for preserving quality.
  *   .mp4 (MPEG-4 Part 14)
A highly compressed, widely compatible video format ideal for online distribution and playback. Commonly used for final delivery to audiences, especially via the web and social media.

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Enjoy the 2025 Color Our World PSA in HD!

Serving Colorblind Patrons in Your Community

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Colorblindness may not be a common occurrence you see every day. About 300 million people are colorblind across the world. While that is a small percentage of our overall population, that doesn’t mean that your library can’t be prepared to serve patrons who are colorblind.

According to the National Institute of Health, colorblindness “means a person see colors differently than most people. Most of the time, color vision deficiency makes it hard to tell the difference between certain colors. Usually, color vision deficiency runs in families. Most people who have color vision deficiency don’t have problems with everyday activities.”  Most of the issues for colorblind people come from red-and-green combinations as a pair of opposites in design in posters, presentations, etc. The first rule of making a palette for colorblind – avoid combining red and green.

If you want to continue supporting colorblind patrons, purchasing a pair of color correcting glasses, like the kind made by EnChroma could help enhance their use of the library. Or the glasses could be put into circulation through a ‘library of things’ so a colorblind patron could test them out before deciding to buy a pair for themselves.

Below is a list of resources and articles about supporting those who are colorblind.

  *   "In Living Color"<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=3dcfd3d2b5&e=c18caf2bb6> (American Libraries)
  *   "Improve Accessibility for Users Who are Visually Impaired with These 9 Tips"<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=05d325083a&e=c18caf2bb6> (Fuzzy Math)
  *   "The Best Charts for Color Blind Viewers"<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=1203361f54&e=c18caf2bb6> (Datylon)
  *   "Designing For (and With) Color Blindness"<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=d91ebd97ec&e=c18caf2bb6> (Marvel)

[https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/5f3cfe06-103d-b7cc-c8df-6d7e75a892dc.jpg]Books can be the best reading incentives of them all!

Our partner, Baker & Taylor, is offering their customers (and some of our member libraries) something special for 2025’s Color Our World theme. Book bundles! They are offering these special bundles of prize books at great prices this year.

These bundles include the titles: Triangle, Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale, The One and Only Bob, The Cartoonist's Club, Miss Edmonia's Class of Wildfires, and Art's Art.

Signed bookplates by each author for each title are also included for that extra special touch. Purchase a bundle, place the provided bookplates into the books, then use the books as giveaways or raffle prizes this summer!

Customers must be logged into their account to purchase the book bundles<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=a6b9972dee&e=c18caf2bb6>.

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2025 CSLP Manual
Chapter 2, p. 62

Chapter 2 of the 2025 CSLP manual is full of drawing and painting ideas! Check out "Bouquet Shadow Drawings" on page 62 for a simple and sunny creative project. Adjustable for a variety of ages, shadow drawings can be a great way to provide some guidance and inspiration for those that might not know "where to start."

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Place a bouquet (in a container) on or near a piece of watercolor paper, creating a shadow that falls on the paper. Using a pencil, trace the shadow of the flowers. Paint the inside of the outline with water, then add watercolor paint to the wet paper, allowing the paint to blend and bloom.
For more detailed instructions, visit page 62 of the 2025 manual<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405&id=b0a4fa9c5d&e=c18caf2bb6> (access code needed).

Adaptations

  *   To encourage more creativity and individuality in the process, prompt your participants to explore the outside space you are working in, choosing their own subject from the environment - tree branches and leaves on a tree above, plants growing in a nearby perennial garden, etc. Use pieces of cardboard for a flat surface for tracing in a variety of outdoor locations.
  *   Younger participants might enjoy using animal figurines to cast the shadow they trace.
  *   Substitute crayons, markers, or pastels for the watercolor paint, allowing for more detail in the addition of color.

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