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Tails and Tales

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Tri-State Summer Summit

The Tri-State Summer Summit, held on February  10 & 11, 2021, was a free, virtual event hosted by the Connecticut State Library, the Massachusetts Library System, and the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services. The keynote speaker, Abdul-Razak Zachariah, author of The Night is Yours was followed by a panel conversation with Statewide Summer Library Program staff from RI, CT, & MA.  Sessions also covered topics such as school partnerships, burnout, podcasting, and flexibility & responsiveness.

Health Programming from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine

For a third year, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) has partnered with the Collaborative Summer Library Program to bring health programming to your library for Summer Reading. Look for the NNLM content in the 2021 CSLP manual or visit the links below.

SciStarter Citizen Science Tails and Summer Tales

SciStarter has partnered with CSLP to offer thematic citizen science projects and resources for all ages. To help support libraries this summer, and help make citizen science content easily available, SciStater has put together a Tails and Tales themed blog:

Tails and Tales PSAs

The "base" files for adding your library's own logo or text can be found in the online manual on the "Additional Program Tools" tab, under the Manual Downloads drop down. Use the link below to access the base files (must be logged into the CSLP site to have access).  View the video tutorial to get started customizing the PSAs.