Resources – Quick Links:
Collaborative Summer Library Program(CSLP)
CSLP Rules of Use
Massachusetts Summer Library Program Wiki
Massachusetts Summer Library Program Facebook Page
Member Contract Letter
ReadsinMa: Librarian Information and Sharing Blog
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions:
I’m new at my library and don’t know anything about using the online summer reading component through ReadsinMa!! Help!
The ReadsinMa: Librarian Information and Sharing Blog has a lot of information to help you get on your way. There’s a quick start guide as well as many useful videos on how to administer and set up the page. We suggest starting there.
Do we really have to follow the CSLP Rules of Use?
The short answer is Yes!
The slightly longer answer is:
CSLP’s exclusive vendor contracts with artists to create art for the youth, teen, and adult summer library programs each year to create a poster, bookmark, and spot art in black and white and color. The exclusive vendor negotiates with each artist a worldwide exclusive use of their art for CSLP for a limited time. The copyright for the art rests with the artist.
The value to CSLP and its exclusive vendor is the exclusivity of the art and its use. The exclusive vendor must know there will be an exclusive market to justify their large investment in inventory before a single product is sold. CSLP derives the majority of its income from a license fee (for the use of the CSLP Name and logo) paid to CSLP by the exclusive vendor, based upon the gross sales of all products produced by CSLP’s exclusive vendor.
Due to copyright and contractual arrangements between the exclusive vendor and the artists and the exclusive vendor and CSLP, CSLP members are expected to be aware of the following rules of use.
A copy of the Rules of Use is located on the Manual discs.
I got a poster for the adult program as well as for the teen program. How come that’s all I got?
MLS sent every public library that had participated in the 2010 library summer program these posters because the order deadline was so early. If you did not receive any other paper goods, that’s because you did not order any! The deadline for the 2012 materials will is November 18, 2012.
How about posters for 2012?
In the summer library program evaluation which has gone out by email, we are asking for your library’s order for posters for children’s, teen, and adult. We ask that folks order only once per library and we ask that you order responsibly. 10 posters is fine, 100 isn’t!
What paper materials do I get for free?
MLS will cover the costs for the following items. While they are not free, we are pleased to offer this service to MLS members.
Childrens:
Bookmarks: item #KS-1357371, 200 per pack
Lined Reading Records: #KS-1357392, 25 per pack
Timed Reading Records: #KS-1357393, 25 per pack
Certificates: KS-1357398, 50 per pack
Teens:
Bookmarks: #KS-1357473, 200 per pack
Adults:
Bookmarks: #KS-1357475, 200 per pack
To qualify for MLS payment, items must be ordered through the webform included in your summer program packet of information that you received in Fall, 2011.
How come the manual is in paper and DVD format in 2011? What happened to going green?
The Collaborative has 49 states who are participating members and as a group, they decide what works best for the majority of the states. Right now, believe it or not, receiving paper is the easiest and most accessible for all member states.
What will happen in 2012?
We are ordering only DVDs to save that paper! We will let folks know when they will be going out to the individual libraries.
I need to do my publicity brochures! Where is the clip art? It used to be online.
Clip art images are contained in the DVD. Please review and use the CSLP Rules of Use.
Is it OK to edit/alter the CSLP artwork—such as changing the colors or adding color to the line art or photo shopping a piece of art to remove part of it or to add a new element to it?
No, it is not acceptable to alter (other than increasing or decreasing the size) the CSLP artwork. The Rules of Use say you may not: Alter/manipulate CSLP artwork in any manner that changes its original appearance.
Do I have to credit the Bruins? I don’t like corporate sponsors and besides what do they do for us?
Yes, you do have to credit our statewide sponsor, the Boston Bruins. The Bruins pay for our program posters, provide prizes awarded statewide, offer incentives and programs for participating libraries, and promote our program. Without their support, MLS would not be able to provide program basics at no cost to libraries. Our partnership with the Bruins has elevated our program’s visibility throughout the state and beyond.
About the Bruins – how can my patrons be eligible for the terrific prizes that will be awarded later this year?
We will have more information on how names for the three age groups (Children 5-7, Children 8-11, Children 12 and older) will be submitted but it doesn’t matter how they participate in the library’s summer program. Two years ago when we began the Bruins Sponsorship, we had to make the decision to restrict it to just online participants (remember that check box on you online registration form?). Now there is no need for that check box! Any participant will be eligible! Details!
Is there a credit line we need to use on our brochures, etc. recognizing the Mass Library system? I remember doing something like that before. If so, how should it be worded?
We have the wording for the credit lines on the Summer Library Program wiki!. An example is:
One World, Many Stories is sponsored by your local library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
If we just use the slogan but use none of graphics, do we still need to add the credit line?
Yes, you do need to use our credits, even if you are not using the graphics for the program. MLS has paid for your membership to the Collaborative, which in turn created the program and theme for you to use. Plus, if you hang up the posters or give out the bookmarks, it’s only appropriate that all parties that sponsored the program are credited.
I want to use the same fonts as are in the slogans and clip art. How do I do that?
It’s very easy! Go to the Collaborative Summer Library Program(CSLP) web site. If you haven’t already, join by providing a user name and password. Approval takes a few days but when you are approved, you’ll be able to enjoy many member benefits including downloading the fonts!
Also, be sure to read the credit line information that must be included on your promotions/website. It can be found on our summer wiki.
What kind of statistics will you need at the end of the summer?
We’re so glad to answer this one! You will be getting a link to an online evaluation form after summer programs are ended. We will be asking for:
- Registrations: both online and paper
- Completion numbers: both online and paper (Completion is however you defined it for your participants)
- Number of programs and their attendance numbers (Programs include both performer and library type of programs)
These numbers are required and when you signed the Member Contract Letter to participate in this summer’s library program, you promised to deliver statistics!
If your question hasn’t been answered here, please do email your Advisors for Youth Services Susan Babb or Sarah Sogigian!
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