Kids! @ your library® Campaign Tool Kit

ALSC Kids! @ your library® Toolkit
Tips and tools for promoting library services to children in grades K-4 from the Association for Library Service to Children

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Letter from Ellen Fader and Stephanie Bange

3. Kids! What They Told Us

4. Sample Communication Plan

5. Publicity, Programming & Promotion

• A Bibliography of Books about Kids and Libraries
• A List of Songs for Kids about Reading and Libraries - NEW!!
• Top Ten Things for Kids to Do @ your library® - in English and Spanish!
• Spread the Word: There’s so much to see, so much to do @ your library®
• Sign ‘em Up!
• Arrange an Author Visit
• Host a Celebrity Read-a-thon
• 10 Places to Reach Parents
• Reach Out to Kids & Families
• What Works: Good Ideas from ALSC Members

  • Helping parents
  • Helping homeschoolers
  • Enriching after school time
  • Promoting books & reading
  • Making time for families
  • Making learning fun
  • More ideas

6. Facts You Can Use: Children, Reading & Libraries

7. Sample Materials

• Free, downloadable print PSAs (print-ready PDFs in English and Spanish!)
• Free, downloadable audio PSA (recorded by Grammy winner Bill Harley!)
• Sample Letter to Youth-serving Agency
• Sample News Release
• Sample Public Service Announcements (scripts for radio in English and Spanish!)

8. Calendar of Promotional Opportunities

9. Resources

10. Quotable Quotes

11. Download FREE Logos/Line Art - NEW!! - line art based on Michael P. White's Campaign artwork

12. "@ your library" - free, downloadable versions of Bill Harley's song

13. Games, puzzles, and other fun things for kids to do @ your library®
The Games and Puzzles Web page is designed for kids to visit and use. You may also want to download and copy these activities for programs, school visits, and other uses. All activities have a library theme!

• Crossword Puzzle
• Double Puzzle
• Letter Tiles Game
• Mazes (for various age levels)
• Word Searches (for various age levels)
• Hidden Pictures Puzzles (NEW - Dr. Seuss themed puzzle!)

14. Fun Activities Your Library Can Hold

• Bookmark Contests
• Mad Lib Games - including a fun Dr. Seuss version!
• Story Theater Scripts - NEW!! - The Library Dragon readers theater script
• Scavenger Hunts
• Library Rap

15. Especially for Families
This Web page is designed for children and parents with links to Great Web Sites for Kids, online games and puzzles, and recommended book lists.

16. Contact Us