Virginia 2024 CSLP Online Manual Access Code

The Library of Virginia has purchased your library online access to the 2024 Collaborative Summer Library “Adventure Begins at Your Library” Programming Manual. This manual contains all the programming resources, graphics, and book lists for the upcoming summer.

To access the manual, you will need to visit the CSLP website at: www.cslpreads.org Once there, hover over the Manual Downloads button on the menu bar. From the drop-down menu, select 2024 Adventure Begins at Your Library. You will be prompted to enter your access code, which is available here.

The access code is case-sensitive.  Please do not share this code or post it in a publicly accessible location.

This information was sent out via email October 12; due to the file size, some email systems did not deliver the message.

Take Your Child to the Library Day

The 13th Annual Take Your Child to the Library Day is Saturday, February 3, 2024 - though you can also celebrate on any other date in February that your library chooses. Visit www.ctlibrarians.org/page/take for graphics, planning resources, and activity ideas. Participation is completely customizable – it can be as simple as handing out bookmarks, or as elaborate as a full-day extravaganza. Registration is simple and free through this form. When libraries register, they’ll be placed on the national TYCLD map for their community to find.

TYCLD is an international celebration that encourages families everywhere to take their children to their local library. Launched in 2011 in Connecticut by librarians Nadine Lipman (Waterford Public Library, retired) and Caitlin Augusta (Stratford Library) with artist Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, TYCLD raises community awareness about the importance of the library in the life of a child, and promotes library services and programs for children and families.

Since 2011, more than 1,735 libraries have participated, serving 56.54 million people and drawing attention to the importance of the library in the lives of children.

Last year, the TYCLD team launched a new public-facing website: takeyourchildtothelibrary.org. The site features information about Take Your Child to the Library Day and the benefits of libraries for children, including an interactive map for families to find a participating library near them. Coming soon is a librarian resource page with information and tools to make participating even easier.

Libraries can get further information and inspiration from these videos:

• 2024 TYCLD kickoff (29 min)
• How to register (1 min)
• Planning your events (1 min)
• Making a publicity plan (1 min)

Take Your Child to the Library Day is coordinated by the Connecticut Library Consortium and co-founder Caitlin Augusta.

YALSA 2023 Teens' Top Ten Winners

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, has officially announced the 2023 Teens' Top Ten winners.  The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year. Nominators are members of teen book groups from school and public libraries around the country selected by YALSA to participate.

This year’s list of winners features 10 titles that were published between January 1st, 2022 and December 31st, 2022. They are as follows:

• All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir. Razorbill
• Five Survive by Holly Jackson. Electric Monkey
• Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh. Feiwel & Friends
• I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys. Penguin
• Icebreaker by Hannah Grace. Pig and Bear Publishing
• Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes. Balzer + Bray
• Gallant by VE Schwab. Greenwillow Books
• Nothing More to Tell by Karen McManus. Delacorte Press
• The Rumor Game by Dhonielle Clayton and Sona Charaipotra. Disney
• Some Mistakes Were Made by Kristin Dwyer. HarperTeen