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The Summer Reading program at public libraries encourages children, youth and families to read and helps children maintain reading skills. To support Summer Reading, the Library of Michigan is a member of the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP).
CSLP Manuals & Artwork are available online for public library members starting in the early Fall. Public libraries: go to www.cslpreads.org to login and access your copy now, for a manual access code please message Cathy Lancaster from an official work email at LancasterC5@Michigan.gov.
Read Up! CSLP has created a guide for Summer Food Service Program sites with enrichment activities that support summer reading, with support from the Library of Michigan and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
The Library of Michigan purchases Summer Reading manuals from CSLP for each public library building in the state each year. Information how to access these manuals is available at www.cslpreads.org. Contact Cathy Lancaster at LancasterC5@Michigan.gov if you need your library's access code.
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Are you looking for a way improve services to underserved children, to encourage low income families to attend summer programs or Summer Reading activities, or be able to provide food to low income children over the summer? The Michigan Department of Education Summer Food Service Program may be a resource to meet these goals. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was established to ensure that low income children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. Free meals, that meet federal nutrition guidelines, are provided to all children at approved SFSP sites in areas with significant concentrations of low income children.
Read Up! CSLP has created a guide for Summer Food Service Program sites with enrichment activities that support summer reading, with support from the Library of Michigan and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
You can find more information on the program and how to collaborate with participating institutions at the Information for Public Libraries fact sheet. You can find participating site locations at http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/schoolnutrition/. For more information, and access to downloadable bookmarks, flyers and more, visit www.michigan.gov/sfsp. For great Summer Food program planning information and ideas for public libraries, go to the California Summer Meal Coalition site.
The Summer Reading materials and artwork are designed for the exclusive use of CSLP and CSLP members. As such, there are copyright restrictions regarding the use of all CSLP art/graphics and the CSLP program manuals. You can find a complete list of what member libraries MAY and MAY NOT do in the Collaborative Summer Library Program RULES OF USE.
The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) empowers libraries to foster community and collaborates with libraries to create an inclusive literacy based program. https://www.cslpreads.org
If you have any questions about summer reading program or Michigan's membership in CSLP, please contact Cathy Lancaster at lancasterc5@michigan.gov or 517-335-8129.
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Updated 2/15/2023