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Welcome to the

Reading Challenge Programs

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the hour. Please indicate:

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We would like to thank each

of today’s participants and

attendees as well as our

partners and customers

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Michael Porter

wj_libraryman

Facilitated by:

Jennifer

Peterson

wj_jenpeter

Today’s Presenters

Ada Con

Diversity Services &

Programming Coordinator,

Fraser Valley Regional Library,

British Columbia

Mary Palmer

Children’s Librarian and Global

Reading Challenge Coordinator

at The Seattle Public Library

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What

We

Will

Cover

Today

How

and Why

We

Started

Our

Mission

and

Goals

How

We

Collaborate

Programs

Large

and

Small

How

We

are

the

Same

and

How

we

Differ

Budget

Challenge

Challenges

Challenge

Success

Stories

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•

Founded in 1891

•

26 branch locations, Central Library,

Mobile Services and Washington

Talking Book and Braille Library.

•

2,273,440 volumes of which Central

holds: 1,093,685

•

Seattle pop: 582,174

•

Operating Budget: $43,136,928

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• Founded in 1893

• 4 Branch Locations, Central

Library,

• 1 Bookmobile

• 500,000 volumes

• Library population served:

100,000

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• Founded in 1942 as the King County

Rural Library District

• 43 public libraries

• 3,466,000 volumes

• Population served: 1,244,588

(excludes Seattle).

• Operating Budget: $71,000,000

About FVRL

• Founded in 1930

• 24 community libraries

• 1.3 million volumes

• Library population: 650,000

• Operating budget: $18,000,000

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Canada – B. C.

Reading Link Challenge

•

Tri City Challenge 2002: Terry Fox & Coquitlam Public

Libraries

•

Fraser Valley Regional Library 2004 expansion

•

Vancouver Public Library pilot 2006

•

Ministry of Education– Public Library Services Branch

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Provincial Initiative 2007

•

Ft. St. James, Kitimat join 2007 – 2008

•

Surrey, Squamish Public Libraries join 2008 – 2009

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Whistler, Pemberton, West Vancouver, Victoria

•

Kootenay Library Federation join 2009 - 2010

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2008 - 2009 Statistics

Schools

Teams

Fraser

Valley

63

235

Coquitlam

4

21

Ft.

St.

James

1

3

Kitimat

4

14

Squamish

4

11

Surrey

4

14

Seattle

40

320

King

County

45

209

Kalamazoo

10

100

Chicago

1

12

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We do more than webinars!

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“Our vision is to be the place

where the worldwide library

profession gathers to build the

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“Our mission is to bridge the

barriers to learning by providing

open, affordable, online learning

communities. Our members take

courses, attend events, share

knowledge, and network with

others – all in an environment that

fosters collaboration and mutual

support.”

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Battle of the Books

VS.

Reading Link Challenge and the Global

Reading Challenge

• What are the differences in the program?

• What are the similarities?

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Why Grades 4 and 5

• 38% of America’s 4

th

Graders cannot read

and understand a simple paragraph

– The National Centre for Education Statistics

• Organized activities such as reading

programs & games help foster a love for

reading at an early age

– Canadian Council on Learning,

State of Learning in Canada 2007

Report

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What are the Costs?

•Staff Time

•Pilot for first year &

commitment to the

project

•Talk to schools,

teachers, librarians

•Prizes

•Refreshments

•Books

•Purchase of sets of

6/10 titles per team

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Join the Fun!

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Ada’s email:

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