Dear California Summer Library Community: Please find below the link to the State Library’s statistics webpage where you will find the annual Summer Participation Survey. NEW this year -- the survey includes both the 2021 Summer Reading Participation Survey *and* the 2021 Lunch at the Library Participation Survey. *https://www.library.ca.gov/services/to-libraries/statistics/#summer <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.library.ca.gov%2Fservices%2Fto-libraries%2Fstatistics%2F%23summer&data=04%7C01%7Cshana.sojoyner%40library.ca.gov%7C7110d5a2c4994b9c9d6e08d9683b525d%7C6004568b4721484aa31ae0a1d4a94acb%7C0%7C0%7C637655426289908512%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=cpwn3it8uzYYEPCWr%2FlFQXFy3rqLLKtySYI%2B4LZnnLA%3D&reserved=0> * *(link)* Please plan to have one person respond to and complete the survey on behalf of all libraries in your jurisdiction no later than *Thursday, September 30th, 2021*. - The questions with general instructions are available for you to review before starting the survey. The* "2021 Summer Participation Survey Questions and Guidance" *document is attached to this email. - The survey should be completed once for each library jurisdiction with one person responding on behalf of all your jurisdiction libraries. If the survey is to be completed by someone other than yourself, please plan to forward this message to that person. Thank you. - Please report statistics for the entirety of your 2021 summer program. We realize Summer 2021 was an unusual summer and the start and end date of library summer programs may vary widely. - Survey deadline is *Thursday, September 30th, 2021*. *Some additional notes on completing the online Summer Participation Survey:* - If you would like to print your completed survey, remember to print each page as you go along -- after you've entered your responses and before you click the "next" button to advance. - The survey includes questions relating to the Summer @ Your Library Quality Principles and Indicators <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalchallenge.org%2Fresources%2Fquality%2Fcalifornias-quality-principles-and-indicators%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cshana.sojoyner%40library.ca.gov%7C7110d5a2c4994b9c9d6e08d9683b525d%7C6004568b4721484aa31ae0a1d4a94acb%7C0%7C0%7C637655426289908512%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=MpB8UfADrIG%2B0tzzEFhr1EFHtn3%2F%2BYz31IbpT8JkmkQ%3D&reserved=0>. To help you gather input from your colleagues in your library jurisdiction, this Assessment Chart <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalchallenge.org%2Fresources%2Fquality%2Fassessment-worksheet%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cshana.sojoyner%40library.ca.gov%7C7110d5a2c4994b9c9d6e08d9683b525d%7C6004568b4721484aa31ae0a1d4a94acb%7C0%7C0%7C637655426289908512%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=fEMOekZeJMSpaacHJKiDcT0ysoJhX2ixKT4CeyrbFj4%3D&reserved=0> will be useful for you to fill out as a team prior to submitting your answers via the electronic survey. - If your library served as a summer meal distribution site this summer, and/or your library brought pop-up library programming out to a community meal distribution site this summer, those statistics are being collected in the Lunch at the Library section of the Summer Participation Survey. - Please submit your summer reading data *even if you did not use the iREAD theme*. Your information helps us demonstrate the value and impact of California's summer reading, learning and exploration programs and is required for LSTA and IMLS reporting. Please be in touch with any questions and thank you! The Summer @ Your Library and Lunch at the Library team -- Summer @ Your Library Project California Library Association 626.204.4071 (CLA office) www.cla-net.org http://calchallenge.org/ Summer @ Your Library: Explore, Learn, Read, Connect is a program of the California Library Association, supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.