Each library location that received a mini-grant must submit a *separate* report. This report is only for libraries that received a mini-grant for their 2015 Summer Reading Program.

Please save your responses in a Word or other document BEFORE submitting them here so your data is secure. You will not receive an email confirmation that your report has been submitted.

Contact Beth Crist at crist_b@cde.state.co.us or 303-866-6908 with questions. Thank you for submitting your mini-grant report!

Please don't forget! As a requirement of this grant, your library must provide copies of the receipts from your mini-grant purchases, including purchases with your matching funds. Please scan and email them to kazyaka_a@cde.state.co.us, fax to 303-866-6940, courier to C912, or mail copies to Colorado State Library, Attn: Ashley Kazyaka, 201 E Colfax Ave, Room 309, Denver, CO 80203.

The report and receipts are due Wednesday, September 16, 2015.

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* 1. Contact Information

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* 2. How well did you meet your goals for the mini-grant program? Be as specific as possible. If your goals were not met (and that's ok), what were your challenges?

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* 3. How did you evaluate or measure your progress towards your program goals?

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* 4. How did your library spend your mini-grant funds (such as books, green screen, digital camera, etc)? If your purchases included books, please list types of books--for instance, graphic novels, nonfiction titles for elementary-aged kids, etc. (but there's no need to list specific titles).

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* 5. How did you use the books and/or other items that you purchased with your mini-grant funds?
(Examples: added the books to our collection; highlighted the new books by reading them in storytimes; offered video-creation programs for teens; invited kids to make their own buttons for reading incentives; etc.).

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* 6. How helpful was this grant to your library's Summer Reading Program?

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* 7. In relation to your summer program, did your library:

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Provide outreach to schools and/or community programs?
Establish at least 1 new partnership (schools, community organizations, social services, business sponsors/partners, etc.)?
Increase community visibility?

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* 8. If applicable, describe any partnerships that you developed or strengthened as a direct result of the mini-grant.

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* 9. Tell us a story or two about your 2015 summer program.
(For example: comments from parents and children, events that you offered, a particularly successful partnership, etc.).

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* 10. May we share your stories?

Thanks for submitting your report! The State Library needs your input for our reporting requirements to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and it also helps us to improve summer program resources in the future.

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