[OPLINLIST] New links for State Parks and State Fair SRP incentives

[Ingraham Dwyer, Janet]

Cross-posted to Library Youth Services, SmLibs, and OPLINlist.  Please excuse duplication.

Good morning,

With the launch of the new State Library of Ohio website (http://library.ohio.gov/), the links to download the Ohio State Fair coupon and Ohio State Parks certificates have changed.  Here are the new links:

Ohio State Fair (photocopy on yellow paper):
https://library.ohio.gov/documents/ohio-summer-reading-program-2015-incentive-1/
or
http://1.usa.gov/1LJtRU4 (downloads PDF to your computer)

Ohio State Parks (print, write your library name on both certificates, and photocopy on green paper):
https://library.ohio.gov/documents/ohio-summer-reading-program-2015-incentive-2/
or
http://1.usa.gov/1FDkhjt (downloads PDF to your computer)

Details about each incentive are below.  Please do not share these links or the electronic files with anyone outside the Ohio public library community.

The link for the Ohio Summer Reading Program page (featuring CSLP information, planning resources, and a collection of research and best practices) has not changed, but the statewide incentives are not directly accessible from this page:
http://library.ohio.gov/ohio-summer-reading-program

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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, is again providing a discount certificate for camping at the State Parks as an incentive to support public library summer reading programs.

At your library's discretion, any SRP participant of any age may receive a certificate for 50% off Sunday-Wednesday camping and 10% off Thursday-Saturday (good through October 31, 2015).  Some restrictions apply.  Please carefully review the instructions on the certificate.

ODNR made several changes to this incentive, based on librarian feedback.  New this year: certificate holders MAY RESERVE their campsites!  Also, the certificate is now good 7 days a week, with a reduced discount on weekends.  Campers may use the coupon for up to 14 consecutive days.  Holiday weekends are excluded.  The certificate is good for camping only, not Unique Rentals.  There is a standard reservation fee of $8 for all State Parks reservations, and the discount does not apply to this fee.  Walk-in campers do not pay this fee.

The certificates print 2 per page.  Please copy them onto standard GREEN copier paper.  State Parks employees will only accept certificates on green paper.  You may write your library name onto your master before copying for distribution.  The participant's name should be hand-written on the certificate.

Libraries distributing this incentive will be asked to report the number of certificates distributed.  Plan to track your library's distribution, so the State Library can report back to ODNR.  Thank you.


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The Ohio State Fair continues its longstanding coupon good for $4 off gate admission for children/youth ages 5-14 (State Fair admission is free for children under age 5).

This year, make your copies on standard YELLOW copier paper.   State Fair employees will only accept yellow SRP coupons at the gate.

Libraries distributing this incentive will be asked to report the number of coupons distributed.  Plan to track your library's distribution for the 2015 Ohio SRP Evaluation, so the State Library can report back to the Ohio State Fair.

The State Fair will run from July 29 - August 9.  More info is at http://www.ohiostatefair.com/.


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These statewide SRP incentives are available to all Ohio public libraries, regardless of whether you use the CSLP theme.  You may distribute them as step prizes, completion prizes, enrollment incentives, or however works best for you.  Given that they are time-sensitive, I suggest giving them out earlier rather than later, but not before the start of your SRP.  Thank you.

Sincerely,
Janet

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