[OPLINLIST] 2024 Ohio Summer Library Program Report now available

[jdwyer at library.ohio.gov]

Cross-posted. Please excuse duplication.

The 2024 Ohio Summer Library Program report<https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/library.ohio.gov/youth-services/OhioSLP2024EVAL-REPORT.pdf> has arrived!. Each year, the State Library of Ohio asks Ohio public library systems to report on your summer activities and results. Based on data from libraries responding to the 2024 Ohio Summer Library Program (SLP) evaluation survey:

In 2024, 396,842 people participated in an Ohio public library's summer library program, including 256,473 children, 43,558 teens, and 96,811 adults.

  *   This is a 1% decrease from total reported participation in 2023 (399,818).
  *   Summer library programs for teens and adults have become nearly universal, with 97% of responding libraries offering SLP for teens and 91% offering SLP for adults.

In 2024, total reported attendance at Ohio library programs and events that took place during SLP was 1,141,842, including 679,173 attendees at children's programs, 62,528 at teen programs, 126,122 at adult programs, and 274,019 at all-ages programs.

  *   This is an increase of 22.5% over total program attendance in 2023 (931,788).
  *   Teen program attendance jumped nearly 50% from 2023 (42,448), and attendance in all categories rose significantly this year.

The numbers are only a tiny part of the story of Ohio libraries' amazing summer programs. See the full report for stories, observations, and lots of photos from libraries all around the state!

You can view, download, and print the report<https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/library.ohio.gov/youth-services/OhioSLP2024EVAL-REPORT.pdf> in PDF format or view and read the report<https://indd.adobe.com/view/17d424fc-9a4f-4c4b-b754-8e5b13f2218b> in a digital magazine format. The report will also be linked from the Ohio Summer Library Program page<https://library.ohio.gov/ohio-summer-library-program> on the State Library website.

Sincerely,
Janet

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Janet Ingraham Dwyer
Youth Services Library Consultant
Library Programs & Development
State Library of Ohio
274 E. 1st Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
614.644.6910
jdwyer at library.ohio.gov<mailto:jdwyer at library.ohio.gov>
library.ohio.gov<https://library.ohio.gov/>

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