[SEO-Members] 2022 Ohio Summer Library Program Report

[jdwyer at library.ohio.gov]

Cross-posted. Please excuse duplication.

It's about to get bitterly cold out, but you can stay warm with memories of summer fun: the 2022 Ohio Summer Library Program report<https://library.ohio.gov/documents/2022-ohio-summer-library-program-report/> is now available!

Ohio public libraries and their communities embraced summer programming with renewed enthusiasm in 2022. Easing of pandemic restrictions and a fun, inspiring theme made summer more joyful and exciting for many. Summer library program (SLP) participation has been trending upward statewide, and overall program and event attendance rose significantly from 2021. Library staff and patrons alike deeply appreciated the widespread return to in-person indoor programming. Notably, many librarians reported a welcome sense of getting "back to normal."

In 2022, 312,354 people participated in an Ohio public library's summer library program, including 208,145 children, 34,223 teens, and 69,986 adults.

  *   This is an increase of 16% over total reported participation in 2021 (269,755).
  *   This is 65.4% of the total reported participation in 2019 (477,349).

In 2022, total reported attendance at Ohio library programs and events related to SLP (both in-person and online) was 709,187, including 476,269 attendees at children's programs, 43,018 at teen programs, 72,381 at adult programs, and 117,519 at all-ages programs.

  *   This is an increase of 30% over total reported program attendance in 2021 (543,549).
  *   This is 64% of the total reported program attendance in summer 2019 (1,110,010).

The full report includes stories, observations, and photos from librarians around Ohio.
View, download, and print the report<https://library.ohio.gov/documents/2022-ohio-summer-library-program-report/> in PDF format or view the report<https://indd.adobe.com/view/7d4107b9-3d63-4aea-94d2-ecba6e71facc> in a digital magazine format.

The Ohio Summer Library Program reports from 2017-2021 are also available. Go to https://library.ohio.gov/ohio-summer-library-program and scroll down to Ohio SLP Evaluation Reports.


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Janet Ingraham Dwyer (she/her)
Library Consultant
614-644-6910
jdwyer at library.ohio.gov<mailto:jdwyer at library.ohio.gov>
library.ohio.gov/youth-services<http://library.ohio.gov/youth-services>

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