[SEO-Members] News from CSLP: 2026 Unearth a Story manual, Summer Symposium, Universal Design webinar

[jdwyer at library.ohio.gov]

Cross-posted. Please excuse duplication.

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The 2026 Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) manual and artwork were released this week. The 2026 program features the all-ages theme of dinosaurs, paleontology, and archaeology and the slogan Unearth a Story(tm) / Desentierra una historia(tm) with artwork by Tom Bonson. The access code and details were sent to one or more summer library program point people at each Ohio public library on Wednesday. The CSLP Shop<https://shop.cslpreads.org/> is also open.

The Ohio Summer Library Program webpage<https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/library-programs-and-development/summer-library-program> has been updated for 2026. Additional resources and links will be added through the winter and spring.


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Registration is open!<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tq-_ZRuEQbWQUfP9c5-69g#/registration>
CSLP Summer Symposium: Unearth a Story
Thursday, December 4, 11:00 am - 4:30 pm ET.

This coast-to-coast online learning event, featuring 2026 Summer Reading Champion Dan Santat, promises to get attendees prepared and excited for the 2026 "Unearth a Story" summer program theme. Check out the event agenda<https://docs.google.com/document/d/13PSGdixCjos_Mq2mKRDnN25V5tRgxv4jDreN9W8Jhv8/edit?tab=t.0> and make plans to attend! You may register for the live event<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tq-_ZRuEQbWQUfP9c5-69g#/registration> or request a link to the recording<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd8Vcp2Yq9UGNMd32GCmV8dfKxQ66_xiQx7pKyBueEOB0Etvw/viewform> to watch at your convenience. This event is made possible at no charge to attendees.


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CSLP is also proud to announce its fall 2025 webinar:
Universal Design: Inclusive Approaches to Public Librarianship
Thursday, November 13, 2:00 pm ET

Presenter Rachel G. Hawkins will address the Universal Design for Learning framework, how to use it, and why it matters. Rachel will cover how to proactively utilize UDL principles when developing inclusive library programming. Register here for this webinar<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xY2TSUK4Rc-fVMwzTkACJg#/registration>, which is made possible at no cost to attendees. After the webinar, the recording will be added to the CSLP Professional Development page<https://www.cslpreads.org/professional-development/> along with recordings of past CSLP webinars and Summer Symposium events.



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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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