[CASL-L] Press Release: Connecticut Librarians' Grassroots Movement Grows to National Campaign

[IRENE KWIDZINSKI]

Woot! Woot!  Kudos to the CT librarians who started this.  We are so proud of 
you. Fantastic.



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Subject: [CASL-L] Press Release: Connecticut Librarians' Grassroots Movement 
Grows to National Campaign


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           CONTACT: Jennifer Keohane
(860) 344-8777 - work
(203) 915-2465 - cell
(860) 344-9119 - fax
jkeohane at ctlibrarians.org
 
 
TAKE YOUR CHILD TO A LIBRARY - ANYWHERE:
Connecticut Librarians’ Grassroots Movement Grows to National Campaign
 
December 12, 2012 - Take Your Child to the Library Day, an annual event created 
by Connecticut children’s librarians Nadine Lipman and Caitlin Augusta, has 
now become a nationwide campaign dedicated to bringing more children into their 
local libraries. Thanks to an innovative partnership among the project’s 
original creators, library promotional publisher Upstart©/Highsmith, children’s 
book illustrator/author Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, and the nonprofit Connecticut 
Library Consortium (CLC), Take Your Child to the Library will reach libraries, 
librarians and library users everywhere beginning this month.
 
Take Your Child to the Library Day was launched in February 2012 as a 
Connecticut library community event. With over 120 libraries and 
15,000 attendees participating nationally, the grassroots movement was a 
tremendous success. Now, less than a year after the original event, posters, 
bookmarks, a programming guide and other promotional materials are available for 
sale to libraries everywhere via Upstart©, a Highsmith brand. Royalties from 
product sales will be returned to libraries and children via CLC and a donation 
to Read to Grow, a Connecticut-based nonprofit committed to building literacy 
from birth.
 
The national Take Your Child to the Library project represents the collaboration 
and efforts of a diverse group of library supporters. Children’s book 
illustrator/author Nancy Elizabeth Wallace donated the iconic artwork. “I am 
thrilled and honored to have my art be the logo for Take Your Child to the 
Library Day,” says Ms. Wallace. “It is a way I can say a BIG ‘thank you’ and pay 
homage to children's librarians and to libraries for the essential role they 
play throughout our lives.” Matt Mulder, Director, Highsmith Brands, states, 
“Our mission at Upstart© is to help libraries reach every reader, and we can’t 
think of a better way to begin than to encourage families to read together.” 
CLC Executive Director Jennifer Keohane concurs. “We are happy to support any 
program that raises awareness of libraries and their value to their 
communities,” says Ms. Keohane. “Our organization is proud to help this local 
idea reach a national audience.”
 
For information about the Take Your Child to the Library Day event to be held on 
February 2, 2013, visit www.ctlibrarians.org or the Take Your Child to the 
Library Day page on Facebook. To learn more about the Take Your Child to the 
Library products available from Upstart©, 
visit www.highsmith.com/upstart/pages/take_child_library or call 1-800-448-4887. 
For information about Read to Grow, visit www.readtogrow.org.
 
About the Connecticut Library Consortium (CLC):
The Connecticut Library Consortium (CLC) is a statewide membership collaborative 
serving all types of Connecticut libraries by helping them strengthen their 
ability to serve their users. CLC, a nonprofit organization, has initiated and 
facilitated cost effective-services, created educational and professional 
development programs, and fostered innovation for their over 800 member 
libraries since 2003. Visit www.ctlibrarians.org.
 
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