September Is Library Card Sign-up Month

If you’re looking for some great ways to encourage the kids in your community to sign up for a library card, look no further. Here you’ll find sample press releases and letters to the editor, which you can send to your local paper, a proclamation to send to your mayor/city council, a great handout on “52 ways to use your library card,” and a public service announcement (PSA) script so you can create your own customized 30-second radio spot. All of these documents are in Word format and available in both English and Spanish. In addition, you can download five different (and professionally done) prerecorded PSAs that you can pass on to local radio stations. Go to www.ala.org/ala/pio/otherinit/card/librarycard.cfm (Gail Junion-Metz in SLJ’s Extra Helping, 8/14/08)