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State Library Administrative Agencies across the United States are hosting opportunities to support library staff in building equity-based summer services.  More states are added annually.  If your state is listed you can get in touch with the state’s contact person to learn more about how to get started.

If your state is not listed, you can use our contact form to learn more about additional states that will be added. 

  • Connecticut State Library, Kym Powe, Children and Young Adult Consultant, [email protected]
  • Idaho Commission for Libraries, Jennifer Redford, Youth Services Consultant, [email protected]
  • Maryland State Library, Carrie Sanders, Youth Services Coordinator, [email protected]
  • Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners/Massachusetts Library System, Lyndsay Forbes, Project Manager and Grants Specialist, [email protected] and Christi Farrar, Youth Consultant, [email protected]
  • New Jersey State Library, Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Specialist, [email protected]
  • Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services, Danielle Margarida, Youth Services Coordinator, [email protected]
  • Pennsylvania Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Corri Hines, School Age Services Advisor, [email protected] and Heather Warren Smith, Early Childhood Services Advisor, [email protected]
  • State Library of Ohio, Janet Ingraham Dwyer, Library Consultant, [email protected]
  • Washington State Library, Sara White, Youth Services Consultant,  [email protected]

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