The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) is a nonprofit, charitable organization that supports literacy, education and science through summer reading events in public libraries across the United States.

History

CSLP began in 1987 with ten

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regional library systems that joined together to create a theme, artwork and program ideas for libraries to use for children's programming. It subsequently expanded to libraries throughout all fifty states and Washington D.C. to ensure all libraries can provide a high quality summer reading program. As of 2019, more than 4,800 libraries were participants.

References

External links

CSLP home page
{{Authority control Libraries in the United States Public libraries Educational organizations based in the United States