Library Card Sign-up MonthSmartest Card

ONLINE TOOLKIT
(MS Word)

Sample Press Release
English/Spanish

Letter-to-the-Editor
English/Spanish

Op-Ed
English/Spanish

Public Service Announcement (PSA) Scripts
English

Additional PSA scripts in Spanish 

Proclamation
English/Spanish

52 Ways to Use Your Library Card
English/Spanish

DOWNLOAD SMARTEST CARD LOGOS
English/Spanish


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MATERIALS

Library Card Sign-up Month Fact Sheet

September is Library Card Sign-up Month - a time to remind parents and kids that a library card is the most important school supply of all.


Ben Roethlisberger named Library Card Sign-up Month Spokesperson

Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback of the 2006 Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, is the spokesperson for this year’s Library Card Sign-up Month, which begins September 1. Roethlisberger is featured on an ALA Graphics READ poster, which is being sent to national media by ALA as a public service announcement. Read more...

AUDIO PSAs

Send these audio PSAs out to local radio stations in your community. (mp3 files)

:10  Sign up for the smartest card of all!

:15  2/3 of Americans have library cards

:15  Come in, say hello and sign up!

:30  Families come together @ your library

:30  Time to head back to school


SHARE YOUR STORY!

Share your story with ALA's Public Information Office about how your library is promoting Library Card Sign-up Month. Select stories will be used in ALA's media relations efforts.

PUTTING THE GIANT "SMARTEST CARD" TO WORK

See examples from libraries that have used the giant "Smartest Card" to create giant photo opportunities and tips for putting it to work in your community.

Download giant "Smartest Card" art

Smartest Card Photo Op from Southern Pines Public Library, North Carolina

Ben Roethlisberger, spokesperson for Library Card Sign-up Month 2007
Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback of the 2006 Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, official spokesperson for Library Card Sign-up Month 2007


Visit Ben's official web page

Click here to download Ben's photo (jpeg)

Use the photo in communications about Library Card Sign-up Month: on your library's Web site, newsletter and more.

Ben Roethlisberger READ poster

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Library toolkit for Library Card Sign-up Month 2007