One Book Colorado PR and Programming Toolkit

After careful consideration of the COVID-19 situation, One Book Colorado has made the difficult decision to postpone the announcement and distribution of the 2020 book. The safety and health of our state’s four-year-olds, their families and everyone else involved in One Book Colorado is our top priority, and the best way to serve our communities is by postponing the book distribution and events.

We will announce new distribution and activity dates as soon as we are able. Check back here for updates.

One Book Colorado, A Book for Every Four Year Old, will be back for its 9th year!

This page is intended to provide information and resources to public library staff participating in the One Book Colorado program. The public can find more information on the One Book Colorado official website.

PR Materials

Logos:
- English: PNG format
- Spanish: PNG format
- Logo Usage Guidelines (PDF)
Template to make stickers with the OBCO logo for Avery 8293 labels:
- English (PDF), Spanish (PDF)
Template to make 1" buttons with the OBCO logo:
- English (PDF), Spanish (PDF)
Pre-launch flyers:
- coming soon!
Post-launch flyers:
- General for more info flyers:
  - coming soon!
- Pick up books at your library flyers:
  - coming soon!
Sample tweets to promote the program:
- We’re giving away 75,000 books to CO 4 year olds! Which book is it? Find out soon! Visit www.onebookcolorado.org! @OneBookCO
- Head to your library to pick up a free book for your 4 year old! Find out more at www.onebookcolorado.org! @OneBookCO
- All CO 4 year olds can get a free book at the library during the giveaway period! Learn more at www.onebookcolorado.org & your library! @OneBookCO
Templates:
- Rain Check For Libraries (PDF) Give to patrons if you run out of books and know you are receiving more. Customizable fields for return date & library phone.
Program Highlights:
- 2019 coming soon!
- OB4CO 2016 Infographic (PDF): Summary in infographic format of outcomes of 2016 program
- OB4CO 2014 Highlights: Summary of the 2014 program from parent and participating agency surveys
- OB4CO 2014 Infographic (PDF): Summary in infographic format of outcomes of 2014 program
- OB4CO 2013 Highlights (PDF): Results of 2013 program and overall information about OB4CO
Postponement Media Resources:
- Postponement Press Release
- Postponement Social Media and Early Literacy Resources

Programming Resources

Printable Early Literacy Materials for Parents & Caregivers

Early Literacy Tips for Parents:
Print this one-page sheet to give to families along with the OBCO book.
- English-Gray (PDF), English-Color (PDF)
- Spanish-Gray (PDF), Spanish-Color (PDF)
Another option: Early Literacy Matters Information Sheet for parents:
Print this double-sided and give to parents or caregivers along with the book.
Courtesy of Douglas County Libraries
- English (PDF) or Spanish (PDF)
Reading Tips for Families in English and Spanish (PDF)
Courtesy of Reach Out and Read Colorado