One Book Colorado PR and Programming Toolkit

One Book Colorado, A Book for Every Four Year Old, will be back for its 9th year April 13-26, 2020!

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!
Ideas for Promoting Your Summer Reading Program during OBCO (PDF)
Sample tweets to promote the program:
- We’re giving away 75,000 books to CO 4 year olds this spring! Which book is it? Find out April 13, 2020 at www.onebookcolorado.org! @OneBookCO
- Head to your library to pick up a free book for your 4 year old April 13-26, 2020! Find out more at www.onebookcolorado.org! @OneBookCO
- All CO 4 year olds can get a free book at the library April 13-26, 2020! Learn more at www.onebookcolorado.org & your library! @OneBookCO
Templates:
- Blank Press Release Template (PDF) and Template as Word doc Template in correct press release format with OBCO logo; you provide the press release content.
- 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.
- Sample Letter to a Preschool (PDF) Inform preschool staff about One Book Colorado. Courtesy of Aurora Public Library
- Letterhead: PDF or DOC
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

Programming Resources

coming soon!

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