<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi All,</div><div><br></div><div>As a parent, I would personally not like to collect anymore "junk" that my child will play with on the car ride home and then throw it with all the other unused stuff she has collecting somewhere.   We can all do without more annoying swag.  All that said, sustainable writing instruments, yes!  Kids can always use those.  Books, heck yes (maybe like a bin of free books they can choose from).  And I love the coupons idea for local kid friendly businesses.  <br></div><div><br></div><div>Tim<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 2:20 PM Joanna Goldfarb - RCLS via SLI-Public <<a href="mailto:sli-public@lists.suffolknet.org">sli-public@lists.suffolknet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg977643297939859685">




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A member library once gave out lunch bags similar to these and they seemed to be a hit:
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click here</a>. I don't know if this is the exact product or vendor they used.</div>
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Another option is partnering with local businesses for prizes- an ice cream shop may be able to give coupons for a free ice cream or a pizza place might give coupons for a free slice. I used to do this and make certificates for the businesses that thanked them
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<p>I love the idea of seed packets or bookmarks, there’s also stationery.</p>
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<p>At our library, the only children’s prizes we do now are books. This is sustainable because it’s not plastic, can be re-given (environmental) and every child deserves to own at least one or two books (equity).
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Emily, I can ask our youth and children's librarians for their input. Sara </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Does anyone have any recommendations for branded sustainable swag that is geared more towards the younger (children's) demographic?</span></p>
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