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<h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">The
<i>good</i> news is that school is finally back in session for Michigan students. The even
<i>better</i> news is that </span><a href="http://mel.org/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">MeL</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal"> contains a group of
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Early Literacy & Elementary School Resources</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal"> to help start the school year out right. Found
in the </span><a href="http://kids.mel.org/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">MeL Kids Gateway</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal"> under
</span><a href="http://kids.mel.org/HomeworkHelpers"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Homework Helpers</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal"> are 11 unique subscription
eResources for grades PreK – 5: </span><a href="http://galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-scholastic.php"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">BookFlix™</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">,
</span><a href="http://worldbookonline.com/ewol/home?subacct=O6106"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Early World of Learning</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">,
</span><a href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home?subacct=O6106"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">World Book Kids</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">,
</span><a href="http://galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-ebsco.php?database=EBK8"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">eBook K-8 Collection</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">,
</span><a href="http://galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-ebsco.php?database=NOVEL"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">NoveList K-8+</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">,
</span><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=STOJ"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">InfoTrac Junior Edition</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">,
</span><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=ITKE"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Kids InfoBits</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">,
</span><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-proq.php?database=CULTURE"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">CultureGrams</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">,
</span><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-proq.php?database=ELIBELM"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">eLibrary Elementary</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">,
</span><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-proq.php?database=SIRSDISC"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">SIRS Discoverer</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">,
and </span><a href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/eeh/home?subacct=O6106"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">.
Each has unique features designed to engage early learners and beginning researchers. Pictures, sounds, learning exercises, science project plans, fiction and nonfiction books, maps, Common Core State Standards alignments, Spanish language; they’re all included
in this collection. <i>Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. <o:p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">MeL Minutes</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> are brought to you by the Library of Michigan.
Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for next week’s <b><i>MeL Minute </i></b>available on many Michigan library listservs</span><b>,
</b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">email us at
</span><a href="mailto:contact@mel.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">contact@mel.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> or visit
</span><a href="http://www.Michigan.gov/mel" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Michigan.gov/mel</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">. We encourage you to share
<b><i>MeL Minutes</i></b> with your public service colleagues. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#1F497D">Eunice C. Borrelli,
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#17365D">Michigan eLibrary Internet Librarian
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#17365D">Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#1F497D">,
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#17365D">702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48909</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#17365D">Phone: 517.241.4996 Toll Free: 877.479.0021 Fax: 517.373.5700<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#4F6228;background:white">The Library of Michigan is pleased to share a new video series highlighting Michigan libraries & how they are making a difference in their communities. To
experience Michigan libraries in a new light, v</span></i><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#4F6228">isit
</span></i><span style="color:#4F6228"><a href="http://brightside.cedam.info/"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#4F6228">http://brightside.cedam.info/</span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#4F6228">
& watch the 21<sup>st</sup> Century Libraries episode.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#31849B">Invest in a child’s future today. Support the MDE Culture of Reading.</span></i><span style="color:#17365D">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#17365D"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/cultureofreading"><span style="color:blue">www.michigan.gov/cultureofreading</span></a></span><span style="color:#17365D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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