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<p class="MsoNormal">How many times have you been asked --- to suggest a book for a young reader and not been exactly sure what’s popular or appropriate? For the next title in a series? What the current award winners are in children and teen titles (did
you know there are over 40 awards covering books for readers ages zero through teens?!?)? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a resource that could help you find their next great read?
<a href="http://mel.org/Databases">MeL database</a> <a href="http://web.a.ebscohost.com/novpk8/search/novbasic?sid=2c67c947-e509-476b-bdee-54b3591e1633%40sessionmgr4002&vid=0&hid=4112">
NoveList K-8 Plus</a> is just that tool. Fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, manga, sports, read-a-likes, classics; they’re all there. Book Discussion Guides and Common Core Connections are available too. Find
<a href="http://web.a.ebscohost.com/novpk8/search/novbasic?sid=2c67c947-e509-476b-bdee-54b3591e1633%40sessionmgr4002&vid=0&hid=4112">
NoveList K-8 Plus</a> in the alphabetic list of <a href="http://mel.org/Databases">
MeL databases</a>, in the <a href="http://kids.mel.org/">Kids Gateway</a> under <a href="http://kids.mel.org/HomeworkHelpers">
Homework Helpers</a>, and in the <a href="http://teens.mel.org/">Teens Gateway</a> under
<a href="http://teens.mel.org/MeLReadingZone">Reading Zone.</a> <i>Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.<o:p></o:p></i></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";color:windowtext">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";color:windowtext">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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