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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Ready to Read Michigan</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/LM_2018-RTRM-ProgrammingGuide_609719_7.pdf">Programming Guide</a></b> is available online, containing storytime ideas and activities for ECRR’s Talk, Read, Play, Write, Sing.
For the tour schedule, newsletters and more information about the program, go to
<a href="http://www.mi.gov/readytoread">www.mi.gov/readytoread</a>. <em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333;background:white">This program is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan. Additional support provided by Bloomsbury Publishing, Consumers Energy and the Library of Michigan Foundation. </span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333;background:white">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>CSLP<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Online Resources</b>: <a href="http://www.cslpreads.org/">www.CSLPreads.org</a> – includes access to PSA’s, National Summer Reading Champion releases, diversity resources, and more!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/cslpreads">www.pinterest.com/cslpreads</a> - CSLP’s official Pinterest sight with crafts, activities, and book recommendations to meet the theme.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">CSLPreads also has <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cslpreads/">
Facebook</a> & <a href="http://www.twitter.com/cslpreads">Twitter</a> accounts.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Hashtags: #MiSummerReads #CSLPreads 2018 = #LibrariesRock<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">I had a sneak peek at Leeza Hernandez’s art for 2019’s “A Universe of Stories” Early Lit & Children’s Manuals and I love it! Will be able to share it with you all in the coming months.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Access information to the 2018 Manuals, along with catalogs to CSLP’s promotional materials via Upstart and Scholastic, were mailed to libraries in November 2018. Please contact me at
<a href="mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov">LancasterC5@michigan.gov</a> with your USPS address if you would like the information sent again.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Wandoo Reader<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The next Wandoo Reader webinar</b> for Michigan libraries is: March 7TH 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8675513268523099649">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8675513268523099649</a>. Please register, even if you cannot attend live, so that Demco can send you a recording link. Demco
will also be hosting 2 training sessions at our <a href="http://w3.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-18668_63014-142226--,00.html">
Rural and Small Libraries Conference</a>, end of April. If you are interested in having a site for your library, then
<i>please have the library director contact me directly for the site request form.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Letters About Literature <o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Library of Michigan is happy to have the Michigan Reading Association (MRA) taking over LAL. With MRA at the helm, they can connect directly with classroom teachers and students. The Michigan Reading Association is
<a href="https://www.postermywall.com/index.php/poster/view/cfcee1e1de939e26eaba0037310e1628">
seeking judges</a> for the Letters About Literature submissions. If you’d like to volunteer for the Michigan Reading Association’s panel of judges, please
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbnmYF9A95nnOPjzE_2v4RQx1q4GkzKJ69RMZgsnf-z_rVoQ/viewform">
complete their form</a>, they will be meeting at the Library of Michigan or via conference phone, March 21<sup>st</sup> or 22<sup>nd</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>ALSC</u><br>
<b>Webinar</b> <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z7Z6SBD">LGBTQAI+ Books to Share, Conversations to Have</a> registration is now open for March 21<sup>st</sup>, 2:00 PM EST.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>YALSA<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020">Free Webinar Series on Teen Competencies Topics</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020"><br>
Starting in March, we’re hosting a free monthly webinar series based on our new teen services competencies guidelines!
<a href="https://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=8339269e62&e=cbf44b9e30" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#1264CF">Learn</span></a> more and tell your colleagues about the upcoming
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">March 8th</span></strong> webinar which takes place at 2PM EST and will focus on
<a href="https://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=926501b1cb&e=cbf44b9e30" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#1264CF">Teen Growth and Development</span></a>!<br>
</span>Missed February’s <i>Youth Can: A Collaborative Model for Supporting Teen Leadership</i>? View the
<a href="https://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=2c274e02ae&e=cbf44b9e30" target="_blank">
recording</a> and <a href="https://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=b768dee052&e=cbf44b9e30" target="_blank">
slides</a> and learn about how to give teens leadership opportunities so that they can make change in their communities.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>#NeverAgain – Students Demand Action</b><br>
In the wake of the tragic school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida this week, <a href="https://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=1d57514f2f&e=cbf44b9e30">student survivors are demanding</a> that
adults take action to prevent tragedies like this from occurring. It is incumbent on all adults, including library staff, to support these youth as they speak out and call for change in their communities and in our country.
<a href="https://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=5b0e7c3124&e=cbf44b9e30" target="_blank">
Read</a> more. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hope to see folks at MLA’s <a href="http://www.milibraries.org/prof-development-networking/spring-institute/general-information/">
Spring Institute</a> in March!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Cathy Lancaster</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Youth Services Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Library of Michigan<br>
702 W. Kalamazoo St.<br>
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<b>|</b> </span><a href="http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:blue">www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">
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