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<p class="MsoNormal">You can access the 2018 SRP Report Card through the LM website:
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/2018Infographic_644002_7.pdf">
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/2018Infographic_644002_7.pdf</a>, where it shows 34.6% of reporting libraries in MI gaged summer reading for children using “minutes read.” That’s up from the 22.01% average of using minutes read in the 2014-2017
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hope this helps,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>April is Child Abuse Prevention Month</b>. Help raise awareness of Child Abuse Prevention by learning more from the Children’s Trust Fund at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dillon Geshel via Michlib-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 22, 2019 3:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sharon Crotser-Toy <scrotsertoy@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Summer Reading Count<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are moving to 'minutes read' model from 'books read' this year for E and J readers. I'd love to hear what other libraries are doing and why, if you wouldn't mind sharing the compiled responses!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our thinking is that the length of books for E and J readers can vary so much, that 'minutes read' is a better indication of just how much time they have spent with books, rather than 'books read'.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 3:11 PM Sharon Crotser-Toy via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are considering a change from the library's decades-long practice of reaching summer reading goals by tallying the numbers of books read. We may switch to amount of time spent reading, currently the only other option I can think of.
I'd love to hear how other libraries handle that piece of summer reading, if you have a half a moment to share.<o:p></o:p></p>
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