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<p class="MsoNormal">Well friends, April 30<sup>th</sup> sure snuck up! Tomorrow is Día!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>ALSC</b> wants you to know:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Día is a nationally recognized initiative that emphasizes the importance of literacy for all children from all backgrounds. It is a daily commitment to linking children and their families to diverse books, languages and cultures. Each year,
libraries and other organizers host gatherings to celebrate. Although the celebrations will look different now, there are always ways to celebrate the special connection between children and books.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Share what your library is doing to #sharebookjoy while keeping safe distances. You can still
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register any of your virtual Día program on our Día registry</a> and<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT05MzAwNTgzJnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0NDk1MzEmbGk9NzYzODUwNzM%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7Cc55c4591c21840f1ce0008d7ec5f597e%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637237766572606818&sdata=wGMc%2FGafgSDzYHhWYQ1OLmiyHTMqcaOFCxSM08bDmPk%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
visit our website for resources</a> including booklists, posters, and other program materials you can use virtually.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Booklists & images for social media are available: <a href="http://dia.ala.org/content/free-program-downloads">
http://dia.ala.org/content/free-program-downloads</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Cathy Lancaster</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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702 W. Kalamazoo St.<br>
Lansing, MI 48915</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><b><span style="color:black">|</span></b><span style="color:black"> 517-335-8129
<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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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#1F5192">You have the power to shape your future, and the future of all children, by counting everyone in your home in the
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