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was over seven months ago, October 2019 that I scheduled this Summer Reading Program topic. Little did I know at the time, that I’d have to reinvent the piece, and “imagine a different story.”
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The realities of COVID-19 impact libraries and how we offer services and programs. We’re looking for new and interesting ways to reimagine our Summer Reading Programs while experiencing challenges unlike
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">MeL’s eResources have never been more relevant to libraries than they are today. They offer innovative and creative solutions in our current “social distancing-world.” MeL’s eBooks Collections provide
unique support for Summer Reading Programs. And, there’s never been a better time or a more captive audience, ripe for the message:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">MeL’s eResources include eBook Collections for the following audiences:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#333333">Available from all major academic publishers in virtually all disciplines</span><span style="color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#333333">Fiction and nonfiction for all ages</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#333333">Popular kids and young adult (YA) titles, comics, and graphic novels such as
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https%3A%2F%2Fwidgets.ebscohost.com%2Fprod%2Fcustomerspecific%2Fmel%2Fauth.php%3Furl%3D&target=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&bquery=diary+of+a+wimpy+kid&type=0&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Diary
of a Wimpy Kid</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">, </span>
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