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<h1>Library of Michigan Continuing Education & COVID-19 Resources <o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Library of Michigan’s COVID-19 Resources</b>, includes re-opening template, State of the Ex. Order’s, MiOSHA Employee/Employer Guides, and more:
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,9327,7-381-88855_98256---,00.html">
https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,9327,7-381-88855_98256---,00.html</a><br>
<b>Additional Library-Specific COVID Information:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.nicheacademy.com%2Freopening&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C0c7677b7ca2b4db84c4808d808bb9390%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637268949006119088&sdata=1qE51iSDwWSM9Azgd%2BEnGmqxzXG2ONhFBrl5eSsTj40%3D&reserved=0">Re-opening
Lives Academy</a><o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level2 lfo4">A growing, national COVID-19 specific resource set for library staff
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.nicheacademy.com%2Fstaffskills%2Fcourse%2F14948&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C0c7677b7ca2b4db84c4808d808bb9390%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637268949006119088&sdata=RMQdHIgE%2FA8DzNzzi6YhhyRD2jpKizJs4KX9ayEpo74%3D&reserved=0">We
Are Open During COVID-19: Serving Your Community Via Your Website</a><o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level2 lfo4">Featuring Tracy Logan-Walker, Cadillac-Wexford Public Library and Laurie Golden, Canton Public Library<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Continuing Education on LM’s <a href="https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills">
Staff Skills Academy</a></b>, includes Youth Services courses!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><b>De-escalation & Customer Service Skills that Address Policy Enforcement:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.nicheacademy.com%2Fstaffskills%2Fcourse%2F12671&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C0c7677b7ca2b4db84c4808d808bb9390%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637268949006089213&sdata=tSB586MQHUT%2FEepVmWpnWSQZaA1VZLJtH96tXmJ26W8%3D&reserved=0">De-escalation
– Recognizing and Responding to Tense Situations</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.nicheacademy.com%2Fstaffskills%2Fcourse%2F12814&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C0c7677b7ca2b4db84c4808d808bb9390%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637268949006099168&sdata=5FCA0HPVc6mN4I0533lijGz%2FfUSi5r4KAiRrqlXQVvU%3D&reserved=0">De-escalation
– Skills and Practices</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.nicheacademy.com%2Fstaffskills%2Fcourse%2F1981&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C0c7677b7ca2b4db84c4808d808bb9390%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637268949006099168&sdata=MegmBtAXDUP%2BFkHqd1Gh2CTlkMLCKMFUMkMs5CLqxH8%3D&reserved=0">Customer
Service Strategies</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.nicheacademy.com%2Fstaffskills%2Fcourse%2F2122&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C0c7677b7ca2b4db84c4808d808bb9390%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637268949006099168&sdata=1ElLupiXxZgu3osK%2BuM0Wvbn%2Bvp9JX2YgwXTZPkbRDc%3D&reserved=0">How
to Handle Angry Customers</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in"><b>Our Most Popular Courses:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.nicheacademy.com%2Fstaffskills%2Fcourse%2F6943&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C0c7677b7ca2b4db84c4808d808bb9390%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637268949006109122&sdata=fnftzPf46MVwJbMzMdG03LlKE%2Bona2S8DEvTJcENZ9Q%3D&reserved=0">Cataloging
(from the Pioneer Library System)</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.nicheacademy.com%2Fstaffskills%2Fcourse%2F7260&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C0c7677b7ca2b4db84c4808d808bb9390%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637268949006109122&sdata=9m5nXbzIpNfClj%2BUw46UvNsj0Y91lwUPza4kdaqJc2s%3D&reserved=0">Dewey
Decimal Classification System (from the Pioneer Library System)</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.nicheacademy.com%2Fstaffskills%2Fcourse%2F1631&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C0c7677b7ca2b4db84c4808d808bb9390%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637268949006119088&sdata=%2BaAlyriwzoI2CMGnrl57strpJLAID6UJJsFZd%2BVCRJo%3D&reserved=0">Addressing
Homeless Issues</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CARES Act Grant program<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5">Eligibility: Public libraries<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5">Deadline: <b>MONDAY, JULY 6<sup>TH</sup></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5">Amount: <o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo5">PPE and Library Sanitization supplies and services - $500 plus $300 per branch location (NON-COMPETITIVE)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo5">Digital Inclusion supplies and services - $1,000 to $5,000 depending on Class Size (COMPETITIVE based on local unemployment, SNAP, Broadband availability and poverty levels)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5">Grant Period: Summer 2020 to Summer 2021 (Dates TBA)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5">Timeline: <o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo5">Application Review – June/July<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo5">Grant Contracts Issued – July/August<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5">More Information: <a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2F0%2C9327%2C7-381-88855_89739_99828---%2C00.html&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C4890f0e47f65420a055808d80712110f%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637267121466742245&sdata=BlmQUSYVmVXh5Ufs2x9uP39uZBNVv1YBSLKZu9UE3Q4%3D&reserved=0">
https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,9327,7-381-88855_89739_99828---,00.html</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.webjunction.org/explore-topics/COVID-19-research-project.html">REALM Project</a>: Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums – a Research Project. Read the latest project updates (no findings official yet), sign-up
to receive project updates. Provided by IMLS, OCLC and BATTELLE.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1>Social Justice Resources<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>School Library Journal Day of Dialog</b> 2020 (Recorded)<br>
<a href="https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=jason-reynolds-ibram-kendi-in-conversation-slj-day-of-dialog-2020-antiracism&utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=june4ExtraHelping">Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You</a> with authors Jason Reynolds
and Ibram Kendi.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Children’s Books Council</b> has issued an Anti-Racist Books for All list:
<a href="https://www.cbcbooks.org/2020/06/04/anti-racist-books-for-all/">https://www.cbcbooks.org/2020/06/04/anti-racist-books-for-all/</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday’s <b>#KidLit Rally</b> was <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=248795633092755">
recorded on Facebook</a>, featured Kwame Alexander, Linda Sue Park, Jacqueline Woodson, and so many more, speaking directly to our youth followed with “grown-up” talk. You can find additional resources:
<a href="https://bit.ly/KidLitLink">https://bit.ly/KidLitLink</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1>In the News…<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fsocial_JUSTICE%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2kWfAqEWqXvgDz39uUQfwfy8VhSIk86jnUdL1E6ZPLoB_PAlA5nkbXvz4&h=AT2gCVGu5qXO7wJCrQCnzZXzke-sVYnWT4vMtV3f4Qyh3zuzr42PAEw7X1g9ekkLPhGZ8k6j_fEYuwGuG5Zge6u9lMZTB8UK_Lbphi26BqYLTDzKiUx5lDed2vdcTO2D-G0Rsmd8-DL2tmWppaXbbVyjuwsag2IXct9u8fgUjTV-xsAmN9DLpuX5ZDzWw02dFySA7VgSQOiJWDtaPCu9vO7jjeHndZTeYw6K9KR1Fi9QKAquFuum3l3aLQ04pa2sKVU5LPW8OkFjc3dYXMFbYsKzO7PjQWjj8pFPVpGi3KIPGlRRA4feS0_bpBhrfuD-GTPoXuOm-TdKvPeQrXXCEvWaE-fQgdy8_1zR1J7N_19LtvUnrlmTuooobFE1FgqdyMuTFGBLAy01pJAHIl5IEGNXG1qCs99VbpgDAExYq1wEGDAtc4iHc1DC85FAJ_LqeLOpyBEwUM_FEHRxUTZEJqnhxb7Epf9Rtef8ppsCfodZIZyVdY5dEhiivNusUZsEaL4L1P6Gb-nScf89FouXi1EXTgCukT0p6Tj7koQ0P8T3q74N_g6dpgT-3GNiQRB-VurnEySIYKNR29V42kgjl9et5m0VIDPfOx8_t8xMyPcN8Aeh7javkA">Discussing
Race with Young Kids – First Steps</a>, from SLJ 9.24.18<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/nearly-third-michigan-educators-mull-quitting-because-coronavirus">Nearly a third of Michigan educators mull quitting because of Coronavirus</a>, Bridge, 6.4.2020.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Finally, please continue to encourage your community to complete the
<b>2020 Census</b>!!! Resources and information can be found at: <a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/govinfo/census">
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/govinfo/census</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>MiYouth</b> meetings will continue on Wednesdays at 10:00 AM for at least a couple more weeks, so do join us! We will be hearing this week on the Social Justice resources in MeL as well as from the “Mi Library Quest” team.<br>
<b>MiYouth Meetings</b> are <i>weekly</i>, at <b>10am on Wednesdays</b>; they are not recorded.
<br>
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: <a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmichigan-host.zoom.us%2Fj%2F506813991&data=02%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7Cbc87d776a29246c55de108d807dfb1f2%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637268004633094445&sdata=%2F5hLS8hYQ5gSiAS6HAM3an%2BXla9It5OG3iO7kSihkpc%3D&reserved=0">
https://michigan-host.zoom.us/j/506813991</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Password: <b>454345 </b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Or Telephone:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Dial:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> USA 215 446 3657<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> USA 8883634735 (US Toll Free)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Conference code: 519921<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you’ve missed past weeks you can find all the notes/chatboxes here:
<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FMiYouthMeetings&data=02%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7Cbc87d776a29246c55de108d807dfb1f2%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637268004633094445&sdata=Y%2Fgrs5Ei0MuwN6226o5PaZH0wMwIeqrDF0MPWrm%2FWTk%3D&reserved=0">
https://bit.ly/MiYouthMeetings</a>. <br>
For a list of various Virtual Resources, including links to publishers, eBooks, trainings, etc:
<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FMiYouthVirtual&data=02%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7Cbc87d776a29246c55de108d807dfb1f2%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637268004633104399&sdata=x8i6zO8FKvTuXm7hvzcaBSjrePI6MARcTY09wcLvcTc%3D&reserved=0">
http://bit.ly/MiYouthVirtual</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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