<div dir="ltr">Hi Rebecca- We are also down about 75-80% this year. I attribute it to digital burnout, parent burnout, and because in my case, I wasn't able to get in front of the schools like I usually do to get them all hyped up.<div><br></div><div>Mike G.<br>Ionia Community Library</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 1:00 PM Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am hearing a lot of similar reports in youth services, not only in Michigan but across the country. Some libraries surveyed their communities and are tailoring programming/packets to meet those needs. But overall, families are exhausted/burned
out. I would not sweat the numbers, as it is happening to us all. We’ll always remember what 2020 was… Some libraries are cutting-back/eliminating live virtual programming and providing more passive, in-their-own-time engagement opportunities for families
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<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Virtual Summer Reading numbers<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have a shockingly low number of people who have signed up for our Summer Reading program (we are down 85%) and I’m wondering if others are finding the same results. If your numbers are strong, to what do you contribute your success?<u></u><u></u></p>
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