<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div id="zimbraEditorContainer" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000" class="1"><div>Well, I must say, hearing all of this doesn't make me feel GREAT, obviously we'd like more participation, but I certainly feel better about the numbers I'm seeing. I'm currently planning on keeping registration and prizes open through August, at the least, maybe into early September, to give people more time to participate and join up. With slow, limited openings (and none at all yet for us), I think giving people more time just makes sense. We've already got all the supplies, after all, doesn't cost us anything to extend the program. Summer doesn't technically end until late in September anyway!</div><br><br><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__">Donald Priest<br>Director<br>Southgate Veterans Memorial Library<br>14680 Dix-Toledo Rd.<br>Southgate MI 48195<br>734-258-3002<br></div><br><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>To: </b>"Rebecca Higgerson" <rhiggerson@brandonlibrary.org><br><b>Cc: </b>"michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:39:55 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Michlib-l] Virtual Summer Reading numbers<br></div><br><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir="ltr">We are down about 52% in registrations compared to this time in the summer last year. But our finishers are up a little compared to this time last year.<div>Be encouraged. Promoting reading is so important for kids and teens. 2021 will be better :)</div><br><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif">Marisela Garza | Youth Services Specialist</p>
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