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<h1>ALSC<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>ALSC now accepting applications for the Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ALSC and the Programs and Services Recognition Committee are now accepting online applications for the ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant. This $3,000 grant is designed to encourage reading programs for children in public libraries,
while recognizing ALSC members for outstanding program development.<br>
Due to COVID-19, the committee will consider proposals for virtual programming, as well as in-person programs which can take into account public health and safety measures<br>
Each application will be judged on the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The plan and outline submitted for a theme-based summer reading program in a public library<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Program ideas that are open to all children (birth – 14 years)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The committee encourages innovative proposals involving children with physical or mental disabilities<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants must be personal members of ALSC, as well as ALA members, to apply. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 15, 2020. For more information about the award and to find the online application, please visit the <a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Falsc%2Fawardsgrants%2Fprofawards%2Fbakertaylor&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C1c3dc82733f84ea9b98f08d870622ac1%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637382914205955095&sdata=dcbhruapTTSpzZTI2i4WBv2PY%2BqweGTwzrWzoMfCYpg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">ALSC/Baker
& Taylor Summer Reading Grant website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2020/10/storytime-starters-new-pandemic-skills-coming-to-a-website-near-you/">Storytime Starters: New Pandemic Skills Coming to a Website Near</a> You – ALSC Blog, 10.15.20<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ala.org/everyday-advocacy/speak-out/alsc-championing-childrens-services-toolkit">ALSC Championing Children’s Services Toolkit</a><br>
The Championing Children’s Services Toolkit encompasses a variety of easy to use advocacy resources to empower Children’s staff to engage their communities to build healthy successful futures for children.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h1>Resources<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>MDHHS Order of October 9, 2020</b>: Gathering Prohibition and Face Covering Order
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/MDHHS_Order_of_October_9_2020-Gathering_Prohibition__Face_Covering_Order_704956_7.pdf">
information sheet</a> from the Library of Michigan – 10/12/20.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="https://www.readbrightly.com/who-was-printables-and-activities">Who Was?<span style="font-style:normal"> Printables & Activities</span></a></i> from Brightly
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<p class="MsoNormal">“<b>Choose Your Own Adventure: Read-Aloud Book Club</b>:” <a href="https://www.cyoa.com/pages/bookclub">
https://www.cyoa.com/pages/bookclub</a> <br>
The club is for adventurers of all ages and works best with groups of 5-20 club members at each meeting. The club can run for 9 months or 9 weeks; a total of <b>9 books</b> will be read throughout the course of the club. The librarian or library staff member
will select a <i>Choose Your Own Adventure</i>® book to read each session, and the adventurers decide which path the group should take. If the group can’t agree, roll a die! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Free Virtual Music Workshops</b><br>
<u><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fala.us1.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Db9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691%26id%3Daf554ed505%26e%3D55dff2545f&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C20be50d7d21b41f04ea208d86aeef6cc%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637376921863692703&sdata=KBb8wkElIKIuY40ljmQ%2BUR5ZMNl5XdDQb%2FAkj%2FoQF0s%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Bridging
Education & Art Together</a></u> (BEAT) is an NYC based non-profit that provides unique Hip-Hop based arts education programs to youth in schools and public institutions -- including students with disabilities. BEAT is offering
<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fala.us1.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Db9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691%26id%3Dec29e7ea06%26e%3D55dff2545f&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C20be50d7d21b41f04ea208d86aeef6cc%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637376921863692703&sdata=IWmHTGvAci2P3xCgrSF%2F%2FfjwV1p1VtARMZ1Ww4ptmQY%3D&reserved=0">
free Virtual Music Production & Lyricism</a> workshops to libraries across the country. If you are interested in bringing this program to the youth you serve, please contact the Program Director, Brittany Wilson, at
<a href="mailto:brittany@beatglobal.org">brittany@beatglobal.org</a> to learn more.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h1>Webinar <o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://home.edweb.net/webinar/personalizedlearning20201019/">Mental Health, Mindfulness, Self-Care: What We Can Do During a Pandemic</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Monday, October 19, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT<br>
<a href="https://home.edweb.net/webinars/">Free from edWeb.net</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If there is a silver lining to COVID-19 it is the increased awareness and importance of mental health for our teachers, students, and their families/caregivers. The tension created between new social distance protocols and the need to connect
and build relationships is heightened, with many not equipped to lower the stress for meaningful teaching and learning to occur in school or in a remote environment. At the same time, school communities and society at large are facing the pandemic of centuries
of racism that is harmful to students, particularly Black, Indigenous and students of Color.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What are the strategies that need to be put in place to nurture the growth of each student, their family/caregivers, and teachers during these times? How can we evolve to be culturally responsive in our schools and communities? In this
edWebinar, we will:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Learn about key self-care tips not only for students, but adults, too<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Discover how school districts can encourage self-care and mindfulness in their communities of teachers and learners<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Hear what parents can do at home to foster self-care and mindfulness<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Examine how being student centered can promote culturally responsive teaching<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">This edWebinar will be of interest to teachers, librarians, and school and district leaders of all levels. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Presented by Dena Simmons, Ed.D., Assistant Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Yale University, CT; Dr. Baron R. Davis, Superintendent, Richland School District Two, SC; Doris Corporan, Counselor, New York City; and Dewayne
J. McClary, Director, League of Innovative Schools, Digital Promise<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The recording will be posted on this page after the live session and closed captioning will be added within 2 weeks. <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<h1>In the News…<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal">Author <a href="https://www.macfound.org/fellows/1074/">Jacqueline Woodson has won a MacArthur Fellowship</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=Librarianship-in-2020-Year-of-the-Go-Getter-leadership-covid-19-coronavirus">Librarianship in 2020: Year of the Go-Getter</a> – SLJ, 10.14.20<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Have a good weekend,<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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Youth Services Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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