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<p class="MsoNormal">MeL is excited to share our new virtual library rooms! <span style="color:black;background:white">
Designed to support virtual and hybrid learning, MeL's virtual library rooms provide new ways to engage patrons, spotlight your library collections, and provide a sense of place. Virtual library rooms are available for early childhood, school age, and teen
patrons.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2B2B2B;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#2B2B2B;background:white">Features<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="background:white">Rooms are created in Google Slides to offer lots of flexibility. Make your own copy and customize as much as you want, including adding your library’s logo, then publish!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#2B2B2B;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="background:white">Customize the books you place on the bookshelves, including curating by theme or topic.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#2B2B2B;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="background:white">Clickable objects are directly linked to MeL content.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#2B2B2B;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="background:white">A “<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmel.org%2Fld.php%3Fcontent_id%3D60412934&data=04%7C01%7CBreedL%40michigan.gov%7Cfa2a123ba0db46ee9e0208d8f3b20cdc%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637527293340847994%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=USGCYWfWFMLX%2FzmBptVow3M9adPx1JO%2FZOyJFJgKH4k%3D&reserved=0">Tour
Michigan with MeL</a>” map is available in each room with links directly to content in MeL.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2B2B2B;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2B2B2B;background:white">You’ll find the link to the
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fdrive%2Ffolders%2F16qLEIlu6fR3gMYtnT0fB73A35Eg0u-sw&data=04%7C01%7CBreedL%40michigan.gov%7Cfa2a123ba0db46ee9e0208d8f3b20cdc%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637527293340857951%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=0BYAsOaLxfuYujQjSvi3M8C1SxoUmoRUKOSUZR12Fnc%3D&reserved=0">
virtual library rooms</a> on MeL.org’s <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmel.org%2Fstaff&data=04%7C01%7CBreedL%40michigan.gov%7Cfa2a123ba0db46ee9e0208d8f3b20cdc%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637527293340857951%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=lb11BkSPmr0fKGEmzBTtD%2BDZbBuLctYi9LQ6NM4Gt68%3D&reserved=0">
Library Staff</a> page.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2B2B2B;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2B2B2B;background:white">Here’s a peek at the early childhood virtual library room.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2B2B2B;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2B2B2B;background:white"><img border="0" width="606" height="342" style="width:6.3083in;height:3.5583in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D72D1A.D8D89070" alt="Michigan eLibrary early childhood virtual library space. "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are having any issues linking to MeL eResources, please reference the
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mcls.org%2Fmel%2Fmel-databases%2Fhelp%2Fremote-access%2F&data=04%7C01%7CBreedL%40michigan.gov%7Cfa2a123ba0db46ee9e0208d8f3b20cdc%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637527293340847994%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=kdfKW7s%2FTh5aeGWaOoQUQPljMiHylVNWPJGeh8PKgVY%3D&reserved=0">
MeL eResource Access Page</a> or contact <a href="mailto:meldatabaseshelp@mcls.org">
meldatabaseshelp@mcls.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Friday!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Liz Breed<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Michigan eLibrary Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan | Michigan Department of Education<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517-335-1497 | <a href="mailto:breedl@michigan.gov">breedl@michigan.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mel.org/">www.mel.org</a> | Follow MeL: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mel.org/">
Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/meldotorg">Twitter</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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