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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Transforming Teen Services<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Did you miss a chance to join Michigan’s Spring 2021 cohort on Transforming Teen Services? Never fear, Niche is here! You can access a self-paced, self-reflection opportunity on LM’s Niche Staff Skills Academy (<a href="https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills">https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills</a>);
find it as a course option in the Children’s/YA category. <i>This program is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services</i>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Leap Into Science<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdetroitzoo.org%2Fabout%2Fyour-detroit-zoo%2F&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7Cc2b8339ce30d46700b5e08d9453a93e5%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637616941699156460%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=YSZqQv3hcErlHMbtj1UcThhqwyRhorBhyiWLQ814FfE%3D&reserved=0">The
Detroit Zoological Society</a>, the <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2F&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7Cc2b8339ce30d46700b5e08d9453a93e5%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637616941699166411%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=CGk1EFZLMdjQviA2Cp%2F2Q5wWCJSJ0GT%2BM1l6vynj3Bo%3D&reserved=0">
Library of Michigan</a>, and the <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.miafterschool.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7Cc2b8339ce30d46700b5e08d9453a93e5%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637616941699166411%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=XlqDZw415y7VywmaRwsb3GK%2FJDS47ha4QOQO0YL%2BACQ%3D&reserved=0">
Michigan Afterschool Partnership </a>are excited to announce <b><a href="http://leap.fi.edu/">Leap into Science</a>
</b>training opportunities for public libraries and afterschool partners. Participating public libraries and afterschool program partners will receive support to purchase materials you need to run a “Light & Shadow” based STEM program. Registration will be
limited, so be sure to complete this <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FzaRoh8AJmQSaYut68&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7Cc2b8339ce30d46700b5e08d9453a93e5%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637616941699176368%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=DfWdDQoAED5hj1XqzfJ3zHYlThBqqG5pG5asdbuVzJo%3D&reserved=0">
interest form</a> by end of day, <b>Friday, August 13th</b>, for a chance to be selected. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://www.reforma.org/noche-grants">2021 Noche de Cuentos Mini-Grants Program</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">REFORMA will award 8 mini-grants of $300 to support a Noche de Cuentos program during Latino Heritage Month, September 15 - October 15, 2021.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Public libraries, academic libraries, school libraries, and community organizations in the United States including Puerto Rico are eligible to apply.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applications must be received by 11:59 PM (PST) on July 25, 2021.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Apply: <a href="https://www.reforma.org/noche-grants">reforma.org/noche-grants
</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS)</b> is currently seeking submissions for
<b>Book Bike Week</b>, our weeklong celebration of everything with pedals and pages. If your Library has a Book Bike (or trike, or unicycle) used for library outreach, we want to see it! Submit a photo by July 26 to be featured during Book Bike Week, August
2-6, 2021, across ABOS social media. Submit here: <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FD3YT6uF8xaMeJtVb9&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C230bdb2b72b94f7e796708d940a26142%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637611888422743011%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=s0dE1hSzE1FqQ5JYFUqX6SDViRoLvjMZJ%2BLvFMncUFA%3D&reserved=0">
https://forms.gle/D3YT6uF8xaMeJtVb9</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Library of Congress</b>: new book on Japanese Culture as depicted in American children’s books<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sybille Jagusch, chief of the Library's Literature Center, has just published "<a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2021/07/japan-in-u-s-childrens-books-a-new-world/?loclr=ealocb">Japan and American Children's Books</a>," a gorgeously illustrated
volume that details how Japan and Japanese culture has been portrayed in American children's books over the past two centuries.
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<p class="MsoNormal">A full list of upcoming <b>Library of Michigan webinars</b> available are
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibraryofmichigan.z2systems.com%2Fnp%2Fclients%2Flibraryofmichigan%2FeventList.jsp&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C7c4ec13d9d5b462b0e9108d942defe89%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637614348659781861%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=aiC8qXTSbzz%2BvkDeNZQRrpMwX1%2BcMzYsVZLqKOTRsZ0%3D&reserved=0">
on LM’s CE Registration Site</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Have a great weekend,</span><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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