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<h1>COVID-19 Update from AAP<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>American Academy of Pediatrics</b> <b>updated guidance</b>:<br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Keeping masks on in school</span> and urging everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are among several coordinated interventions recommended in updated
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FAAPSchoolReentry&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C8858a3ff680547e4a52108d951e91975%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637630883869401171%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=0Txf534xDEjv0s5NpKRdPlDQGrq6WHiCvbsafNuJykM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
AAP interim guidance</a> that strongly advocates for in-person learning during the 2021-’22 school year.
<br>
<b>Resources</b>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">AAP COVID-19 Interim Guidance,
<a href="https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/clinical-guidance/" target="_blank">
https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/clinical-guidance/</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">Information for parents from HealthyChildren.org on safe schools during the COVID-19 pandemic,
<a href="https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/Return-to-School-During-COVID-19.aspx" target="_blank">
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/Return-to-School-During-COVID-19.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">Information for parents from HealthyChildren.org on what to look for in a summer camp during COVID-19,
<a href="https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/What-to-Look-for-In-a-Summer-Camp-COVID-19.aspx" target="_blank">
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/What-to-Look-for-In-a-Summer-Camp-COVID-19.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<h1>CSLP’s Teen Video Challenge<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://www.cslpreads.org/programs/2015-teen-program/2021-teen-video-challenge/">The Teen Video Challenge</a></b> submissions will be accepted through August 6<sup>th</sup>! Sponsored by the Collaborative Summer Library Program
(CSLP), TVC is an annual national video contest open to all teens (librarian and teacher support is encouraged). The challenge is for teens to create a public service announcement-type video that shows their unique interpretation of the 2021 CSLP slogan “Tails
and Tales.” Videos are to be no longer than 60 seconds and should promote libraries and reading.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Resources:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6p3Qyt2s1Vdvud85vqiVACduiFjQgahFq-vMwZltrIcOIcA/viewform?usp=sf_link" title="https://goo.gl/forms/vDRq1JHFPYVUfolg2">Official TVC Submission Form</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0563C1;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-tvc-contest-rules-1.pdf" title="https://www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-tvc-contest-rules-1.pdf">2021
TVC Contest Rules<o:p></o:p></a></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">Logo files to help promote the contest:<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cslpreads.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F01%2Fteenvideochallenge_color.png&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C824db062753248addb9608d9252f8bee%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637581709196042246%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=0QBhJerMjPh9%2FxZKpaJwMfiEy06dV1nrvMBy9JTZt00%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Teen
Video Challenge Logo COLOR [.png]</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cslpreads.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F01%2Fteenvideochallenge_bw.png&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C824db062753248addb9608d9252f8bee%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637581709196042246%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=5wJGNxm4fRDatBMdvASfphL%2Bgdpms%2F3tUYw9NpyomIA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Teen
Video Challenge Logo B&W [.png]</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">2020's 5 winning videos: <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cslpreads.org%2F2020-teen-video-challenge-winners-and-honorable-mentions%2F&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C824db062753248addb9608d9252f8bee%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637581709196052207%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=S%2BITK4VzqsppN0CHjkyDLHjFnSD%2BJQex8NDwCzzlUBE%3D&reserved=0">https://www.cslpreads.org/2020-teen-video-challenge-winners-and-honorable-mentions/</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">YALSA</span></span><br>
<b>Apply Now to be on a YALSA Committee, Taskforce, or Jury</b><br>
<i>July 30th - August 13th </i>| <a href="https://www.ala.org/cfapps/Volunteer/timeout.cfm" target="_blank">
Apply now</a> (you must login with ALA membership)<br>
YALSA announced applications are open to join a YALSA committee, taskforce, or jury. <o:p></o:p></p>
<h1>Webinars<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com%2Fnp%2Fclients%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fevent.jsp%3Fevent%3D1268&data=04%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C6c29cc8a13ec445f2ed308d951e09571%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637630847856071357%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=1k8OhGWZdy0GrUcfwu7XQ%2FNSPHDh8sLzposIWqZ6Kmg%3D&reserved=0">If
You Have Emotions & You Know It - Shout Hooray: Presenting Social Emotional Learning in Storytime</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>08/04/2021 <br>
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET<br>
</b><i>A PCI Webinar – brought to you by the Library of Michigan and supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services<b><br>
</b></i>Social Emotional Learning (SEL) has always been an important part of education and human development. With the ongoing pandemic and shocking headlines (including a mass shooting in my hometown) now, more than ever, we are prompted to help caregivers
and young children learn how to express and understand their emotions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Data Literacy for Youth</b><br>
<b>August 31<sup>st</sup>, 1pm CT/2pm ET<br>
</b>FREE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Learn about using Census data in public programming for youth in this free webinar, the third in a series from PLA's
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Census Data Literacy</a> project. The rich resources of the U.S. Census Bureau’s <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDEzOTM3MyZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDQ5NTMxJmxpPTg4Mzk3MTcw%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C2bcd1802267c44d6035208d951f2871a%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637630926858698502%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=OFVraAvlqfb0Uiwa7ae%2FJVy5O4uo4ZmafpXxhTc70Gg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
Statistics in Schools</a> are a valuable tool to advance data literacy, and many libraries are using Census data to foster civic education and community engagement among children and teens. The webinar presenters will discuss approaches to data literacy that
reach diverse populations and address real-world issues of interest to youth. Discover how public library programs and services can help children and young adults think critically and ethically about data.
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Register now</a> for this free webinar on August 31 at 1:00 PM Central.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A full list of <b>Library of Michigan webinars</b> available are
<a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/eventList.jsp">
on LM’s CE Registration Site</a>. LM Archived Webinars can also be found at: <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2F0%2C9327%2C7-381-88855_89737-301245--%2C00.html&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C8dea9ed3581f4c8a241108d93d5ba9f7%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637608290236874524%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=IBEzApuoR2Mz03P%2FoCO%2Fh9q%2BBVn5g4xOQJN86FI0ZZo%3D&reserved=0">
https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,9327,7-381-88855_89737-301245--,00.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h1>Resources<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Join Banned Books Week Honorary Chair Jason Reynolds</b> on August 2 at 4 p.m. Eastern for a #BannedBooksChat on Twitter. As an advocate for storytelling and an outspoken critic of censorship, Reynolds is the perfect person to headline
Banned Books Week 2021, which takes place September 26–October 2 and has the theme
<a href="https://bannedbooksweek.org/bannedbookschat/" target="_blank">“Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.”</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Project Outcome</b> <br>
The PLA <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDEzOTM3MyZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDQ5NTMxJmxpPTg4Mzk3MTc4%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C2bcd1802267c44d6035208d951f2871a%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637630926858728372%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=h6X0wI54I4M84rxLHpDDY7Kgf%2B%2FV6rv6I4xt0vjbvh0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
Family Engagement Framework</a> outlines how libraries can advance caregiver engagement in learning with children, and explains the five “Rs” of engagement—reach out, raise up, reinforce, relate, and reimagine—which help libraries develop meaningful, lasting
relationships with families in their communities. In a new case study from <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDEzOTM3MyZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDQ5NTMxJmxpPTg4Mzk3MTU5%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C2bcd1802267c44d6035208d951f2871a%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637630926858728372%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=9jvDOr1CVm3ZwdsKvKzkeacBXTybJifToHJpFT5w0oI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
Project Outcome</a>, two members of PLA’s <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDEzOTM3MyZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDQ5NTMxJmxpPTg4Mzk3MTc5%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C2bcd1802267c44d6035208d951f2871a%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637630926858738338%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=MggcmXPSwK286hzaRoBCxIBWvfwuNMQrbL09BDQUTsQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
Committee on Family Engagement</a> discuss how their libraries have established partnerships and evaluated programs that support family engagement. Ashley J. Brown is the Public Services Librarian Manager at Auburn Public Library in Alabama, and Marie Pyko
is Public Services Director at Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library in Kansas. Read more in
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Project Outcome, Partnerships, and the Family Engagement Framework</a> (login to the Project Outcome website required; see Resources – Case Studies).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Where’s Waldo?</i></b><b> Printables and Activities</b><br>
A great addition to any grab-n-go kit: <a href="https://www.readbrightly.com/wheres-waldo-printables-activities/">
https://www.readbrightly.com/wheres-waldo-printables-activities/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>PLA President’s Report captures a challenging, productive year<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Even as the COVID-19 crisis created uncertainty for PLA and public libraries, PLA and libraries responded powerfully. PLA helped libraries navigate through great risks and reinforce their essential roles in communities. Michelle Jeske,
PLA’s 2020–2021 President and current Immediate Past President, led the organization through difficult and changing times to great success. Read more in her
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2020–2021 President’s Report</a> posted on the <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDEzOTM3MyZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDQ5NTMxJmxpPTg4Mzk3MTQx%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C2bcd1802267c44d6035208d951f2871a%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637630926858569075%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=03hq6OGvcBoU85rD8jaVKeLIuge%2BWP7nhTQt0enr3iM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
About PLA</a> page.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">In the News…</span></span><br>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/27/top-us-doctors-say-kids-need-masks-and-social-distancing-in-schools-this-fall.html">Top U.S. doctors say kids need masks and social distancing in schools this fall</a><b>
</b>– CNBC, 7.27.21<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b14362261~S37a" target="_blank" title="http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b14362261~S37a">The Returns to Public Library Investment. By Gregory Gilpin, et al. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Apr. 2021 (rev. July 2021).
59 p.</a><br>
In this paper, the authors analyze the causal effects of library capital spending on the resources and usage of U.S. public libraries. “We find that capital investment sharply increases library visits (by 21%), children’s checkouts of items (by 21%), and children’s
attendance at library events (by 18%). These increases in usage persist for at least 10 years after capital investment. Capital investment also increases library book holdings, employees, spending on salaries, and operating expenditures…. We find that library
capital spending increases children’s reading test scores by 0.02 standard deviations on average in the seven years following the library investment shock.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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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