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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">MiYouth Meeting</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
<b>Wednesday, December 8<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2:00 PM ET<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We’re back! Join us for a brief update on resources for Challenged Books, MeL, and Braille Literacy Awareness, as well as time for some “Heart Conversations” and the Importance of Play. Whether you’re a children’s
librarian or a young adult librarian, or maybe someone who “does it all” in your library, we do hope you’ll join us on Wednesday.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/506813991?pwd=Z2NBMTFES1BlRlNVc2lhbzV1eTJ0QT09">
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/506813991?pwd=Z2NBMTFES1BlRlNVc2lhbzV1eTJ0QT09</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Password: 454345<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">CSLP Summer Symposium</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you for your patience as we worked through some tech issues with Webex. We understand that some of you weren’t able to get into the session. Materials, the continuing education certificate and recordings associated with
the Symposium are/will be housed on our website here: <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclicks.eventbrite.com%2Ff%2Fa%2FrtiH-ZnMC3NqKBUhy8vL0w~~%2FAAQxAQA~%2FRgRjipR7P0QwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3NscHJlYWRzLm9yZy9zdW1tZXItc3ltcG9zaXVtLTIwMjEvVwNzcGNCCmGL-2CpYdgZn_xSGGxhbmNhc3RlcmM1QG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdlgEAAAAAA~~&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7Cd343acb406df4982111408d9b5f1a12e%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637740871662104534%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=7UleDdyQ2197pttuOJuIB9UCnR4YF3lxjxZHbCcUdes%3D&reserved=0">
https://www.cslpreads.org/summer-symposium-2021/</a>. We just have to caption and post the videos, so give us a few days to get that processed. Your state rep (Cathy Lancaster) will let you know as soon as they are up! For those of you that attended the symposium,
or after you watch the recordings, we would love to know how it went for you. What did we do well? What can we change for next year? We need your feedback:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6643642/2021-CSLP-Summer-Symposium-Evaluation">https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6643642/2021-CSLP-Summer-Symposium-Evaluation</a>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1>YALSA<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The <a href="https://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten">
Teens' Top Ten</a> is a "teen choice" list,</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in fifteen school and public libraries around the country.
Nominations are posted on the Thursday of <a href="http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek">National Library Week</a>, and teens across the country vote on their favorite titles each year. Readers ages twelve to eighteen will vote
online between August 15 - October 15 here on the Teens' Top Ten site. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Teens' Top Ten Book Groups:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">APPLICATIONS for 2022-2023 Books Groups is now <a href="https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/tKXecjgFfMv2d94GuqB46O">open</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Learn more about how you can apply to participate in the Teens' Top Ten book groups <a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/apply">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Meet the 2021 <a href="https://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/yagalley" target="_self" title="teens' top ten book groups">Teens' Top Ten book groups</a>, who will choose the nominees for the next
year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1>SABA Awards Celebration<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Join the South Asia National Outreach Consortium and the SABA Awards Committee on Wednesday, December 8 at 7:30pm EST in a virtual celebration of Children's and Young Adult literature on South Asia and its
diasporas. Meet the authors amplifying South Asian stories and how these stories can be used in homes, classrooms, and libraries. We invite teachers, librarians, and families to join us to take part in this celebration.<br>
Register here: <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FCelebrateSABA2021&data=04%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C40bb77685082409eab6e08d9aeeef61b%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637733164663135453%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=3a6%2Bd%2Fn6MkQ67Zfl1sFM%2BXkrcuMXl07wzvc94Cs%2Fm58%3D&reserved=0" title="https://bit.ly/CelebrateSABA2021">
bit.ly/CelebrateSABA2021</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1>In the News…<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-11-17-why-schools-can-t-talk-about-family-engagement-without-talking-about-race">Why Schools Can’t Talk About Family Engagement Without Talking About Race</a> – EdSurge,
11.17.21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://programminglibrarian.org/articles/re-entry-toolkits-helping-formerly-incarcerated-library">Re-entry Toolkits: Helping the Formerly Incarcerated at the Library</a> – Programming Librarian,
11.19.21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/local-news/article/Michigan-schools-are-failing-students-with-16657081.php">Michigan schools are failing students with dyslexia, advocates say</a> – Pioneer, 11.29.21<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Be safe,<o:p></o:p></span></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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Library of Michigan<br>
702 W. Kalamazoo St.<br>
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<i><span style="color:black;background:white">My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See </span>
</i><a href="http://www.mypronouns.org/"><i><span style="color:blue;background:white">www.mypronouns.org</span></i></a><i><span style="color:black;background:white"> to learn more<b>.</b></span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">LancasterC5@michigan.gov</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><b><span style="color:black">|</span></b><span style="color:black"> 517-335-8129
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<span style="color:black;background:white">Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Are you a library front line staffer? Join me in becoming an eResources expert by completing the
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmel.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7Cc974b25882b743cac56208d97d06cfc5%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637678290467528308%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=sy7WTGMoKLlfEwmtgehF%2BeuZWbTCi9Yxo08BllxAd48%3D&reserved=0"><i><span style="color:#1155CC">MeL
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