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Description automatically generated" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Since
childhood, summer seems to be the natural season of the year to relax, wind down, and even indulge ourselves a little—often through vacations, ice cream, or long books on the beach. But have you ever considered perusing the
</span><a href="https://mel.org/welcome"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan eLibrary</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> for those publications that we tend to buy somewhere near the checkout
line at the local grocery store? Imagine sifting through the thousands of free publications for sheer entertainment—not work or school or anything research related—just fun.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Well, MeL has some great indulgences for a little chill time this summer. Whether your pleasures are human-interest stories, catching up on sports, or even checking out what’s
new in Hollywood, MeL just might have what you’re seeking.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Better Homes & Gardens<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Founded by
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=134481188&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Edwin
Meredith</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> and first published in 1922,
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=BHG&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Better
Homes & Gardens</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> screams nostalgia. As US Secretary of Agriculture, Meredith had a grand idea to expand a highway from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans to support farmers getting their
goods to market and so tourists would generate commerce. Jefferson Highway, noted
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=136214495&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">in
this article from Louisiana Life</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, remains popular among travelers. Still going strong, the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&bquery=JN+%26quot%3bBetter+Homes+%26amp%3b+Gardens%26quot%3b+AND+DT+20220601+NOT+PM+AOP&type=0&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">June
issue</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> of Better Homes & Gardens continues to cover topics such as gardening, health, home repair, and travel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">People
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Published weekly,
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=PEO&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">People</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
is available in both PDF and HTML formats from 1974 to present. This publication might lean a bit toward Hollywood gossip, but it also includes politics, business, the arts, and literature. If you want to go full-on celebrity chatter, then
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=A5H&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Us
Weekly</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is probably the magazine for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sports Illustrated<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">While I’m a big fan of the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&bquery=%26quot%3bleading+off%26quot%3b+AND+SO+sports+illustrated&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Leading
Off</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> series published each month in Sports Illustrated,
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&bquery=JN+%26quot%3bSports+Illustrated%26quot%3b+AND+DT+20220601+NOT+PM+AOP&type=0&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">this
month’s articles</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> are especially interesting, focusing on the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Title IX and its impact on the people and institutions throughout America. The
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=156830241&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">cover
story</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> reminds us of the profound gender inequality that existed before June 23, 1972, when President Nixon signed the Education Amendment Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HGTV Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Added to the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-f6h"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MasterFILE Complete</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> lineup
in 2020, </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=ETSZ&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HGTV
Magazine</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is the newest checkout-line staple to make it into MeL. If this one is new to you, then enjoy some great monthly features that inspire even those of us without crafty skills
like the </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&bquery=%26quot%3bcome+on+in%26quot%3b+AND+SO+hgtv+NOT+wishes+NOT+thinkgs&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">come
on in!</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> and
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&bquery=%26quot%3bhello+curb+appeal%26quot%3b+AND+SO+hgtv&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">hello
curb appeal</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> series.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Other popular titles in MeL include
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=161I&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Atlantic</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=CRP&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Consumer
Reports</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=B3JY&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Essence</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=GOL&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Golf
Magazine</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, and
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=RST&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rolling
Stone</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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