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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">READsquared</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
Library programming staff, for all ages, please save the date for <b>READsquared’s Winter Reading Programs</b> webinar on
<b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Tuesday, October 18<sup>th</sup>, 1:30pm ET</span></b>. Just copy the login info below and save it in your calendar in order to join
<b>live</b>. A recording will be shared out afterwards if you can’t join live.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Join the meeting:
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join.me/READsquaredTraining</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Tuesday, October 18, 2022 1:30 PM
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Eastern Time (US & Canada) <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">United States - Los Angeles, CA
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">YALSA’s Transforming Teen Services</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Transforming Teen Services – YALSA <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Need ideas for teen programming? Come explore Youth Voice & Choice at this workshop via a framework for teen services called Connected Learning (CL) that uses the building blocks of teen interests, relationships
with peers and caring adults and opportunities (from college and career to leadership and civic engagement). This workshop will also cover the basics of Computational Thinking (CT), which is a problem-solving framework, not coding or computer science -- and
no technology is required! This is a great way for library staff who are less comfortable with tech to build STEM programs. This workshop is participatory & hands-on, and will help participants scaffold knowledge they may already have about CL and CT and use
it to recognize the ways in which CT supports CL.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Free (lunch included) and <b>
In-Person, 10am-5pm ET </b>at the three following locations:<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=2570">Monday, November 14th at Bloomfield Township Public Library</a>,
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=2575">Tuesday, November 15<sup>th</sup> at KDL’s Kentwood Branch</a>,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">or <a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=2580">
Thursday, November 17<sup>th</sup> at Otsego County Library</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<h1>Resources <span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">StoryWalk® Week</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> will take place Nov. 7-11 on ABOS' and Let's Move in Libraries' social media outlets. Submit a photo of your StoryWalk® to be featured in the Association
of Bookmobile and Outreach Services' and Let's Move in Libraries' StoryWalk® Week Celebration! Submissions will be accepted Oct. 6 - Nov. 3.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To submit your information: <b>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4el7W4VgOQbSXhn9y8P7rg2K5MzFl2MR_k6P0lo7dP9A7xw/viewform"><span style="font-weight:normal">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4el7W4VgOQbSXhn9y8P7rg2K5MzFl2MR_k6P0lo7dP9A7xw/viewform</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">StoryWalk® Week is the result of a partnership between ABOS and Let's Move in Libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Questions? Contact</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<a href="mailto:marketing@abos-outreach.com" title="mailto:marketing@abos-outreach.com">
communications@abos-outreach.com</a>.<br>
<i>The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.</i><br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">People Connect Institute (PCI)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> webinars available to the Michigan library community. The Library of Michigan provides access to the PCI live webinars for all Michigan
library staff. PCI Webinars uses the GoToMeeting platform. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=2603">Why Kids Should Be Allowed to Pick Their Own Books (and How to Explain This to Parents)</a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
will be held on <b>October 19 at 2pm ET.<br>
</b><i>Learn what the research says about the educational value of children choosing their own books (yes, even comic books!) and ways to gently communicate this information to parents.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Are you or your staff looking to develop your skills with professional development opportunities either in or out of state? The
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Flibraries%2Fce%2Fscholarships%2Flibrary-continuing-education-stipend-program&data=05%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C9896a28715c14c74643f08daadef6aae%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C638013541068731287%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9X7nVlBY3RM%2FOh5To7Taq%2BMxxLqmGReEqHbmO%2BfJR4Q%3D&reserved=0">
Library Continuing Education Stipend program</a> can support travel and registration costs by providing financial support for library staff continuing education.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To find the full array of training and continuing education opportunities</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> supported and offered by the Library of Michigan visit the Continuing Education site at
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/ce">Michigan.gov/LibraryCE</a>. Links to WebJunction, United for Libraries, the
<u><a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/publicaccess/eventCalendarBig.jsp">LM CE calendar</a></u>, and the
<a href="https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills">Niche Staff Skills Academy</a> can all be found there.
<i>Including…</i><br>
<b>The Youth Services Basics Overview course</b> is now available in <a href="https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills/course/45478">
LM’s Niche Academy Staff Skills</a>. This course is designed as an introduction to library services for public library staff who are new to libraries and/or working with youth. Whether you are already working in a library or just starting out in a new youth
services position, this content will help you consider why library services focusing specifically on youth are important, how to collect appropriate materials, the types of services and programs you can provide to your patrons, and the importance of outreach
services. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This course contains an Overview of Youth Services, followed by age-specific sections on Early Childhood, School Age Children, and Tweens & Teens. An accompanying workbook has also been included and public
library staff can complete the sections to earn badges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This course was created in collaboration by the Indiana State Library, Library of Michigan, Montana State Library, and the Tennessee State Library and Archives, with support from the Institute of Museum
and Library Services.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Questions about LM Training? Contact us at
<a href="mailto:LM-LibTraining@michgian.gov">LM-LibTraining@michgian.gov</a> <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
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<b>Teen Driver Parental Toolkit</b><u><br>
</u>Traffic safety advocates across the country are working to encourage parents and their teens to talk about the importance of safe driving during National Teen Driver Safety Week, October 16-22, 2022. That week, and every week, parents should have conversations
with their teens about the important rules they need to follow to stay safe behind the wheel of a motor vehicle and even as a passenger. With the help of involved parents, teens can become safer, smarter drivers. Teen drivers with actively involved parents
are half as likely to be involved in a crash. To help parents manage their teens’ driving and keep them safe, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) has created a
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/msp/divisions/ohsp/safety-programs/teen-drivers/teen-driver-parental-toolkit">
Parent Toolkit and video</a>. Please share the toolkit with all teen parents in your districts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>MDE’s Annual Report</b><br>
Michigan Department of Education has released this year’s <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/mde/-/media/Project/Websites/mde/top10/2022-MDE-Annual-Report.pdf?rev=5a1c07e1ac84493089097d9bd6b0460e&hash=5DCF96EF15051CF747F620486A512CB5">
annual report</a>, which highlights much of the important progress that the education community has made. Highlights include greater investments in and expansion of the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP), significant investments in early child care access
and programming, intense focus on addressing the state’s teacher shortage, response to student mental health needs, enhancement of educator knowledge of important historical movements and events, and a generational state school aid budget that empowers all
eight of the Top 10 Strategic Education Plan goals.<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.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/10/11/book-bans-michigan-lgbtq/69541902007/">Book bans spreading across Michigan: What's driving them</a> – Detroit Free Press, 10.11.22<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.record-eagle.com/news/lifestyles/mardi-link-public-libraries-are-places-of-self-determination-not-rhetoric/article_546f17f6-4414-11ed-abfc-73eff9a460ad.html">Public libraries are places
of self-determination, not rhetoric</a> – Record Eagle, 10.9.22<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2022/10/09/human-book-chain-helps-superior-township-library-move-to-new-location/69546142007/">Community unites around new Superior Township library,
helps it move 1 book at a time</a> – Detroit Free Press, 10.9.22<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">These programs are supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Have a good one,<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>
Lansing, MI 48915</span><br>
<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>
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<b>|</b> </span><a href="http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:blue">www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">
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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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