<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Good morning,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">My library is also thinking of running this program for this year's summer reading program. We are going to set up a mailbox in the library to avoid giving out personal information to other patrons. We will ask patrons when they register for our program whether they want to participate in this or not. Those who do want to participate, we will assign them someone random out of others who are also participating in the program. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Whenever they would like to drop off letters for their pen pals, they may do so using the library mailbox. Then, myself or another staff member will reach out to the pen pal and let them know there is a letter to pick up. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">I wish you well in this endeavor - it's a super fun idea!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 11:07 AM Director via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Good morning everyone,<div><br></div><div>My library staff came up with a great idea to go along with this year's "All Together Now" summer reading program, wherein we would set up a pen pal program with the Indian River County Library in Florida, active throughout SRP (from one Indian River to another). </div><div><br></div><div>However, I am having a hard time working out the details around what this process would look like - if your library has done a pen pal program, can you share the procedure and any other information that would help guide us? Thank you in advance and I am happy to share responses!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Kelsey Rutkowski<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>--------------------------------------</b><br></div><div><b>Library Director</b></div><div><div><font color="#38761d"><b>Indian River Area Library</b></font></div><div>3546 S Straits Hwy</div><div>PO Box 160</div><div>Indian River, MI 49749</div><div>(231) 238-8581</div><div><a href="http://indianriverlibrary.org" target="_blank">indianriverlibrary.org</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Montserrat,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:0.5px">“It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.” – S.I. Hayakawa</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Montserrat,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:0.5px"><br></span></div><div><font color="#674ea7" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Lorry Traver</b></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Youth Services Coordinator</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Ruth Hughes Memorial District Library</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">211 N. Almont Ave.</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Imlay City, MI 48444</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:ltraver@ruthhughes.org" target="_blank">ltraver@ruthhughes.org</a></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">810-724-8043 ext. 203</font></div></div></div>