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<h1>CLSP Listening Session <o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Join the conversation to refine the
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/13i_lon16cCiIj4v4O0D6js21Xc0q2B5_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111845546272494808031&rtpof=true&sd=true">
2026 slogan suggestions</a> for the theme of Dinosaurs!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We encourage State Reps and all members that have an interest in wordsmithing to join the call to discuss your favorites slogan suggestions (see attached). During and after the sessions we will have resources
available for you to share your input through discussion, chat or using a Google doc. This Wordsmithing session will inform the final list to be submitted for copyright vetting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thursday, April 27 ((10am PST, 11am MDT, 12pm CDT, 1pm EDT)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88925942544?pwd=ckJkT0F2bFdtSldlTkpwRUR0dXdVQT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88925942544?pwd=ckJkT0F2bFdtSldlTkpwRUR0dXdVQT09</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thursday, May 4 (8am PST, 9am MDT, 10am CDT, 11:00am EDT)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88931003848?pwd=WGgxYTY5OEJ2bmVyWHVsT1BycWlWZz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88931003848?pwd=WGgxYTY5OEJ2bmVyWHVsT1BycWlWZz09</a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Need a reminder? <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEO03FudX17IavazUXE0kAGdO6CImNBIlbKGSAMkzMcdRdQA/viewform?usp=sf_link">
Register here</a> and we will send you reminder a few days before.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">What’s next? – August Listening Session</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We will have another listening session in August to champion our favorite 2027 Themes and the vetted/translated 2026 Slogans before the final vote.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Brought to you by the CSLP Theme and Slogan Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<h1>Resources<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">MiLibrary Quest</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our Quest this summer will be in the format of a digital escape room about Haunted and Mysterious Michigan. Teens will be challenged to “Survive Together” as they face all manner of ghasts and ghouls to solve the mystery of their appearance
in our state. Puzzles and riddles will aid them in the quest. Summer Quest will begin on July 1 and end on August 5 or August 12. The ending date will be updated as soon as it is finalized. <b>Libraries can sign up to participate at
<a href="https://bit.ly/QuestLibrarySignup2023">https://bit.ly/QuestLibrarySignup2023</a> by May 15.</b> If you want to be one of the handful of libraries who post a unique clue on your library’s website, you’ll need to sign up prior to May 1. Additional information
see the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DvFMlyF5EXPUik-aS1gwvSzcCGZ-5PgeeGZf9r_gr_A/edit">
MiLibrary Quest FAQs</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ALA</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> invites libraries of all types to apply for “Imagining Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures,” a new installment in the Great Stories Club that highlights science
fiction books that explore questions of equity, identity, and alternate futures. Participating libraries must work in partnership with, or be located within, an organization that reaches underserved teens. ALA’s Public Programs Office will select 35 libraries
to receive 11 paperback copies of theme-related books to use in reading and discussion groups, a $500 programming stipend, online training, and program resources and support. <a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/greatstories/apply">Apply online by
May 10</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Children’s Book Council<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.cbcbooks.org/readers/reader-resources/eloise-greenfield-childrens-poetry-advocate-prize/">CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ELOISE GREENFIELD </a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Launched in 2023, this prize honors Eloise Greenfield, the author of forty-eight children’s books, including <i>Honey, I Love and Other Poems</i> and <i>The Great Migration</i>. Eloise was a beloved children’s
book creator whose pioneering voice, especially for the Black American experience, has made her an inspiration to many generations of readers. This prize is awarded each year, in partnership with HarperCollins Children’s Books, to a bookseller, educator, or
librarian, in recognition of their work supporting Black-authored children’s poetry in their community. <a href="https://youtu.be/k3iMcSmqHa8">The 2023 Winner is Tamara Shiloh</a>, the owner of the Multicultural Children’s Bookstore in Richmond, CA, as well
as an author and local literacy leader. <b>JOIN IN!</b> To kick off the celebration, everyone is invited to record themselves reading a favorite poem of Eloise’s, joining <b>Jason Reynolds</b> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq_PTgBrSgM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">his
Instagram video</a> and share by using #eloisegreenfieldaward or by tagging the CBC.
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<h1>In the News…<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269831/tracie-d-hall/">The 100 Most Influential People of 2023: Tracie D. Hall</a> – Time, 4/13/23<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://wtvbam.com/2023/04/13/texas-county-keeps-libraries-open-amid-fight-over-banned-books/">Texas county keeps libraries open amid fight over banned books</a> – WTVB, 4/13/23<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>
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