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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Quick reminder to save the dates or register for the CSLP Slogan & Theme Sessions (see below). You can also reach out to me directly with your favorites, I’m keeping a running list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none">Cathy Lancaster</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Youth Services Coordinator</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Library of Michigan<br>
702 W. Kalamazoo St.<br>
Lansing, MI 48915</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><i><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See
</span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.mypronouns.org/"><i><span style="background:white">www.mypronouns.org</span></i></a></span><i><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"> to learn more<b>.</b></span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov">LancasterC5@michigan.gov</a><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><b><span style="color:black">|</span></b><span style="color:black"> 517-335-8129
<b>|</b> </span><a href="http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan">www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan</a><span style="color:#1F497D">
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</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Join the <a href="http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/miyouth">
<b><span style="color:#006EB6;background:white;text-decoration:none">MiYouth</span></b></a>
<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></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> Lancaster, Cathy (MDE)
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 18, 2023 10:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> miyouth@mcls.org; michlib-l@mcls.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> CSLP's 2026 Slogan & 2027 Theme Listening Sessions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">2026 Slogan and 2027 Theme Listening Sessions<span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Save the Date! </span></b>Thursday, August 24 ~ 1pm Eastern<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in"><b>OR <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in">Friday, September 08 ~ 3pm Eastern<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Talk up your favorite <b>2026 Slogan and 2027 Theme </b>from the vetted and translated voting slate.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">How are the<b> Listening Sessions </b>different from the previous Wordsmithing sessions? The longer list of possible slogans has now been reviewed for copyright, trademark and translated into Spanish. We will not be tweaking verbiage
or revising the options at this stage. These sessions are YOUR opportunity to build support for your favorites. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">State Reps will be listening and then casting their votes at the CSLP Virtual Annual Meeting.
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Make sure to reach out to your
<a href="https://www.cslpreads.org/member-libraries/">state rep</a> by September 13 and let them know your favorites too!</span> (You can email me at
<a href="mailto:LancasterC5@Michigan.gov?subject=CSLP%202026%20Slogan%20and%202027%20Theme">
LancasterC5@Michigan.gov</a>) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Please join us for 1 of the listening sessions:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">CSLP 2026 Slogan and 2027 Theme Listening Sessions</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Thursday, August 24 ~ (10am PDT, 11am MDT, 12pm CDT, 1pm EDT)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87862661621?pwd=YmNxa0lFVVJMNGY0M2xJSnJjMGE3Zz09">
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87862661621?pwd=YmNxa0lFVVJMNGY0M2xJSnJjMGE3Zz09</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Friday, September 08 ~ (12pm PDT, 1pm MDT, 2pm CDT, 3pm EDT)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81180413010?pwd=L1N6WjBGeFVaN2FoTzNZRHc5aGxxZz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81180413010?pwd=L1N6WjBGeFVaN2FoTzNZRHc5aGxxZz09</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Need a reminder? <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJNTvKeq7-h8FDowG5GGMEDysAx-2s0tZS_I9Q6mVKKmYprw/viewform">
Register here to receive a reminder</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Voting Slate<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2026 Potential Slogans for theme: <b>Dinosaur</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
Big and Small Adventures for All / <span lang="ES-VE">Grandes y pequeñas aventuras para todos<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
Explore with a Roar! / ¡Explora con un rugido!<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
Romp, Stomp, Read / Corre, pisa, lee<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
Unearth a Story / Desenterrar una historia<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%">2027 Potential Themes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:105%">Cooking/Food<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%">Games/Play<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%">Engineering/Invention/Technology
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%">Mystery/Detective/Suspense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%">Outdoors/Nature/Camping<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%">Plants/Flowers/Gardening<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%">Time Travel/History<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%">Travel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%">Vehicles/Transportation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%">Weather<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385723">We want to give a huge Shout Out! to the CSLP Theme & Slogan Committee for facilitating the year long process to create this year’s CSLP themes and slogans voting slate.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Warm regards,<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CSLP Theme & Slogan Committee<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none">Cathy Lancaster</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Youth Services Coordinator</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Library of Michigan<br>
702 W. Kalamazoo St.<br>
Lansing, MI 48915</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><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="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></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov">LancasterC5@michigan.gov</a><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><b><span style="color:black">|</span></b><span style="color:black"> 517-335-8129
<b>|</b> </span><a href="http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan">www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan</a><span style="color:#1F497D">
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