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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Registration for the 2024 Adventure Begins at Your Library summer programming is officially open:
<a href="https://www.cslpreads.org/summer-symposium/">https://www.cslpreads.org/summer-symposium/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1>Summer Library Program Planning<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">CSLP’s Virtual Summer Symposium -
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">SAVE the DATE!<br>
<b>Adventure Begins at Your Library!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thursday, December 7, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">11 am to 4:30 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.cslpreads.org/summer-symposium/">Registration</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Not able to attend? <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLKDt5Cf5OWGn-VkPDeCYCM5V8rk_5QoMJ5NPkobGqHBxDEQ/viewform?usp=sharing">Sign up to receive a notice when recordings are posted</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Collaborative Summer Library Program’s Summer Symposium (FREE) is a half-day virtual offering for public library staff to connect, learn, and collaborate as we plan for summer library programming around
the 2024 theme of Adventure Begins at your Library.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sessions will include: <o:p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Simplifying the Adventure of Summer Reading: Observations from a Seasoned Storyteller – Jenifer Strauss<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2024 Manual Highlights: Adventure Begins at Your Library! – Alyssa Graybeal and manual committee chairs.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Once Upon an Adventure: Practical Tips for Gathering Stories to Promote Your Library – Angela Hursh<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Taking Adventure Outdoors: Programming and Partnerships facilitated by Amanda Raiche<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Not able to attend the virtual event live? Recordings will be available after the event. If you expect to only view the recorded sessions, you can sign-up at registration to have an
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLKDt5Cf5OWGn-VkPDeCYCM5V8rk_5QoMJ5NPkobGqHBxDEQ/viewform?usp=sharing">
email sent when the recordings are posted</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h1>And don’t forget!<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Still time to register for this week’s Inclusion webinar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><img border="0" width="361" height="303" style="width:3.7569in;height:3.1597in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01DA1612.803B4000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Collaborative Summer Library Program’s
<a href="https://www.cslpreads.org/inclusion-resources/">Inclusion Committee</a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> is hosting a webinar for library staff with author Dr. Ruth Wilson called
<b><i>Naturally Inclusive</i></b> (which is also the title of her 2022 book). Find out more about the book here:
<a href="https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/naturally-inclusive-engaging-children-of-all-abilities-outdoors">
https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/naturally-inclusive-engaging-children-of-all-abilities-outdoors</a>. This topic aligns very well with our upcoming 2024 Adventure Begins at Your Library theme, so join us to find out how to make your library’s outdoor
programming inclusive for all. The webinar will be on <b><i>November 15, 2023 at 2pm ET/1pm CT/Noon MT/11am PT</i></b>. It’s free and open to all members.
<b>Please register here: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/rsbrx8us">https://tinyurl.com/rsbrx8us</a></b>.<b>
</b>A zoom link will be sent shortly before the event to all registrants, as well as the recording. The webinar will be closed captioned, and a transcript provided.
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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">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">Youth Services Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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