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<h1>Resources<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Community Driven Science Adventure(s) at Your Library this Summer!</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">March 27, <span style="color:black;background:yellow">
1:00 pm MT/3:00 pm ET</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Join SciStarter, STAR Net and the National Girls Collaborative Project to gain ideas and resources for connecting public engagement in scientific research with this year’s Collaborative Summer Library Program
theme: Adventure Begins at Your Library™. From counting pollinators and taking photos of biodiversity to observing clouds and measuring light pollution, citizen and community science is a way for everyone to join in the adventures of science. Details are on
StarNet’s <a href="https://www.starnetlibraries.org/event/community-driven-science-adventures-at-your-library-this-summer">
website</a> and you can <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrde-hqDMjGdI33GatLi7d69tZeMI_FF0l#/registration">
register directly here</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ALSC’s Notable Children’s Books</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, and digital media. Head to <a href="https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists">this
link </a>to access current and past children's notable lists, and learn about the submission process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
If your library is in an area designated as rural and you're interested in learning more about this opportunity, you may want to attend this upcoming free webinar from No Kid Hungry:
<i>Interim Final Rule on Non-Congregate Summer Meals: What It Means for You This Summer</i> on Thursday, March 14, 2:00-3:00 pm.
<a href="https://strength.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J190AlgIRYir46L-BzdFzQ#/registration">
Register here</a>. This webinar will start with an overview of the interim final rule (IFR) on non-congregate summer meals in rural areas. It will cover the definition of rural and showcase No Kid Hungry's
<a href="This%20webinar%20will%20start%20with%20an%20overview%20of%20the%20interim%20final%20rule%20(IFR)%20on%20non-congregate%20summer%20meals%20in%20rural%20areas.%20It%20will%20cover%20the%20definition%20of%20rural%20and%20showcase%20No%20Kid%20Hungry's%20summer%20eligibility%20map">
summer eligibility map</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ready, STEM, Go!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Virtual Conference for Out-of-School-Time organizations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">March 27-28, 2024</span></b><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">For organizations and professionals dedicated to serving youth beyond the traditional school hours, this cost-free conference serves as a vital platform to connect and unite engaging STEM opportunities from across the nation.
Through professional development, resource sharing, networking, and insightful guest speakers, we aim to amplify innovative solutions that enhance out-of-school-time (OST) programs as a unique avenue to nurture innovators and creators in K-12 youth.
<a href="https://www.readystemgoconference.com/">Learn more and register here</a>. Presented by the ACT Now Coalition, Beyond School Bells, Montana Afterschool Alliance, North Dakota Afterschool Network, Ohio Afterschool Network, and Vermont Afterschool, Inc.,
with support from Million Girls Moonshot and the STEM Next Opportunity Fund.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in Libraries</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">Friday, March 22, 2024<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1:30-3pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Register here:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<a href="https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5slq7FLOTdygfVwlzhKGlA#/registration">
https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5slq7FLOTdygfVwlzhKGlA#/registration</a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">More details can be found here:
<a href="https://heellife.unc.edu/event/9882568">https://heellife.unc.edu/event/9882568</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Join us for a panel discussion featuring contributors and editors of the recently published book, <i>Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in Libraries</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Brought to you by the <a href="https://heellife.unc.edu/organization/checkedout">
Queer Library and Information Collective</a>. <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.michiganpublic.org/education/2024-03-06/bills-introduced-in-michigan-senate-look-to-restore-the-states-school-libraries">Bills introduced in Michigan Senate look to restore the state's
school libraries</a> – Michigan Public, 3/6/24</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/12/michigan-senate-oks-bills-to-help-students-struggling-with-dyslexia/72944168007/">Michigan Senate approves bills to help students struggling with dyslexia</a> – Detroit
News, 3/12/24<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/03/12/michigan-bill-would-make-kindergarten-mandatory/">Bill would make kindergarten mandatory for Michigan children</a> – Chalkbeat Detroit, 3/12/24<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><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;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>
<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">LancasterC5@michigan.gov</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">
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<b>|</b> </span><a href="http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">
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<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.</span><br>
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<a href="https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Michigan.gov/Vote</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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