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<h1>S.E.A.L. Survey<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">StarNet for Libraries has compiled suggestions for recycling solar eclipse glasses:
<a href="https://community.starnetlibraries.org/what-to-do-with-extra-and-gently-used-eclipse-glasses/">
What to do with extra and gently used eclipse glasses?? – STAR Net Community (starnetlibraries.org)</a>. They are also asking libraries to complete a post-eclipse survey:
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CS73M8F">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CS73M8F</a>. It asks questions about receiving and sharing glasses and conducting solar science programs. Please answer on behalf of your organizations as best as you can.
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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">Earth Day – April 22, 2024<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.readbrightly.com/earth-day-activities-printables">Earth Day printables</a> from Brightly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://clearinghouse.starnetlibraries.org/activities/551-make-a-stained-glass-earth.html">Take & Make a Stained Glass Earth</a> from StarNet for Libraries.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.plt.org/educator-tips/earth-day-activities/">Earth Day Activities</a> from Project Learning Tree
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2024/04/climate-environment-picture-books">Climate & Environment Picture Books</a> – ALSC Blog<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Exploring Careers in the Law Programs for high school students<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center is offering its annual Exploring Careers in the Law moot court programs for high school students (rising 10<sup>th</sup> graders through 2024 graduates) in Lansing
(June 24-28) and Detroit (July 26). The application can be downloaded from <a href="https://courts.mi.gov/learningcenter">
courts.mi.gov/learningcenter</a>. The <a href="https://www.courts.michigan.gov/493e46/siteassets/msc-learning-center/exploringcareersinthelaw-mootcourt.pdf">
first page of the application can also be used as a flyer</a> to display in your libraries or pass out to students. Rachael Drenovsky of the Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center is happy to answer any questions about the application or program at
<a href="mailto:DrenovskyR@Courts.Mi.gov?subject=Exploring%20Careers%20in%20Law">
DrenovskyR@Courts.Mi.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">How to Incorporate Spanish Language Content into Your Summer Reading Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Want to promote Summer Reading and Learning to Spanish speakers in your library community?
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The CSLP online manual has an entire section of Spanish Language program content that is available and ready to use for outreach and promotion for “Adventure Begins at Your Library” this summer!</span><b>
</b>View the recently added recording of <b>“How to Incorporate Spanish Language Content into Your Summer Reading Program”</b> on the NY State Library
<a href="https://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/webinars/index2.html#YS">archived Youth Services webinars</a> page. This March Summer Reading Lunch and Learn session was presented by Deborah Kinirons, Bilingual Community Outreach Librarian at Uniondale Public Library,
and Amy Olson, Youth Services Consultant at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Deborah is also the chair of the CSLP Spanish Language manual committee.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ALA Game Round Table<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Cross-posting on ALA Members and GameRT. If you are not a GameRT member and are curious about who we are and what we do,
<a href="https://games.ala.org/about/" title="https://games.ala.org/about/">find out more about GameRT</a>!</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We've crossed off a big thing on our wish list:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ALAGameRT" title="https://youtube.com/@ALAGameRT">
GameRT now has a YouTube channel!</a> We are currently working on uploading our past webinars and livestream events. There are currently 49 videos on the channel with more to be uploaded. For future events, we will also do simultaneous livestreams on Twitch
and YouTube whenever possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We will continue livestreaming on Twitch because the platform is well within our niche for games programming, but we wanted to add YouTube because we recognize that some institutions block Twitch on work computers.
This new viewing option makes our programming even more accessible to the community!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ALAGameRT" title="https://youtube.com/@ALAGameRT">Please stop by the new channel and subscribe!</a> This will help us verify the channel and get access to more channel
features.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">What can you find on the GameRT YouTube channel? All the great series you've come to expect from GameRT!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Gaming in Libraries Webinars series featuring presentations on a variety of topics related to gaming programs and collections in libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Learn & Play, Librarians Attempt Games, and Low Stress High Mayhem, where library workers live play board games, video games, and tabletop role-playing games (respectively)
while discussing how the games work in library settings.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Round Table Round Table, a panel series where we gather subject matter experts to chat on various topics relevant to gaming in libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Spectaculars, special one day events where we gather several ALA round tables to explore popular media in different themes (Spooky, Super, and Queer so far!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mini Cons, one day miniature conferences that feature a series of short presentations on topics relevant to gaming in libraries (TTRPGs in 2023 and Building Character in 2024)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://games.ala.org/about/" title="https://games.ala.org/event-guide/">Find out more about GameRT professional development programming on the GameRT website.</a>
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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://www.michigan.gov/mde/news-and-information/press-releases/2024/04/15/wonder-media-website-available-to-support-media-and-news-literacy">Wonder Media Website Available to Support Media and News
Literacy</a> – MDE Press Release, 4/15/24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.spl.org/about-us/news-releases/books-unbanned-report-details-the-impact-of-censorship-on-young-people-across-the-united-states">“In Their Own Words” Books Unbanned Report Details the Impact
of Censorship on Young People</a> – The Seattle Public Library, 4/11/24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/04/17/educators-and-parents-testify-in-support-of-michigan-library-bills/">Plans to put libraries in most Michigan schools get support from educators and parents</a>
– Chalkbeat Detroit, 4/17/24 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Take some time to enjoy the all the flowers & trees in bloom this weekend!<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>
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