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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Don’t forget MI libraries can sign-up to use
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/youth/addtl">ReadSquared</a> through the Library of Michigan. See details on the reading challenges they are offering below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>This program is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:19.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Celebrate 80 years of wildfire and nature education by offering the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge in your ReadSquared site. Review the full program
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:19.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Programs such as the Smoky Bear Reading Challenge are effortlessly integrated into your ReadSquared platform with just a single click and a few
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The 2024 summer themes for CSLP and iREAD are ready for import.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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