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<h1>Sources of Discounted/Free Books<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">First Book</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> –
<a href="https://firstbook.org/">https://firstbook.org/</a> (See “Become a Member” tab at top, right) - First Book is a non-profit that provides new books and educational resources to schools and programs serving children in need, from birth to age 18. First
Book Marketplace offers new, low-cost books with no shipping charges and First Book National Book Bank offers new, free books with some shipping charges). See the
<a href="http://www.fbmarketplace.org/eligibility-faqs/">First Book eligibility FAQ’s</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Scholastic Literacy Partnerships</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> -
<a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/literacypartnerships/">http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/literacypartnerships/</a> - Serves to enhance the mission of all those working directly or indirectly with children. FREE Bonus Books for every $150
spent; Discounts up to 72% off; Free S & H.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Book Depot</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> -
<a href="https://www.bookdepot.com/">https://www.bookdepot.com/</a> - Wholesale bargain book (publishers overstock), wide array of titles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pilcrow Foundation</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> -
<a href="https://thepilcrowfoundation.org/childrens-book-project-program-grants/">
https://thepilcrowfoundation.org/childrens-book-project-program-grants/</a> - provides new, quality, hardcover children’s books to rural public libraries across the United States. It provides a 2-to-1 match to rural public libraries that receive a grant through
its Children’s Book Project. Two application periods per year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Interstate Books4School</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> -
<a href="https://www.books4school.com/about-us.html">https://www.books4school.com/about-us.html</a> - Interstate Books4School is a supplier of Valu-Books and Tradebooks for infant through 12th grade. They have access to over 10,000,000 book titles. They sell
to public and private organizations, libraries, individuals, libraries, schools, gov. ag. etc. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Literacy Empowerment Foundation</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> -
<a href="https://www.lefbooks.org/">https://www.lefbooks.org/</a> - Dedicated to assisting educational programs by providing inexpensive children's books. The Reading Resource Project is an ongoing LEF program that distributes free books in sets of 100 books
to literacy programs. Recipients pay shipping, handling, and administrative costs ($88 per set of 100 books). Reading levels are for preK -2<sup>nd</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Reading is Fundamental</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> -
<a href="https://www.rif.org/how-we-help">https://www.rif.org/how-we-help</a> - Books for Ownership, RIF’s flagship reading program, enables children to select new, age-appropriate books to take home and own and is supported by resources for parents, educators,
and local literacy advocates to create a continuous focus on reading. Cost is $3/book.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">International Book Project</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> -
<a href="https://www.intlbookproject.org/home/our-work/get-books-2/">https://www.intlbookproject.org/home/our-work/get-books-2/</a> - mission is to promote education and literacy while broadening Americans’ understanding of their neighbors, which they achieve
by annually sending more than 300,000 books to schools, libraries, churches, and Peace Corps volunteers throughout the developing world and in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Want to explore more options?</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> See Reading Rockets’ “In Search of Free Books” web page:
<a href="https://www.readingrockets.org/books-and-authors/finding-free-books">https://www.readingrockets.org/books-and-authors/finding-free-books</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1>CSLP Store Clearance <o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">CSLP has a summer sale going – last chance for any
<i>Adventure Begins at Your Library™ </i>swag or gear! 30% off everything at <a href="https://shop.cslpreads.org/">
https://shop.cslpreads.org/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1>In the News…<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2024/06/03/inclusive-early-literacy/">Inclusive Early Literacy: Reaching informal caregivers with library resources</a> – American
Libraries, 6/3/24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Have a great 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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black">Youth Services Coordinator</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#44546A">Nourishing Michigan’s Future during the summer! Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan’s children to Meet Up and Eat Up!</span><span style="color:red"> </span><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup"><span style="color:blue">www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at
<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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