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<h1>Ready to Read Michigan Presents:<o:p></o:p></h1>
<h2><b><span style="color:windowtext">Engaging Bigs & Littles During Storytime<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday, January 23, 2025
<br>
1:30 PM - 3:00 pm ET (90 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Register:
<a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=6249">
https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=6249</a>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Looking for new ways to engage families and expand your storytime skills? Join us for this all new 90 minute Ready to Read Michigan webinar!<br>
Libraries are community hubs for healthy child and family development. Intentional family engagement begins at birth and Storytime is the place for Youth Librarians to start building strong and lasting relationships with families.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join Narrative Coach, Jen Strauss for this webinar dedicated to family engagement during Storytime, birth to preschool and beyond!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In this webinar you will:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Review the Whys, Whats and Ways of Family Engagement.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Learn about Family Engagement resources and training opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Explore successful Storytime Guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Enlist the Five Practices of Ready to Read MI to ensure optimal family engagement with ALL NEW take-and-use stories, songs, play, prewriting
and writing activities.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<h1>Resources <span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">StarNet Webinar: Apply to Receive a FREE Magnetometer and Contribute to Space Weather Science!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">October 23, 2024, 3:00 PM ET<br>
Register: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UG7_3b6GQG2Ot9v_VSnkiA">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UG7_3b6GQG2Ot9v_VSnkiA</a>
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Learn how your library can participate in the EZIE Mission, a collaboration between Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHU APL) and NASA. Through the EZIE-Mag initiative,
you can apply to receive a FREE magnetometer to study space weather and aurora science! The EZIE Mission is unique because it$B!G(Bs the first NASA mission where you and your community can directly engage with space weather and aurora research. They are offering
700 free magnetometers to libraries, classrooms, afterschool programs, and other educational groups across the country. Join this free STAR Net webinar to learn how to apply!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WebJunction</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:
<b>Sustaining ecosystems for climate learning and action<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday, October 24, 2024
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">$B"!(B</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 3:00 pm Eastern
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">$B"!(B</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 60 minutes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Register</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:
<a href="https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/sustaining-ecosystems-for-climate-learning.html">
https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/sustaining-ecosystems-for-climate-learning.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join this webinar to learn how public libraries can develop or expand their role in learning and teaching about climate change, climate science, and climate action. We$B!G(Bll introduce
the STEM Learning Ecosystem Model, which can clarify the need for collaboration across various sectors and organizations to drive meaningful action. You$B!G(Bll then hear from libraries about their experiences, successes, and challenges working in partnership with
others sectors to support climate learning and action. Plus, strategies to enrich existing partnerships and pave the way for future collaboration. Don't miss this opportunity to become a stronger partner in climate education and action. This work is supported
by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number 2314180 to the Space Science Institute.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Celebrate the 25th annual <i>Lights On Afterschool </i>Oct. 24, 2024!</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Launched in October 2000, <i>Lights On Afterschool</i> is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families
and communities. The effort has become a hallmark of the afterschool movement and generates media coverage across the country each year. The Afterschool Alliance organizes <i>Lights On Afterschool </i>to draw attention to the many ways afterschool programs
support students by offering them opportunities to learn new things—such as science, community service, robotics, Tae Kwon Do, and poetry—and discover new skills. The events send a powerful message that millions more kids need quality afterschool programs.
Register your library, find a community partner, or to find resources to plan the event here:
<a href="https://www.afterschoolalliance.org/loa.cfm">https://www.afterschoolalliance.org/loa.cfm</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1>Volunteer Opportunity with the Collaborative Summer Library Program<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202020">Become part of the COLLABORATIVE part of CSLP!</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202020"> Committees are the engine
that keeps CSLP moving forward, and vibrant committees lead to a vibrant CSLP. That is why we invite all member library staff members to join a committee annually. Only through your input can we continue to improve. Sign-ups for 2025 CSLP Committees are open
until October 15. While the duties vary, committee obligations generally run for one calendar year. All committee work is done virtually, either through email, or through phone or online meetings. You are welcome to sign up for more than 1 committee if your
time allows, however each committee has different size and participation criteria.<br>
To help you decide which committee to volunteer for, please visit: <a href="https://www.cslpreads.org/committees/">https://www.cslpreads.org/committees/</a> to review the responsibilities of each committee. Most CSLP committees are open to all, however some
have limited seats or require previous CSLP experience.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Apply now!</span></strong> - <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvzK3xUe95oPHwWUWnp-IBjeGT6pPaWqMyH6qid-eULT5CgA/viewform" title="Original URL:
https://forms.gle/sccpNhiZzaRNjJWJ8
Click to follow link."><span style="color:#007C89">CSLP Committee
Application form</span></a><br>
<b>The sign-up period ends October 15.</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wishing you a wonderful Fall 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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black">Library of Michigan<br>
702 W. Kalamazoo St.<br>
Lansing, MI 48915</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><br>
</span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black;background:white">My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><a href="http://www.mypronouns.org/"><i><span style="color:#0563C1;background:white">www.mypronouns.org</span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black;background:white">
to learn more<b>.</b></span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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