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<h1>MiYouth <o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>MiYouth Meeting<br>
Tuesday, January 14, 2025<br>
2:00 – 3:00 PM <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Join LM’s Youth Services Advisory Council (YSAC) for networking and guided discussion on current trends & topics in youth services. MiYouth meets quarterly (months vary) on the 2<sup>nd</sup> Tuesday at 2pm. MiYouth meetings are open to
all public library staff who work with youth in Michigan. Looking forward to seeing you at the next “MiYouth TWOsday!”<i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i>No need to register, just join us at 2pm ET!</i> (This meeting is
<i>not </i>recorded)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
<a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/506813991?pwd=Z2NBMTFES1BlRlNVc2lhbzV1eTJ0QT09">
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/506813991?pwd=Z2NBMTFES1BlRlNVc2lhbzV1eTJ0QT09</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> Password: 454345<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>LM Seeking YSAC Volunteers<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Library of Michigan’s Youth Services Advisory Council (YAC) is seeking volunteers to serve for a minimum of 2 years on the committee. YSAC is mainly responsible for planning and facilitating the quarterly MiYouth (virtual) meetings,
with support from the LM Youth Services Coordinator. YSAC is also called upon to provide insights on youth services trends, topics, and resources. If you are currently working in youth services and interested in volunteering, please
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1euYX4luV30eIHSUjnLGyVXioVIu2Ns5HnFCa8TYbC-w-aw/viewform?usp=sf_link">
complete this volunteer form</a> for consideration by January 6, 2025.<span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1>Resources<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2025-mock-yma-elections-results-page">2025 YMA Mock Elections</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As we approach the annual Youth Media Award (YMA) announcements to be held at the 2025 LibLearnX, libraries, schools, and book discussion groups around the globe offer
<b>Mock Election programs</b>. They're are a wonderful opportunity for children’s literature aficionados to learn more about some of the great, recently published books for kids! If you're holding a mock election,
<b><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTgxNDgwMyZwPTEmdT0xMTE5NzY3NzM1JmxpPTExMzI0NjU0Mg/index.html" target="_blank">submit your results here</a></b> before the YMA press conference on January 27,
<b><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTgxNDgwMyZwPTEmdT0xMTE5NzY3NzM1JmxpPTExMzI0NjU0MQ/index.html" target="_blank">and keep an eye on the ALSC blog</a></b> for updates on mock election results.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The
</span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Talk Story</span></b></em><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> 2025 Grant Application is Open!</span></strong><b><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><br>
</span></b><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;font-weight:normal">Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture</span></i></strong><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> is a family literacy initiative
that connects Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI), and American Indigenous or Alaskan Native (AIAN) communities across generations. The
<em><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Talk Story</span></em> micro-grant celebrates and explores AANHPI and AIAN stories through books, oral traditions, and cultural arts to provide interactive and enriching experiences for all ages. This grant provides
financial support to libraries and community organizations who are motivated to promote intergenerational literacy through programming, services, and collections.
<em><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Talk Story</span></em> programs may be conducted in-person or virtually. <br>
The Grant Information and Application fields can be accessed on the APALA website:
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://www.apalaweb.org/talkstorytogether/grant/">apalaweb.org/talkstorytogether/grant/</a> a</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">nd the AILA website:
<a href="https://ailanet.org/" title="https://ailanet.org/">ailanet.org</a>. To submit your proposal, please use the online form:
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://forms.gle/3vUy3EuCFUxBuiKZ9">https://forms.gle/3vUy3EuCFUxBuiKZ9</a>.
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">If you need an alternative method for submitting your application, please do not hesitate to reach out to the program contact of the organization through which you intend to apply for a
<em><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Talk Story</span></em> grant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Deadline: March 15, 2025<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Awards Announced: May 1, 2025<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Grant Amount: $500<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Grants Offered: 4 total; 2 by each organization<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Grant Period: May 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Program Contact: </span></strong><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:familylit@apalaweb.org">familylit@apalaweb.org</a>,
<a href="mailto:AILA.TalkStory@gmail.com">AILA.TalkStory@gmail.com</a> <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Eligibility: </span></strong>Libraries, archives, museums, and community organizations that serve AANHPI and/or AIAN children and their families are eligible to apply. With the exception of cross-border tribal
organizations, all organizations must be based in the United States or U.S. territories.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Organizations who have previously been awarded two
</span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Talk Story</span></b></em><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> grants are ineligible for additional awards. </span></strong></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Short & sweet on the updates this week! <br>
Wishing you all a safe & peaceful holiday season,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Cathy Lancaster</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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>
<i><span style="color:black;background:white">My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See </span>
</i><a href="http://www.mypronouns.org/"><i><span style="color:#0563C1;background:white">www.mypronouns.org</span></i></a><i><span style="color:black;background:white"> to learn more<b>.</b></span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">LancasterC5@michigan.gov</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><b><span style="color:black">|</span></b><span style="color:black"> 517-335-8129
<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:#0563C1;background:white">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arabic Typesetting";color:#0B769F;letter-spacing:-.4pt;background:white">“The thing I remember best about successful people I’ve met all through the years
is their obvious delight in what they’re doing … and it seems to have very little to do with worldly success. They just love what they’re doing, and they love it in front of others.</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arabic Typesetting";color:#0B769F">”
~ Fred Rogers</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#0B769F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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