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<h1>Gather ‘Round the Table with Teens: A Food Literacy Workshop<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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literacy is essential for teens to understand and learn about food in a positive way, including food skills and best food practices.
<b>Young adult library staff</b> will benefit from this workshop designed to guide libraries to in turn support teens as they explore the impact of food on so many levels of their lives.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Food Education Consultant Rebecca Antill will provide in-person workshops on how to plan and deliver nutrition & cooking programs for teens, featuring how to do so with minimal kitchen access. As a former librarian, Rebecca will offer a
tailored learning experience that will equip library staff to offer food programming of all levels at their libraries. Basic health and safety information, kitchen classroom management, culinary skills and community partners will all be discussed as participants
cook and share time together. <b>Bring your own apron</b> as this cooking workshop is hands-on and very interactive!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Workshops will be offered in three locations across the state and
<u><a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/eventList.jsp">registration is very limited</a></u>: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Monday, May 5, 2025<br>
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET<br>
Jackson District Library’s Meijer Branch <br>
</b>4699 Airport Road, Jackson, 49202<b> <br>
</b>Registration & Details: <a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=7470&">
https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=7470&</a><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Wednesday, May 7, 2025 <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>10:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET<br>
Traverse Area District Library’s Woodmere Library <br>
</b>610 Woodmere Ave., TC 49686<b> <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Registration & Details: <a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=7475&">
https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=7475&</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Friday, May 9, 2025 <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>*9:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Gloria Coles Flint Public Library<br>
</b>1026 E. Kearsley St., Flint, 48503 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">*Please note the earlier start time for this workshop, due to a special GCFPL event following the workshop at 4pm – details on this event TBA to registrants.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Registration & Details: <a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=7480&">
https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=7480&</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>These workshops are supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1>Summer Reading Resources<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Color Our World™: Animal Prints and Patterns with the Detroit Zoo*<br>
Wednesday, March 12, 2025<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2:00 - 3:00 pm EST <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our friends at the Detroit Zoo are back to bring us engaging STEM programming using colorful animal patterns.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Spots, stripes, and more! Animal patterns are all around us, so this is a great opportunity to learn how to engage youth in your community with science activities created just for libraries by the Detroit Zoo.<br>
<b><span style="color:red">*Last Chance to Register</span></b>: <a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=7407">
https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=7407</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>This webinar is provided by the Library of Michigan with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><img border="0" width="412" height="155" style="width:4.2916in;height:1.6145in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01DB8F57.1D1677A0"></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CSLP’s 2025 Summer Reading Champion is Newbery Medalist Katherine Applegate!
</b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Librarians</span></b>,
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSee71utfYlqunJlPtO9Ojy1zCr_yGI8gWMaCIiZsiFqaMuGLw/viewform">
sign up</a> to receive promotional materials for the <b><a href="https://www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/colorourworldwritingcontest/">Katherine Applegate Color Our World Writing Contest</a></b>! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSee71utfYlqunJlPtO9Ojy1zCr_yGI8gWMaCIiZsiFqaMuGLw/viewform">The<b> first 200 libraries
</b>to sign up</a> will receive a <b>promotional easel and bookmarks</b> to promote the Color Our World Writing Contest. All others will receive digital links to print their own materials.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Find out more about the contest online here: <a href="https://bit.ly/ColorOurWorldContest">https://bit.ly/ColorOurWorldContest</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1>Resources<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Supporting Early Childhood STEAM Experiences through Play</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>June 9, 2025, 11:00 PM Pacific / 2:00 PM Eastern</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Get ready to play! Join NGCP for this fun and interactive webinar to learn how to leverage an interdisciplinary STEAM approach to foster young children's curiosity through authentic play-based learning. For details and to register:
<a href="https://ngcproject.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/ngcproject/event.jsp?event=792&">
https://ngcproject.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/ngcproject/event.jsp?event=792&</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>IMLS National Forum to Connect & Advance Library Makerspaces<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You are cordially invited to join one of the Listening Sessions for <a href="https://publish.illinois.edu/librarymakerspaces/" title="https://publish.illinois.edu/librarymakerspaces/">the IMLS National Forum to Connect and Advance Library
Makerspaces</a>. These interactive, online (Zoom) sessions will provide an opportunity to help envision and shape the future of library makerspaces. During the one-hour sessions, participants will explore four key areas: our values, vision, priorities, and
resources.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All sessions are identical, so feel free to join whichever one fits your schedule. If you are unable to attend, an asynchronous feedback option will be available. Please register here: <a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=b35GRCxGok6CP3gA3lQ04_N8rTEgWONJlqt3R4a-gs1UNDMzV0M5Wk43UkJCMEJIMFBOQ0JVVFpLUS4u&route=shorturl">go.illinois.edu/listeningsession</a>.
For more details, please refer to the attached flyers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">March 7th, 2-3 pm CST<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">March 12th, 10-11 am CST<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">March 31st, 10-11 am CST<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the Project Director, Dr. Kyungwon Koh:
<a href="mailto:kkoh@illinois.edu" title="mailto:kkoh@illinois.edu">kkoh@illinois.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>WebJunction: Empowering Teens<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can help your teen patrons to become better navigators of the information that they find online. Learn about how you can offer fun and engaging experiences that bring teens to the library and build their information literacy skills.
Researchers at the University of Washington’s <a href="https://www.cip.uw.edu/" target="_blank">Center for an Informed Public</a> walk you through programs developed with public libraries, including an escape room game and youth video program. You’ll also
discover activities adapted from school libraries that help teens reflect on their interaction with social media and give them the tools to verify questionable posts. Access the
<b>Empowering teens: Enhancing information literacy through games and interactive programming
</b>recording and handouts: <a href="https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/empowering-teens.html">
https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/empowering-teens.html</a>. <br>
<i>This resource is provided by the Library of Michigan with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1>In the News…<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.slj.com/story/head-start-preschools-and-public-libraries-ideal-partners-first-steps">Head Start and Public Libraries, Ideal Partners </a>– SLJ, 1/21/25<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.slj.com/story/Minnesota-Pride-Festival-Cancels-Picture-Book-Author-Event-Safety-Concerns-Censorship-News">Minnesota Pride Festival Cancels Picture Book Author Event Because of “Safety Concerns”</a> – SLJ, 3/6/25<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<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>
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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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