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<p class="MsoNormal">Hope to see youth services folks online this afternoon!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>
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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>
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<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"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Lancaster, Cathy (MDE)
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<b>Subject:</b> Reminder: MiYouth meeting on April 8th<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#4E95D9">Just a note that today, April 1, 2025, is our 5-year anniversary of the very first MiYouth meeting! We have come through a lot as a youth services community and I’m looking forward
to connecting with you all next week. Please bring a fun prop (puppet, music maker, hat, etc) to share as we will celebrate 5 years of MiYouth together next week on Zoom.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>MiYouth Meeting<br>
Tuesday, April 8, 2025<br>
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Join LM’s Youth Services Advisory Council (YSAC) for networking and guided discussion. This April we will have the Library of Michigan’s Library Grants Coordinator, Karren Reish, as one of our guests to share updates on the Institute of
Museum and Library Services and a chance for you all to discuss the impact on youth services. We’ll also hear from MDE’s Summer Food Service Program on summer food and libraries, and Laura Warren-Gross will share tips on MeL. Plus, the YSAC Team will have
more to share!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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, but shared notes will be sent out)<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">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> Password: 454345<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>
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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<p class="MsoNormal">Join the <b><span style="color:black;background:white"><a href="https://lists.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/miyouth"><span style="color:#0563C1">MiYouth</span></a></span></b>
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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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