<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>All,</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Please see below article and for library cooperative directors, please feel free to share with your library directors. That said I suspect many "up north" libraries are already featuring the Every Kid Outdoors program <a href="https://everykidoutdoors.gov/fourth_graders.htm?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExWTU2UEd4Z1hCM1dhU1pPRQEemFJgbD--bJvU3eM0pmnlx8p8g3CJ3wmE3-te707tFpoPnGdEdh9tJ_6LfLE_aem_s2gcmqs02LAUNRNINvc_GQ">https://everykidoutdoors.gov/fourth_graders.htm?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExWTU2UEd4Z1hCM1dhU1pPRQEemFJgbD--bJvU3eM0pmnlx8p8g3CJ3wmE3-te707tFpoPnGdEdh9tJ_6LfLE_aem_s2gcmqs02LAUNRNINvc_GQ</a> which started as an Obama era initiative called Every Kid in a Park. It was and is a great program, although it turned out to be a less than perfect fit for MAP when I tried to incorporate it into our program a bunch of years ago.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><a href="https://www.mlive.com/life/2025/09/see-how-your-young-adventurer-can-get-a-free-park-pass-to-pictured-rocks-sleeping-bear-dunes.html">https://www.mlive.com/life/2025/09/see-how-your-young-adventurer-can-get-a-free-park-pass-to-pictured-rocks-sleeping-bear-dunes.html</a></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Jim</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__">Jim Flury<br>Technical Services Manager<br>The Library Network<br>41365 Vincenti Court<br>Novi, MI 48375<br>248-536-3100, ext 133<br>Note New Fax Number: 248-716-5584<br>Note New Email Address:jflury@tln.org</div></div></body></html>