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Job Postings - Jackson District Library
by Breed, Elizabeth 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

Greetings! Jackson District Library is seeking applicants for 3 professional librarian positions: * Branch Manager II<https://myjdl.applicantpro.com/jobs/532487.html>, Eastern Branch (full-time) * Reference Librarian<https://myjdl.applicantpro.com/jobs/532504.html>, Carnegie (28 hours) * Librarian II Cataloger<https://myjdl.applicantpro.com/jobs/532930.html>, Technical Services (full-time) Full posting details, as well as other parapro positions, can be viewed on our website<https://myjdl.applicantpro.com/jobs/> (https://myjdl.applicantpro.com/jobs/) Have a great day! Liz Breed Assistant Director for Public Services Jackson District Library 244 W. Michigan Ave. Jackson, MI 49201 Office: 517-788-4099 ext 1309 Cell: 586-567-2631 Fax: 517-788-6024 breede(a)myjdl.com<mailto:breede@myjdl.com> [Description: T:\JDL LOGOS\JDL Logo CMYK 300dpi.png]

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Credit card transaction fees
by Margaret Bentley 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

We are working towards a credit card policy and realize that some libraries pass on the transaction fees to patrons while others do not. Some of the questions our board asked were: - Why did you choose to charge or not (other than convenience for the patron)? - For those that do pass on the fee, have patrons accepted it or are there a lot of complaints? - If you originally charged a fee and later dropped it, why? If you are willing to share your reasoning or experience it would be much appreciated. I am more than willing to compile answers for the list. Thanks in advance for sharing your wisdom. Margaret Bentley Adult Services Librarian Shiawassee District Library--Owosso 502 W. Main Street Owosso, Michigan 48867 989-725-5134

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Presenter inquiry
by Jennifer Hassell 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

Has anyone ever hosted author & paranormal investigator Rev. Gerald S. Hunter at their library? An e-mail from him states that he gives a "Haunted Michigan Series" lecture and presentation. He has written the "best selling Haunted Michigan books!" and I am curious as to the content/quality/pricing of his talks. Thanks in advance! Jen Hassell Adult Services Librarian Farmington Community Library jennifer.hassell(a)farmlib.org 248-553-0321 ext 217 "I see libraries and librarians as frontline soldiers in the war against illiteracy and the lack of imagination." - Neil Gaiman

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Program recommendation
by Diane Greiner 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

Croton Township Library just hosted the musical duo "Plain Jane Glory". I highly recommend this husband and wife team for any program event. Their blend of harmony, along with their instrumentation is amazing. Their rapport with the audience was very relaxed. They are from Muskegon, MI and are reasonable in cost. Their website is https://www.plainjaneglory.com/ Diane Greiner, Director Croton Township Library 8260 S. Croton-Hardy Drive Newaygo, MI 49337 231-652-1615 <mailto:crodg@llcoop.org> crodg(a)llcoop.org

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questions about self-published children's books
by KristyZeluff . 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

1. Do you accept them? 2. If "yes", where do they live in your collection? 3. If "no", do you have a canned response you would be willing to share as to why? Please respond off-list, and I can compile answers and share if there is an interest. Thank you! Kristy Kristy Zeluff, Youth Services Librarian Portage District Library Ph. 269.585.8725 kzeluff(a)portagelibrary.info <http://www.parchmentlibrary.org>

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Celebrating Children's Book Week
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

So many great emails today... Please see below to register your CBW (May 1-7) event. Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Statewide Library Services Library of Michigan 517-335-8129 517-373-5700 f LancasterC5(a)michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> From: alsc-l-request(a)lists.ala.org [mailto:alsc-l-request@lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Shaina Birkhead Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 4:41 PM To: alsc-l(a)lists.ala.org Subject: [alsc-l] Celebrating Children's Book Week Hi All, As programming director for the Children's Book Council it has been my honor to work with librarians across the country to celebrate Children's Book Week. This year we are working to significantly increase the number of libraries that participate in this annual celebration of reading and books for kids and teens. Please celebrate the 98th annual Children's Book Week (May 1-7, 2017) with us by signing up to be an official event location. The deadline to sign up is March 1st! Use this google form to register: https://goo.gl/forms/HCGM1QK1legMLX6q1 Sign up online<https://goo.gl/forms/HCGM1QK1legMLX6q1> and you'll be listed on our national event map. Your young patrons can vote in the Children's and Teen Choice Book Awards. There will be a 50 winner display contest and your book week participation will counts towards a First Book donation to kids in need. In return you agree to host a Children's Book Week story time, activity hour, or author/illustrator event, and possibly even a 'voting booth' for the kids. You will receive official 2017 Book Week display and activity posters (illustrated by Christian Robinson), downloadable resources including Book Week bookmarks with art by four prominent illustrators, a press release template to help your spread the word to your community, and much more! Resources, information and more can be found at EveryChildaReader.net<http://everychildareader.net/>. I am happy to answer any questions you have about participating. Thank you for everything you do in inspiring the next generation of readers and thinkers! Shaina Shaina Birkhead | Programming and Strategic Partnerships Director The Children's Book Council, Inc. | Every Child a Reader, Inc. 54 West 39th Street, 14th floor | New York, NY 10018 www.cbcbooks.org<http://www.cbcbooks.org/> |Every Child a Reader<http://www.everychildareader.net/> Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/#!/CBCBook>, Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Childrens-Book-Council/116866831666098>, YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/user/CBCBook/featured>, & Pinterest<http://pinterest.com/cbcbooks/>!

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FW: Historical Fiction Picture Books Compilation
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

Excuse any cross-posting, but I thought this was a fun book list from an ALSC member. Enjoy, Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Statewide Library Services Library of Michigan 517-335-8129 517-373-5700 f LancasterC5(a)michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> From: alsc-l-request(a)lists.ala.org [mailto:alsc-l-request@lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Rachel Wadham Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 3:41 PM To: alsc-l(a)lists.ala.org Subject: [alsc-l] Historical Fiction Picture Books Compilation At the beginning of the month I sent out a query asking for suggestions of historical fiction picture books. Thought I'd share the final compilation with you all. As I was compiling it became clear there is lots of gray area around what was considered fiction by all the recommenders. So in this list I've made a distinction between fictional, based on a true story, and nonfiction, which I personally think represent a kind of broad range from fiction to nonfiction. All this brings up some interesting questions in my mind about what kids at younger ages (where most of these books might logically be aimed) really see as the difference between fiction and truth and what is the role of us as librarians to make that distinction for them. No answers from me just interesting things to explore, if you'd like to respond with your thoughts I'd be happy to hear them. Fictional: Aliki. A Medieval Feast. HarperCollins, 1986. (Medieval) Applegate, Katherine & Jan Ormerod. The Buffalo Storm. Clarion Books, 2007. (westward expansion) Avi & C.B. Mordan. Silent Movie. Atheneum, 2003. (1900s) Base, Graeme. The Jewel Fish of Karnak. Harry N. Abrams, 2011. (Ancient) (fantasy?) Benchley, Nathaniel & Arnold Lobel. Sam the Minuteman. HarperCollins, 1987. (Revolution) Birtha, Becky. Grandmama's Pride. Albert Whitman & Company, 2005 (1960s) Brett, Jan. The First Dog. HMH Books for Young Readers, 1988 (Prehistoric) Bunting, Eve & Ronald Himler. Train to Somewhere. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2003. (Westward expansion) Christensen, Bonnie. A Single Pebble: A Story of the Silk Road. Roaring Brook Press, 2013. (Ancient) Cline-Ransome, Lesa & James E. Ransome. Light in the Darkness: A Story About How Slaves Lived in Secret. Jump at the Sun, 2013. (slavery) Cole, Henry. Unspoken. Scholastic Press, 2012. (Civil War) DeAngeli, Marguerite. Thee, Hannah! Doubleday, 1970. (Civil War) Dempsey, Kristy & Floyd Cooper. A Dance Like Starlight. Philomel Books, 2014. (1950) Friedrich, Elizabeth & Michael Garland. Leah's Pony. Boyds Mills Press, 1999. (1930s) Hall, Donald & Barbara Cooney. Ox-Cart Man. Puffin Books, 1983. (1800s) Hallowell, George, Joan Holub & Lynne Avril. Wagons Ho! Albert Whitman & Co., 2011. (1800) Hesse, Karen. The Cats in Krasinski Square. Scholastic Press, 2004. (WWII) (fictional account) Hest, Amy. When Jessie Came Across the Sea. Candlewick, 1997. (Immigration) Hinrichs, Alexandra S.D. & Renee Graef. Thérèse Makes a Tapestry. Getty Publications, 2016. (1600) Hopkinson, Deborah & Nancy Carpenter. Apples to Oregon: Being the (slightly) True Narrative of How A Brave Pioneer Father Bought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains. Atheneum, 2004. (Westward expansion) (loosely based on real life) Hopkinson, Deborah & Bethanne Anderson. A Packet of Seeds. Greenwillow Books, 2004. (Westward Expansion) Hopkinson, Deborah & Rachel Isadora. Saving Strawberry Farm. Greenwillow Books, 2005. (Great Depression) Hopkinson, Deborah & James E. Ransome. Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Dragonfly Books, 1995. (Civil War) Hyman, Zachary, Zachary Pullen, & Jason Alexander. The Bambino and Me. Tundra Books, 2014. (1920) Jenkins, Emily & Sophie Blackall. A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat. Schwartz and Wade, 2015. (various) Johnson, Angela & E.B. Lewis. All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom. Simon & Schuster, 2014. (1865) Kay, Verla & S.D. Schindler. Hornbooks and Inkwells. G.P. Putnams Sons, 2011. (1700) Kulling, Monica & Marie Lafrance. The Tweedles Go Electric. Groundwood Books, 2014. (1900s) Kulling, Monica & Marie Lafrance. The Tweedles Go Online. Groundwood Books, 2015. (1900s) LaFaye, A. & Keith D. Shepherd. Walking Home to Rosie Lee. Cinco Punto Press, 1998. (Civil War) Levitin, Sonia & Cat Bowman Smith. Boom town. Orchard Books, 1998. (Gold Rush) Lewis, J. Patrick & Yevgenia Nayberg. The Wren and the Sparrow. Kar-Ben Publishing, 2015. (1940) McCully, Emily. Bobbin Girl. Dial Books, 1996 (Industrial Revolution) McCully, Emily Arnold. Mirette on the High Wire. Puffin Books, 1997 (1800s) Meyer, Susan Lynn & Eric Velasquez. New Shoes. Holiday House, 2015. (1950s) Mitchell, Margaree King & James E. Ransome. When Grandmama Sings. Amistad, 2012. (1950) Noble, Trinka Hakes Noble. The Scarlet Stockings Spy. Sleeping Bear Press, 2004. (Revolution) Partridge, Elizabeth & Aki Sogabe. Oranges on Golden Mountain. Dutton Juvenile, 2001. (19th Cen.) Park, Linda Sue & Julie Downing. The FireKeeper's Son. Clarion Books, 2004. (1800s Korea) Polacco, Patricia. The Blessing Cup. Simon & Schuster, 2013. (immigration) Rozier, Lucy Margaret & Leo Espinosa. JackRabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph Schwartz & Wade, 2015. (1800) (legend) Simon, Ricahrd and Tanya & Mark Siegel. Oskar and the Eight Blessings. Roaring Brook Press, 2015. (1930) Stanley, Diane & Holly Berry. Roughing it on the Oregon Trail. HarperCollins, 2000. (1843) Steward, Sarah & David Small. The Gardener. Square Fish, 2007 (Reissue) (1930s) Turner, Ann. Nettie's Trip South. Scholastic, 1948. (Civil War) (based on a true story) Turner, Ann & Ronald Himler. Katie's Trunk. McMillan Publishing, 1992. (Revolution) Wiles, Deborah & Jerome Lagarrigure. Freedom Summer. Aladdin, 2001 (1960) Woodson, Jacqueline & E.B. Lewis. Coming on Home Soon. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2004 (WWII) Woodson, Jacqueline & James E. Ransome. This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2013. (Great Migration) Ziefert, Harriet & Anita Lobel. A New Coat For Anna. Dragonfly Books, 1988. (post WWII) Based on A True Story: Armand, Glenda & Colin Bootman. Love Twelve Miles Long Lee & Low Books, 2013. (1800) (based on a true story) Bandy, Michael S. & Eric Stein. White Water: Inspired by a True Story. Candlewick, 2011 (1960) (based on a true story) Barasch, Lynne. Radio Rescue. Frances Foster Books, 2000. (1923) (based on a true family story) Barnett, Marc & Chris Van Dusen. President Taft is Stuck in the Bath. Candlewick Press, 2014. (1900s) (based on a true story) Bildner, Phil. Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans. Chronicle Books, 2015 (2005) (based on a true story) Birtha, Becky & Nicole Tadgell. Lucky Beans. Albert Whitman Co., 2010. (1930s) (based on a family story) Bryan, Ashley. Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life. <http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2016/06/30/review-of-the-day-freedom-…> Antheneum, 2016. (Slavery) (Loosely based on true people) Cole, Tom Clohosy. Wall. Templar, 2014. (The Berlin Wall (1960)) (based on true stories) Cotten, Cynthia & Frane Lessac. The Book Boat's In. Holiday House, 2013. (1800)(based on a true story) Cullen, Lynn. Dear Mr. Washington. Dial Books, 2015. (1700) (Based on a true story) Elvgren, Jennifer & Fabio Santomauro. The Whispering Town. Kar-Ben Publishing, 2014. (1940) (based on a true story) Fleming, Candace & Stacey Dressen-McQueen. Boxes for Katje. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2003. (Post WWII America and Holland) Garland, Sherry & Ronald Himler. The Buffalo Soldier. Pelican Publishing Company, 2006. (1866) (Based on true story) Hagar, Erin & Jen Hill. Doing Her Bit: A Story About the Women's Land Army of America. Charlesbridge, 2016. (1917) (based on true events) Hendrix, John. Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914. Harry N. Abrams, 2014. (1914) (based on a true story) Hopkinson, Deborah & John Hendrix. Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale. Schwartz & Wade, 2008. (1816) (legend? Based on a true story?) Hopkinson, Deborah & Ron Husband. Steamboat School. Jump At The Sun, 2016. (1800s) Johnson, D.B. Henry Climbs a Mountain. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2003. (1800s) (based on Henry David Thoreau) Levine, Ellen & Kadir Nelson. Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad. Scholastic, 2007. (Civil War) (Based on a true story) Krensky, Stephen & Greg Harlin. Dangerous Crossing: The Revolutionary Voyage of John Quincy Adams. Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2004. (1778) Kulling, Monica. On Our Way to Oyster Bay: Mother Jones and Her March for Children's Rights. Kids Can Press, 2016. (1903) (based on a true story?) McCully, Emily Arnold. Clara: The (Mostly) True Story of the Rhinoceros Who Dazzled Kings, Inspired Artists, and Won the Hearts of Everyone ... While She Ate Her Way Up and Down a Continent. Schwartz & Wade, 2016. (1700) (Based on a true story) McCully, Emily. An Outlaw Thanksgiving. Dial, 1998. (1890) (Based on a true story) MacLeod, Elizabeth & Marie Lafrance. Bunny the Brave War Horse: Based on a True Story. Kids Can Press, 2014. (1914) (based on a true story) Ochiltree, Dianne & Kathleen Kemly. Molly, by Golly! The Legend of Molly Williams, American's First Female Firefighter. Calkins Creek, 2012. (1818) (based on a true story). O'Neil, Alexis & Terry Widener. The Kite that Bridged Two Nations: Homan Walsh and the First Niagara Suspension Bridge. Calkins Creek, 2013. (1855) (based on a true story) Polacco, Patricia. The Butterfly. Philomel Books, 2000. (WWII) (Family history) Polacco, Patricia. The Keeping Quilt. Simon & Schuster, 1998. (immigration) (based on a family story) Polacco, Patricia. Pink and Say. Philomel Books, 1994 (Civil War) (Based on a true story) Rosenstock, Barb & S.D. Schindler. Ben Franklin's Big Splash: The Mostly True Story of his First Invention. Calkins Creek, 2014. (includes quotes, bibliography) Say, Allen. Grandfather's Journey. Houghton Mifflin, 1993. (immigration) (based on a true story) Snyder, Elaine & Harry Bliss. Anna & Solomon. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014 (1897) (Based on a true story) Tamasaki, Katie. Fish for Jimmy: Inspired by One Family's Experience in a Japanese Internment Camp. Holiday House, 2013. (1940) (based on a true story) Thomas, Joyce Carol & Floyd Cooper. In the Land of Milk and Honey. Amistad, 2012. (1940) (based on a true story) Tunnell, Michael O. & Ted Rand. Mailing May. HarperCollins, 1997 (1914) Waldman, Neil. They Came From the Bronx: How the Buffalo Were Saves From Extinction. Boyds Mills Press, 2001. (1907) (based on a true story?) Weatherford, Carole Boston & Gregory Christie. Freedom in Congo Square. Little Bee Books, 2016. (various) (based on a true location Wilder, Laura Ingalls & Renee Graef. A Little Prairie House. HarperCollins, 1998. (1800s) (based on a true story) Wilder, Laura Ingalls & Doris Ettlinger. Sugar Snow. HarperCollins, 1998. (1800s) (based on a true story?) Williams, Mary & R. Gregory Christine. Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Lee & Low Books, 2005. (1980) (Based on a true story) Winter, Jonah & Shane W. Evans. Lillian's Right to Vote. Schwartz & Wade. (1960) (based on a true story?) Nonfiction: Carbone, Elisa & Jen Hill. Diana's White House Garden. Viking Books for Young Readers, 2016. (WWII) (true story/nonfiction) Evans, Shane W. We March. Roaring Brook Press, 2012. (1960) (nonfiction?) Figley, Marty Rhodes & Catherine Stock. Emily and Carlo. Charlesbridge, 2012. (1800) (biography) Hill, Laban Carrick & Bryan Collier. Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010. (1800) Lester, Julius & Jerry Pinkney. Black Cowboy, Wild Horses. Dial Books, 1998. (1800s) (based on a real person, biography?) Mattick, Lindasy & Sophie Blackall. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015. (1914) Mochizuki, Ken & Dom Lee. Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story. Lee and Low Books, 1997 (1940) (Based on his own words) Napoli, Donna Jo & Jim Madsen. The Crossing. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011. (1800) (nonfiction?) Novesky, Amy & Yuyi Morales. Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O'Keeffe Painted What She Pleased. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2012 (1930) (biography) Orgill, Roxane & Francis Vallejo. Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph<http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2016/01/19/review-of-the-day-jazz-day…>. Candlewick, 2016. (1950s) Pinkney, Andrea Davis & Brian Pinkney. Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010. (1960) Ramsey, Calvin Alexander & Bettye Stroud. Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend. Candlewick, 2011. (1960) (true story) Robbins, Dean & Nancy Zhang. Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women's Right to Vote. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2016. (1900s) Tonatiuh, Duncan. Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation. Henry A. Abrams, 2014. (1940) Vila, Laura. Building Manhattan. Viking Children's Books, 2008. (1700s-present) Walker, Sally M. & Sean Qualls. Freedom Song! The Story of Henry "Box" Brown. HarperCollins, 2012. (Civil War) (nonfiction) Weatherford, Carole Boston & Sarah Green. Dorothea Lange: The Photographer Who Found the Faces of the Depression. Albert Whitman & Co., 2017 (great depression) (biography) Winter, Jonah & Terry Widener. My Name is James Madison Hemings. Schwartz & Wade, 2016. (1873) Rachel L. Wadham Social Sciences Department Chair Education and Juvenile Literature Librarian Rachel_Wadham(a)byu.edu<mailto:Rachel_Wadham@byu.edu> 1222 Harold B. Lee Library Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 84602 (801) 422-6780 Fax: (801)422-0466 Schedule An Appointment<http://guides.lib.byu.edu/profile.php?uid=8445>

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Closing the day after Christmas 2017?
by Jaema Berman 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

Dear Colleagues, I noticed that some states regularly declare a state holiday on the day after Christmas regardless of the day it falls on. Is any library closed regularly on that day? Thanks, Jaema Berman -- Jaema Berman Director Addison Twp. Public Library 1400 Rochester Rd. Leonard, MI 48367 Phone: 248-628-7180 Fax: 248-628-6109 http://www.addisontwp.michlibrary.org “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” Margaret Fuller 1810-1850 Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. ~ Francis Bacon

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Save the Date! SEMLOL Spring Membership Meeting, March 31st
by SEMLOL Executive Board 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

SAVE THE DATE: SEMLOL Spring Meeting March 31, 2017 Kresge Library, Oakland University 1-4pm Please join your library colleagues for the 2017 SEMLOL Spring Membership Meeting at Oakland University in Rochester. The topic is Special Collections and presentations will be related to the ways libraries are managing and showcasing their unique collections. Registration information and program details will be sent out soon. We look forward to seeing everyone in March! Katrina Rouan :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: SEMLOL Executive Board, Chair Southeastern Michigan League of Libraries www.semlol.org

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Call for 2019/2020 ideas - a quick CSLP survey for SRC!
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) is looking for the best of the best slogans for our 2019 theme Space. We are also looking for general themes for 2020. These suggestions should be thought provoking, exciting, and accessible to all libraries! Put on your thinking caps & share your suggestions by completing this form by Wednesday, March 8: https://goo.gl/forms/iRoXNmZd1O0RjNa82 Please note, I've also added a question about the online, downloadable manual! Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Statewide Library Services Library of Michigan 517-335-8129 517-373-5700 f LancasterC5(a)michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan>

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