CLSP Listening Session

Join the conversation to refine the 2026 slogan suggestions for the theme of Dinosaurs!

We encourage State Reps and all members that have an interest in wordsmithing to join the call to discuss your favorites slogan suggestions (see attached).  During and after the sessions we will have resources available for you to share your input through discussion, chat or using a Google doc. This Wordsmithing session will inform the final list to be submitted for copyright vetting.

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What’s next? – August Listening Session

We will have another listening session in August to champion our favorite 2027 Themes and the vetted/translated 2026 Slogans before the final vote.

Brought to you by the CSLP Theme and Slogan Committee.

Resources

MiLibrary Quest

Our Quest this summer will be in the format of a digital escape room about Haunted and Mysterious Michigan. Teens will be challenged to “Survive Together” as they face all manner of ghasts and ghouls to solve the mystery of their appearance in our state. Puzzles and riddles will aid them in the quest. Summer Quest will begin on July 1 and end on August 5 or August 12. The ending date will be updated as soon as it is finalized.  Libraries can sign up to participate at https://bit.ly/QuestLibrarySignup2023 by May 15. If you want to be one of the handful of libraries who post a unique clue on your library’s website, you’ll need to sign up prior to May 1. Additional information see the MiLibrary Quest FAQs.

 

ALA invites libraries of all types to apply for “Imagining Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures,” a new installment in the Great Stories Club that highlights science fiction books that explore questions of equity, identity, and alternate futures. Participating libraries must work in partnership with, or be located within, an organization that reaches underserved teens. ALA’s Public Programs Office will select 35 libraries to receive 11 paperback copies of theme-related books to use in reading and discussion groups, a $500 programming stipend, online training, and program resources and support. Apply online by May 10.

 

The Children’s Book Council

CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ELOISE GREENFIELD 

Launched in 2023, this prize honors Eloise Greenfield, the author of forty-eight children’s books, including Honey, I Love and Other Poems and The Great Migration. Eloise was a beloved children’s book creator whose pioneering voice, especially for the Black American experience, has made her an inspiration to many generations of readers. This prize is awarded each year, in partnership with HarperCollins Children’s Books, to a bookseller, educator, or librarian, in recognition of their work supporting Black-authored children’s poetry in their community. The 2023 Winner is Tamara Shiloh, the owner of the Multicultural Children’s Bookstore in Richmond, CA, as well as an author and local literacy leader. JOIN IN! To kick off the celebration, everyone is invited to record themselves reading a favorite poem of Eloise’s, joining Jason Reynolds and his Instagram video and share by using #eloisegreenfieldaward or by tagging the CBC.

In the News…

The 100 Most Influential People of 2023: Tracie D. Hall – Time, 4/13/23

Texas county keeps libraries open amid fight over banned books – WTVB, 4/13/23

 

Have a good one,

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

Library of Michigan
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Lansing, MI 48915
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