Did you know that READsquared has many pre-packaged programs available to public libraries across Michigan?! The new "Read-to-Me" reading program is based on the 5 practices of Every Child Ready to Read (see details in the email below my signature). A full list of the pre-packaged programs can be found here: https://portal.readsquared.com/r2kb/Article.aspx?id=10286. You can easily add<https://portal.readsquared.com/r2kb/Article.aspx?id=10093> any of these programs to your account with just a couple of clicks, at no extra charge. Thanks to support from the Library of Michigan and Institute of Museum and Library Services, public libraries in MI can sign-up for a READsquared site here: https://mistate.readsquared.com/Signup.aspx?State=MI#!, libraries with pre-existing READsquared sites can also access these programs for free. 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[https://campaign-image.com/zohocampaigns/177052000019400006_zc_v17_165842183...] Support learning from birth to age 5 with an early literacy program that offers parents and children the opportunity to log their reading, singing, talking, writing, and playing! Built on the foundation of these five practices, the Read-to-Me program gives parents and caregivers the tools to help children develop early literacy skills. Program includes a banner for your home page, five fun-filled missions,16 participation badges, age-appropriate reading lists, a completion certificate, and links to picture book read-aloud videos. With your READsquared subscription, you can add this year-round program to your site at any time, for the timeframe that works best for your library, free of charge. Navigate to Programs > Program Theme > Import Programs. Detailed instructions are available in your knowledge base<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwtye-zgph.maillist-manage.com%2Fclick.zc%3Fm%3D1%26mrd%3D127503db1fef20ed%26od%3D3z6f0db921704a64795836366ee6f3e276d466ea247e1a2c16786fd1c50c46c518%26linkDgs%3D127503db1fedd95a%26repDgs%3D127503db1fef251c&data=05%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7Cad39d7017c554c4cfc7308da6f06d5e6%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637944372400974286%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=eHD1AgyT0VfQmMUAtxINej1uiHDfuaYI6AF0BEr0Cag%3D&reserved=0>. Interested in more children's programming? The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program is also available for download. This program encourages families to read and log 1,000 books with their children before they enter kindergarten. 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