Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) for Libraries in Michigan
Meet Up & Eat Up & Read Up!
Kari Day, MDE SFS Program Consultant, recorded this short video just for Michigan's public libraries. Watch to learn how you can discover if your library is eligible to serve as a site for summer food and additional ways you might better meet the needs of youth
in your community this summer.
Recording:
SFSP Library Outreach (approx. 8 mins) and
Slides.
Additional information can be found at
https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/food/summer.
Theme & Slogan for Summer Reading
Do you adore wordsmithing words and phrases?
Do you love word play?
Staff from member libraries are welcome to join the
CSLP
Theme & Slogan Committee for a deep dive into developing the short list of slogan options for 2029's Nature theme. CSLP is offering two Zoom sessions to collect feedback for the upcoming 2029 Slogan (Nature) and 2030 Theme from as many libraries as
possible:
Michigan's public libraries are members of the Collaborative Summer Library Program thanks to the Library of Michigan with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Resources
How Libraries are Addressing Mass Incarceration
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 12 PM ET/11 AM CT
EDISJ advocates, LIS instructors and library workers of all backgrounds are urged to join us for
two 20-minute sessions on how
libraries are addressing mass incarceration, with Q&A for all authors following the second presentation. Presented by authors of new and recently-published ALA Editions books, the sessions include:
Demystifying the school-to-prison pipeline gives us the chance to interrupt it. See what libraries all over the country are doing to support youth impacted by the justice system and how you can help. Our tips apply to library staff at all types of libraries,
with a recognition that school libraries have a special role to play.
Services to adults who are incarcerated or in reentry have historically been relegated to special libraries, but the scale of incarceration in the U.S. means that many library patrons are negatively impacted. Conceptualizing mass incarceration's impact can
help librarians to think through what services they provide and identify areas for growth. New resources created through the Expanding Information Access for Incarcerated People grant project have bolstered existing services for people impacted by incarceration,
including in academic, public, and legal libraries. These resources can support academic librarians as they meet the needs of incarcerated students and can inform how LIS curricula account for services related to incarceration.
In the News...
Don't forget to spring forward this weekend!
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