Great resources from the MeL Team for you to print and have out at your libraries (English, Spanish & Arabic are available). See below for details! Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Statewide Library Services Library of Michigan 517-335-8129 517-373-5700 f LancasterC5@michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Biggs, Deb Renee (MDE) Sent: Friday, June 16, 2017 2:55 PM To: michlib-l <michlib-l@mail2.mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] FW: [Mamelist] Summer Resources for Students Letter - Arabic Version Now Available! Hello Youth/Teen Librarians—you may recall a previous list post about MeL’s Summer Slide initiative and in support of summer reading’s Build a Better World? We now have both an Arabic and Spanish version in addition to the English of the “Summer Resources for Students” letter available for you to share with teachers, parents and students in your service areas! Please see below for links and thanks for sharing! Best, Deb D. R. Biggs, MA AMLS Library Consultant & Michigan eLibrary Coordinator Library of Michigan/Michigan Department of Education 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 Phone: 517-373-4466 http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> Like MeL on Facebook – http://facebook.com/mel.org This summer, "Build a Better World" with the Michigan eLibrary and your local public library! [Image result for build a better world summer reading] We are please to share with you the Arabic translation of the Summer Resources for Students Letter that was distributed by MeL a few weeks ago: Arabic (PDF): https://goo.gl/QY2fuA Here are the other two PDF versions for your convenience: English: https://goo.gl/B5CuVs Spanish: https://goo.gl/3lAOI9 Please share these widely with all Michigan families. As a side note, in my last message I thanked Jeff Mozdzierz and Oakland Schools for translating the Spanish version for us. He has since let me know that it was the Pontiac Schools ELL team and Carmen Guzman who did the work, so thank you to them (and Jeff!) for providing this excellent translation! Have a great summer everyone! -Christine Schneider MeL K-12 Education Specialist CSchneider.mel@gmail.com<mailto:CSchneider.mel@gmail.com> -- Christine Schneider K-12 Education Specialist Michigan eLibrary [http://www.michigan.gov/images/MEL_LOGO_25435_7.jpg] Michigan eLibrary, a program of the Library of Michigan and part of the Michigan Department of Education http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan 702 W Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48915 (m) 248-305-0231 This summer, "Build a Better World" with the Michigan eLibrary and your local public library! [Image result for build a better world summer reading]