A special thank you to LM's Youth Services Advisory Council for facilitating today's MiYouth with me, and to all who attended and contributed. It means a lot to so many to have a space to share and connect. All the slides and today's screen shots are located in the MiYouth April 2025<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IZCJhupQeZktcjdiui2haW9aTEZDswTU?usp=drive_link> folder. As always, feel free to reach out to me with any questions or for any library youth services needs. Thank you, Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See www.mypronouns.org<http://www.mypronouns.org/> to learn more. LancasterC5@michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/> Join the MiYouth<https://lists.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/miyouth> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services. [A picture containing text, room, gear, gambling house AI-generated content may be incorrect.] Acknowledge the incredible strength of students' multilingual abilities. Seek the Michigan Seal of Biliteracy<https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/flexible-learning/michigan-seal-of-biliteracy> for graduating seniors. [Michigan.gov/Vote logo Description automatically generated]<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/> Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at Michigan.gov/Vote<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/>. From: Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 8:59 AM To: miyouth@mail3.mcls.org; michlib-l@mail.mcls.org Subject: RE: Reminder: MiYouth meeting on April 8th Hope to see youth services folks online this afternoon! Thanks, Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See www.mypronouns.org<http://www.mypronouns.org/> to learn more. LancasterC5@michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/> Join the MiYouth<https://lists.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/miyouth> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services. From: Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) Subject: Reminder: MiYouth meeting on April 8th Just a note that today, April 1, 2025, is our 5-year anniversary of the very first MiYouth meeting! We have come through a lot as a youth services community and I'm looking forward to connecting with you all next week. Please bring a fun prop (puppet, music maker, hat, etc) to share as we will celebrate 5 years of MiYouth together next week on Zoom. MiYouth MiYouth Meeting Tuesday, April 8, 2025 2:00 - 3:00 PM EST Join LM's Youth Services Advisory Council (YSAC) for networking and guided discussion. This April we will have the Library of Michigan's Library Grants Coordinator, Karren Reish, as one of our guests to share updates on the Institute of Museum and Library Services and a chance for you all to discuss the impact on youth services. We'll also hear from MDE's Summer Food Service Program on summer food and libraries, and Laura Warren-Gross will share tips on MeL. Plus, the YSAC Team will have more to share! MiYouth meets quarterly (months vary) on the 2nd Tuesday at 2pm. MiYouth meetings are open to all public library staff who work with youth in Michigan. Looking forward to seeing you at the next "MiYouth TWOsday!" No need to register, just join us at 2pm ET! (This meeting is not recorded, but shared notes will be sent out) Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/506813991?pwd=Z2NBMTFES1BlRlNVc2lhbzV1eTJ0QT09 Password: 454345 Thank you, Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See www.mypronouns.org<http://www.mypronouns.org/> to learn more. LancasterC5@michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/> Join the MiYouth<https://lists.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/miyouth> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services. "The thing I remember best about successful people I've met all through the years is their obvious delight in what they're doing ... and it seems to have very little to do with worldly success. They just love what they're doing, and they love it in front of others." ~ Fred Rogers
