Hello! Your library is invited to participate in the second statewide MILibraryQuest for teens. This Friday, December 11 is the deadline for libraries to sign up (here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXxN3ST6OcRFYd53bsdJUIiGiB8rftL1PMdbnerwwZUTlsHA/viewform>) to participate. MiLibraryQuest: Mystery Edition will be held from January 1 through February 14. Teens will collect clues from the websites of participating libraries, solve the mystery, and enter to win a prize. Each participating library will: - place the MI Library Quest image and a library-specific clue (which will be given to them) on their website - promote the event to their teens (Promotional materials will be available from the Quest team.) - award at least one prize to a teen who is from your library and completes the Quest Details are in the forwarded email below and additional information is in the FAQs here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q_hxvgW0xZWMyG41NVmfOw8EsDncWHHO5cxlsXIwcLs/edit?usp=sharing> . If your library would like to participate, please sign up here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXxN3ST6OcRFYd53bsdJUIiGiB8rftL1PMdbnerwwZUTlsHA/viewform> by December 11. If you have any questions, please let us know. -The Quest Team ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mi.Library Quest <milibraryquest@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 12:48 PM Subject: Virtual teen mystery (MI Library Quest) - sign up your library to participate To: <michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org>, <miyouth@mail3.mcls.org> Hello! Your library is invited to participate in the second statewide MI Library Quest: Winter Quest! The Winter Quest will be held from January 1 through February 14. Teens will collect clues from the websites of participating libraries, solve the mystery, and enter to win a prize. If your library would like to participate, please sign up here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXxN3ST6OcRFYd53bsdJUIiGiB8rftL1PMdbnerwwZUTlsHA/viewform> by December 11. Following library closures in the spring and a shift to virtual programming, a group of librarians from throughout the state began meeting to collaborate on virtual teen programming. We created MI Library Quest, a virtual scavenger hunt, for all teens throughout the state as a summer event. We're now getting ready to launch another Quest to be held this winter (January 1 - February 14). The Winter Quest will be a mystery for teens to solve by collecting evidence from participating libraries' websites. The premise is: An anonymous tip has come in that a thief has announced that they will steal an iconic Michigan landmark on Valentine's Day. We’re recruiting teenage private detectives charged with stopping the heist! Figure out what they’re stealing and who the thief is to prevent the crime and be entered to win a prize. The challenge begins on January 1. Details will be on www.mi.gov/MiLibraryQuest early next month. That site currently has our Summer Quest info. Each participating library will: - place the MI Library Quest image and a library-specific clue (which will be given to them) on their website - promote the event to their teens (Promotional materials will be available from the Quest team.) - award at least one prize to a teen who is from your library and completes the Quest You are also invited to join our meetings. The next one is on Wednesday, December 2 at 2:00 P.M. If you'd like to join, please email us at mi libraryquest@gmail.com for the Zoom link and password. If your library would like to participate, please sign up here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXxN3ST6OcRFYd53bsdJUIiGiB8rftL1PMdbnerwwZUTlsHA/viewform> by December 11. If you have any questions, please let us know at milibraryquest@gmail.com. -The Quest Team