Ready to Read Michigan Presents: Practical Puppetry for Powerful Programs! Adding puppetry to library programs can engage learners, promote inclusive environments, breathe life into timeless classics, lift up diverse stories, and ignite imaginations. But who has time for memorizing lines, the budget for exotic supplies, or the opportunity to implement long-term lesson plans? You can do it all without complicated puppet stages, formal scripts, expensive materials, or midnight oil! Experience practical puppetry activities in action. Learn what makes puppetry well-suited to library learning and which types of puppets are best suited to different activities. Adapt a story, song, or game to include puppets. Practice your crafting and performing skills. Return to your own library inspired and prepared to add puppetry to your own programs. Registration Details: This in-person workshop runs from 9:30 - 5:00 pm EST, with lunch provided. Space is limited and there is a $35.00 fee to attend, payment for either workshop location is due by September 7th. * Monday, September 14, 2026, at the Delta Township District Library<https://maps.app.goo.gl/8Lk3hPuKGboAsqBc6>, register here: https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=11719& * Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at the West Bloomfield Township Public Library<https://maps.app.goo.gl/FedCQNFqQzGn1Zcv6>, register here: https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=11724& Resources CSLP June Newsletter A number of updates, including a free webinar to stream with patrons! Be sure to check out the newsletter that I forwarded or read it online<https://mailchi.mp/cslpreads/cslp-newsletter-may2026-6752473?e=c18caf2bb6>. Libraries Teach Privacy Privacy literacy is the ability to make informed choices about managing one’s personal information and to understand its role in the information ecosystem. Privacy literacy comprises knowledge, skills, and critical dispositions regarding how personal information functions in the information ecosystem. Privacy literacy is a growing area of library instruction and programming in K-12, youth, and academic library services. The site<https://sites.psu.edu/librariesteachprivacy/> <https://sites.psu.edu/librariesteachprivacy/> provides framework, resources, and a self-study guide for Privacy Literacy. 2026 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winners On Monday, June 15, 2026, Horn Book Editor in Chief Elissa Gershowitz announced the 2026 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners. If you want to relive the excitement, you can watch the archived video & find the full listing of winners: https://www.hbook.com/story/presenting-the-2026-boston-globe-horn-book-award.... In the News... New PLA data reveals public libraries boosted support for food security, health and wellness in 2025<https://www.ala.org/news/2026/06/new-pla-data-reveals-public-libraries-boosted-support-food-security-health-and?_zs=Fu5vg1&_zl=prmoA> - ALA, 6/23/26 My Students Can't Read: The generational collapse in literacy is measurable, persistent, and likely to get worse<https://www.chronicle.com/article/my-students-cant-read> - The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6/1/26 What Michigan schools reveal about reversing chronic absenteeism<https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-michigan-absenteeism/> - The Hechinger Report, 6/1/26 New Michigan Legislation Targets “Science of Reading” Training for Educators<https://wowo.com/new-michigan-legislation-targets-science-of-reading-training-for-educators/> - WOWO/92.3FM, 6/16/26 Short & sweet for you all this week! I know June has flown by & I hope many of you get the chance to take a break around the 4th of July. Best, 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://liblists.org/postorius/lists/miyouth.liblists.org/> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services. [cid:84465cec-6859-4f10-8c2c-1f9c5eb3032c] Nourishing Michigan’s Future during the summer! Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan’s children to Meet Up and Eat Up! Michigan.gov/MeetUpEatUp<http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup>. [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/>.
