Today is Juneteenth!

MeL eBook lists to share: https://bit.ly/MeL_Juneteenth; https://bit.ly/MeLSocialJustice

Race and Antiracism CE Opportunities have been compiled by Janet Ingraham Dwyer, Library Consultant, State Library of Ohio: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14EoA4lXHygewNa442eXjhqIpcQ4hnYCDqa9YK1EG2CI/edit?usp=sharing

Cooperative Children's Book Center at the School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, has created two timely new booklists:

Black Experiences: Affirmation and Resilience, Activism and Resistance in 45 Books for PreK-Grade 12
Race and Racism: Selected Books for PreK-Grade 12

Reading and Talking about Race: An Intro to ALA's Great Stories Club (Part 1: Deeper Than Our Skins)

Tuesday, June 30

3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT

A free webinar from ALA's Public Programs Office / ProgrammingLibrarian.org. Details & Registration: https://programminglibrarian.org/learn/reading-and-talking-about-race-intro-ala%E2%80%99s-great-stories-club-part-1-deeper-our-skins

The second part of this webinar series, to be held on July 29, will discuss the Great Stories Club theme "Finding Your Voice."

ALA Virtual Program Survey

ALA’s Public Programs Office is compiling a collection of virtual library programs to share in an forthcoming book from ALA Editions.
What virtual program has worked well at your library? Please tell us about it in this brief survey by Friday, July 3!

>>> TAKE THE SURVEY (ESTIMATED COMPLETION TIME: 10 MINUTES) <<<

With COVID-19, many libraries were thrown into uncharted terrain when it came to programming. And so — as libraries do — they quickly innovated, coming up with a vast array of virtual programs in a short time. Some were twists on old favorites while others were brand new concepts.
A few important notes:

All library types are welcome!
We would love to hear about multiple virtual programs held at your library, but please fill out a separate survey for each program.
Virtual programs held at any time are acceptable; we are not restricting submissions to those offered during the pandemic.
If your program is featured in our book, you will be acknowledged in the publication.

Looking for some examples of virtual library programs? Here are a few from our website:

Questions? Email Sarah Ostman, Communications Manager, ALA Public Programs Office sostman@ala.org.

Women's suffrage youth book sets for libraries-Deadline Extended to June 22

ALA and the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission (WSCC) will distribute 6,000 women's suffrage youth book sets to libraries across the country. Public and school libraries are encouraged to apply for the book sets by June 22, 2020. This generous donation celebrates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment and highlights the importance of libraries as hubs of civic education and engagement. Each set consists of three books corresponding to different reading levels: "Around America to Win the Vote" by Mara Rockliff for elementary readers; "The Woman's Hour: Our Fight for the Right to Vote" by Elaine Weiss for middle schoolers; and the "National Park Service Women's Suffrage Reader," an anthology of essays for high school readers. An ALA working group has also created a recommended list of diverse books, as well as program and display ideas to accompany the book donations. ALA and the WSCC look forward to getting books to libraries and into the hands of young readers, and to commemorating the diverse suffragists on whose shoulders we stand today. Contact Jazzy Celindro, jcelindro@ala.org, for more information about the project.

In the News…

Fueled by protests, school districts across the country cut ties with police – The Washington Post, 6.12.2020.

Through COVID-19 Closures, Libraries Take Book Clubs Virtual – SLJ, 6.12.2020.

Whitmer announces a tentative plan to resume in-person school this fall, conversations with Rick Pluta, Michigan Radio’s Capitol Burau Chief, and Paula Herbart, president of the Michigan Education Association – Stateside MI Radio, 6.17.20.

MiYouth Virtual Meetings

As we transition back into the library and summer reading programming ramps up, we will be shifting to monthly calls starting in July. Mark your calendars now and join us for 10:00 AM ET on the following Wednesdays (topics are subject to change):

June 24 – Connecting with Professional Resources

July 29 – Preparing for Fall, Part I

August 12 – Preparing for Fall, Part II
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://michigan-host.zoom.us/j/506813991

Password: 454345

Or Telephone:

Dial:

USA 215 446 3657

USA 8883634735 (US Toll Free)

Conference code: 519921

If you’ve missed past weeks you can find all the notes/chatboxes here: https://bit.ly/MiYouthMeetings.
For a list of various Virtual Resources, including links to publishers, eBooks, trainings, etc: http://bit.ly/MiYouthVirtual

Enjoy this sunny weekend,

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915

LancasterC5@michigan.gov | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan

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