Hi! From Building Babies' Brains to Inclusive Youth Programming, I see quite a number of intriguing youth services programs at PLA's Annual Conference<https://www.placonference.org/> this year. And don't forget MLA's Spring Institute<https://www.milibraries.org/spring-institute> is also coming up fast! To take advantage of attending these great opportunities for networking and ideas on expanding your library's reach, you can still apply for the Library of Michigan CE Stipend<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/ce/scholarships/library-continuing-education-stipend-program> through the end of February for reimbursment on qualified<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/-/media/Project/Websites/libraryofmichigan/For-Libraries/Continuing-Education/Continuing_Education_stipend_program_criteria.pdf?rev=f6d45f3f053c42f29332affe690421a3&hash=D1BC4438F88AB4E179B73E4C6A53F42E> <https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/-/media/Project/Websites/libraryofmichigan/For-Libraries/Continuing-Education/Continuing_Education_stipend_program_criteria.pdf?rev=f6d45f3f053c42f29332affe690421a3&hash=D1BC4438F88AB4E179B73E4C6A53F42E> PLA and MLA SI expenses. Applicants can also request an additional $150.00 if your library is more than 150 miles from the event location. Please visit our CE Stipend site for more information: https://www.mi.gov/cestipend. I will be attending both these conferences myself, so I hope to see you there! 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. [Michigan's Top 10 Strategic Education Plan] [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/>.
