In case anyone is interested, I just received the attached from my contact at Detroit Public TV. *This conference call is this afternoon at 2 PM*....sorry for the short notice. There is an online link to "Libraries Guide to PBS Books" that I'm trying to get. If you would like the link, please email me and I'll send it once I get it. [image: PBS Books(logo)] <http://pbs.org/book-view-now/home?cmpgn=TH1> PBS Books is pleased to announce a library engagement program featuring live video and social media content for library website and social media campaigns. Please join us for a live conference call on how PBS Books can complement your efforts to engage your community of readers on Friday, April 13th at 2pm EST. *Topics of discussion:* - Reader Engagement: Learn how to use this free content as a way to engage readers around the important topics of history, politics, social justice, culture, arts and more with interactive content including promotional videos, graphics, press images, author interview videos, etc. - Social Media Toolkits: Download free, suggested social media posts – ongoing opportunities to increase your outreach, and engage readers with thoughtful content, lists, Facebook Live video, Twitter and other platforms. - Live Broadcast Event Coverage: Learn how easy it is to host live video originating from the nation’s largest book fairs, featuring interviews with best-selling and emerging authors, speaking on their latest works as well as their literary influences and inspirations. Coming up April 21-22: The LA Times Festival of Books. - The Great American Read: A preview of the new PBS series “The Great American Read.” Premiering in May, the national broadcast program follows a nationwide effort to identify the best-loved novels of all-time. *Register Now* <https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3656320754901262850> *About PBS Books:* *PBS Books* <http://pbs.org/book-view-now/home/?cmpgn=TH> is a multi-platform initiative celebrating the love of reading. Through daily social and digital engagement and live coverage of important literary events across the country, PBS Books celebrates books and writers and fosters a passion for reading. *PBS Books* has covered the nation’s most important book events for more than four years, and an estimated 10 million viewers have tuned in to hear what these literary rock stars have had to say. *Learn more at www.PBSbooks.org >* <http://www.pbs.org/book-view-now/home/?cmpgn=TH2> [image: The Great American Read from PBS] <http://www.pbs.org/book-view-now/blogs/news/2018/02/02/the-great-american-reads-from-pbs/> Coming Soon -The Great American Read <http://www.pbs.org/book-view-now/blogs/news/2018/02/02/the-great-american-reads-from-pbs/> from PBS -- *Christine Schneider* K-12 Education Specialist Michigan eLibrary Michigan eLibrary, a program of the Library of Michigan and part of the Michigan Department of Education http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan 702 W Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48915 (m) 248-305-0231 *April is Michigan School Library Month!* *Read Governor Snyder's Proclamation <http://bit.ly/MIaprilslm>* Visit the new Michigan Parent Dashboard for School Transparency *Your Window to Important School Information and Facts* Learn more at: http://www.MISchoolData.org/ParentDashboard <http://www.mischooldata.org/ParentDashboard>