To clarify, that’s Friday, August 23^rd. Sorry, it appears my Monday has carried over to Tuesday. 😉

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

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

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From: Lancaster, Cathy (MDE)
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 10:37 AM
To: miyouth@mcls.org
Cc: michlib-l@mcls.org
Subject: 2023 SRP theme suggestions being sought

Theme Ideas needed for 2023!

The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) needs your theme ideas for the 2023 program! The theme is the broad, general topic to frame the summer program for that year.

Recent and upcoming themes include:

2016: exercise/sports/wellness
2017: building/construction
2018: music
2019: space
2020: world mythology/fairy tales/folklore
2021: animals
2022: World-Social Justice-Unity-Kindness-Inclusion-Change-Diversity-Equity-Make a Difference-Embrace different Cultures

For a complete list of past themes visit: https://www.cslpreads.org/programs/years-of-cslp-themes/

Michigan’s suggestions will be voted on at the CSLP Annual Meeting, held this September in Indianapolis. The call for a slogan to go with the theme will be sent out in the Spring of 2020. Suggestions are due by Monday, August 23^rd.

The artist for the 2023 program is award winning illustrator Frank Morrison. From his website:

Morrison’s work can be found in numerous award-winning children’s books including Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award winner Jazzy Miz Mozetta, NAACP Image Award winner Our Children Can Soar and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, Little Melba and her Big Trombone. His literary client list includes international book publishers Penguin Books, HarperCollins, Hyperion, Random House and National Geographic Kids.

To see more examples of his work, visit:

https://morrisongraphics.com/collections/childrens-books

Frank Morrison Cover Gallery