*NEW* for 2018! [https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2015/01/41711...] I Got the Rhythm! [RTRM Logo]The Library of Michigan has selected I Got the Rhythm written by Connie Schofield-Morrison and illustrated Frank Morrison for the first Ready to Read Michigan<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcxMDI3LjgwMDgyMDExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MTAyNy44MDA4MjAxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDYyODU1JmVtYWlsaWQ9TGFuY2FzdGVyQzVAbWljaGlnYW4uZ292JnVzZXJpZD1MYW5jYXN0ZXJDNUBtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://mi.gov/readytoread> book program! Designed for public library use in storytimes & for outreach to further develop early literacy skills in the young child, Ready to Read Michigan is meant to model to parents and care givers the 5 practices of early literacy from PLA's Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR); talk, read, play, sing, write. The Library of Michigan's Ready to Read Michigan is for "March is Reading Month" programming at public libraries and to conduct outreach and promote the importance of reading aloud to young children throughout the state. Stay tuned for a survey to request an author/illustrator visit, which will be posted soon, and expect delivery of the materials by end of January, 2018. I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison and illustrated by Frank Morrison [IGTR] Materials Each public library location in Michigan will receive the following in their program kit: * 1 book for storytime use both in and outside the library (please add to circulating collection when you retire the storytime program) * 3 books for outreach to local school libraries/classrooms/child care facilities that the public librarian can visit and do an outreach storytime in March. * 4 posters, 1 for your library and 3 for the outreach storytimes. * Bookmarks promoting the book with early literacy tips * An online Storytime Programming Guide that highlights themes from the book, activities to model the five practices of ECRR, read-a-likes and activity printables. For details or questions, please contact Cathy Lancaster, Youth Services Coordinator at the Library of Michigan, at 517-335-8129 or LancasterC5@michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov?subject=Ready%20to%20Read%20Michigan>. Please note that the similar Michigan Reads! program ended in Spring of 2017. Funding is no longer available for the Library of Michigan to provide books to all schools, Great Starts, and so forth. We are asking public libraries across Michigan to reach out to organizations that serve young children in their area with these extra copies! This program is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan. Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-335-8129 517-373-5700 f LancasterC5@michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov>