Just a reminder that the 2019 Ready to Read Michigan (RTRM) kits also includes access to the online Touch the Brightest Star Programming Guide<https://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/LM_2019_RTRM_ProgrammingGuide_639076_7.pdf>! The online, printable guide includes, but is not limited to: * [cid:image003.jpg@01D4BD66.4039A320] Background information on the 5 Practices of Every Child Ready to Read, which RTRM is based upon * Resources & read-a-likes * Activities for Touch the Brightest Star * Storytime Guides * Templates & Activity sheets to use in storytime * Printable Booklists to share with families Public libraries across Michigan should have received their RTRM kit<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,9327,7-381-88855_89743_89749---,00.html> this past week. If you are a public library and have not, please keep an eye out for it (big white box) in the coming days and contact me if you don't have it by Friday, 2/8/19. Looking forward to all your March is Reading Month fun - please use #ReadytoReadMi on social media if posting about programming around RTRM. Thank you, Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 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/>