This is a totally unsolicited endorsement for the Michigan Humanities Program Prime Time program that Sonya posted about a couple weeks ago. Prime Time is such an excellent program! I highly recommend you click the link below and check it out. We implemented Prime Time at our library several years ago and found it to be one of the most rewarding programs we've offered. It is a very detailed program that considers every hurdle that might keep families from attending and addresses them: free meal, free transportation, and free childcare in a pre-school format for the little ones, and also includes incentives for families to attend such as raffle prizes and freebies. Many of the families who participated are still strong library users. It really does have an impact on parents and children together becoming active library users, and it's especially unique in the way it encourages parents and children to read and discuss humanities topics that are raised in beautifully illustrated award-winning children's books. Some of the discussions that took place in the library (using just children's picture books!) were just amazing. But not only that, Prime Time provided opportunities for many community members to volunteer to help run the program. By the fourth, fifth and sixth weeks volunteers and participants alike all felt like one big family as a meal was shared and then the families entered the circle and the storyteller read a book, followed by a humanities scholar lead the kind of discussion that promotes critical thinking skills. It's such a rich program combining reading, deep thinking, and discussion of issues that every human can relate to. If you read this far, you should apply! Thanks, Colleen Colleen Leddy, Director Stair District Library 228 W. Main St. Morenci, MI 49256 517/458-6510 Monday & Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Norris, Sonya (MDE) <NorrisS2@michigan.gov> wrote:

The Michigan Humanities Council is now accepting applications for the Prime Time Family reading program. Prime Time is a unique grant opportunity that bonds families around the act of reading together while demonstrating the invaluable resources offered by their local libraries. The Michigan Humanities Council provides up to $13,000 for the implementation of three, six-week Prime Time programs. For more information, please visit the Michigan Humanities Council’s website at: http://www.michiganhumanities.org/prime-time-family-reading-time/ and/or contact James Nelson at jnelson@mihumanities.org.

Thanks for your assistance.

Best,

James

James Nelson

Program Manager

Michigan Humanities Council

119 Pere Marquette Drive, Suite 3B

Lansing, MI 48912

P: (517) 372-7770

F: (517) 372-0027

www.michiganhumanities.org

The Michigan Humanities Council is now accepting applications for the Prime Time Family reading program. Prime Time is a unique grant opportunity that bonds families around the act of reading together while demonstrating the invaluable resources offered by their local libraries. The Michigan Humanities Council provides up to $13,000 for the implementation of three, six-week Prime Time programs. For more information, please visit the Michigan Humanities Council’s website at: http://www.michiganhumanities.org/prime-time-family-reading-time/ and/or contact James Nelson at jnelson@mihumanities.org.

Sonya Schryer Norris

Library Consultant

Library of Michigan

702 W. Kalamazoo St.

P.O. Box 30007 Lansing, MI 48909-7507

Ph: 517-373-4457

Fax: 517-373-5700

http://mi.gov/libraryofmichigan

http://mel.org

http://michlibrary.org

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