<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#9900ff">Thank you! These are great resources!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 11:46 AM Lester, Kathy via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I wanted to share a few resources that may (or may not be helpful).<div>Deb Kachel created a document -- <i>What Students and Parents Lose When School Librarians and Librarians are Cut.</i></div><div>This Michigan version of the document (<a href="http://bit.ly/WhatLoseLib" target="_blank">bit.ly/WhatLoseLib</a>) was developed from the document with permission from Deb.</div><div>{We updated it to include specific information for Michigan. Deb Kachel gave permission to use her document as long as she was credited.}</div><div><br></div><div>MAME also sent out a newsletter (<a href="https://www.smore.com/8r2c4" target="_blank">https://www.smore.com/8r2c4</a>) widely to different organizations (superintendents, secondary school principals, elementary school principals, state school board, teacher unions, etc).</div><div>This newsletter may have some additional data that may be useful.<br></div><div>The draft Reopening Michigan School Libraries <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OTT6NmA99ZwZw_odIqvUw2pt1WZHEN60/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">document</a> includes some references on access to books and school libraries.</div><div>Let me know if you have any questions.</div><div>--Kathy</div><div><br></div><div>Michigan also sent this newsletter out to </div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA<br><span style="font-size:12.8px"><i>Advocacy Chair, Past-President 2014, </i></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><i>Board Member, 2018-2020, </i></span></div><div>American Association of School Librarians (AASL)</div><div><i style="font-size:12.8px">School Library Media Specialist / Technology Coach, </i></div><div>East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Schools</div><div><i style="font-size:12.8px">SL21 Model Library, 2017-2018</i></div><div dir="ltr"><i style="font-size:12.8px">SL21 Exemplary Ranking - Michigan School Libraries for the 21st Century 2019-2022</i><div><i>ISTE Making IT Happen Award Winner</i></div><div><i>2017 MAME Michigan School Library Program of the Year</i></div><div><i style="font-size:12.8px">2012 </i><i style="font-size:12.8px">State Librarian's Excellence Award Winner</i><br></div><div><span> <a href="mailto:kathyL@mimame.org" target="_blank">kathyL@mimame.org</a></span></div><div>twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/LibraryL" target="_blank">@LibraryL</a></div><div><span>810.333.5873<br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 12:23 PM Dawn Scuderi via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Stephanie,<div><br>Please email me off the list serv, ok? I am the Advocacy Manager for AISLE.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="mailto:advocacy@aisled.org" target="_blank">advocacy@aisled.org</a></div><div><br></div><div>I want to find out more info from you, so I can help.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,<br><br>Dawn </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 11:10 AM Stephanie Flott via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(153,0,255)">I was just told I needed to be prepared to defend the importance of the library for this upcoming school year. During the spring semester, the library was completely shut down, and students did not have access to books. I have already expressed to the administration that this cannot happen in the fall, and our students need access to books. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(153,0,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(153,0,255)">At an admin meeting last week, it was discussed that if the library was shut down, I could be utilized to fill in for any teachers that would not be able to come to school due to COVID. I would appreciate any help you have to offer:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(153,0,255)">~data supporting the need for library books in students hands during this crazy time</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(153,0,255)">~how your library is planning to safely get books in students hands</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(153,0,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(153,0,255)">THANKS!! I've never had to defend my job before, and this definitely caught me off guard this morning.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(153,0,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(153,0,255)">Stephanie</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" size="4" color="#9900ff"><b>Stephanie Flott</b></font><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><font color="#00ff00">Dwight Township High School</font><font color="#38761d"> </font> <font color="#ff0000">Dwight Grade School</font></font></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><font color="#00ff00">801 S. Franklin St. </font> <font color="#ff0000"> 801 S. 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