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2010 Summer Reading Program
Highsmith
Highsmith
Highsmith, Inc. is the commercial vendor selected to produce materials designed exclusively for CSLP members. Public libraries in participating states can purchase posters, reading logs, bookmarks, certificates and a variety of reading incentives at significant savings.
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Bookmarks for Young Adult and Adult Readers
Preview Future Summer Reading Programs
| 2011 General Theme is World Culture and Travel |
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Letters About Literature
Letters about Literature
READ. BE INSPIRED. WRITE BACK.
The Michigan Center for the Book and the Library of Michigan participate in the annual Letters about Literature program from the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores. This national reading-writing
contest invites readers in grades 4 through 12 to write letters to authors of books that have changed their lives. Lois Lowry's letter perfectly describes how books affected her throughout her childhood.
2010 Letters about Literature Entry Coupon and Guidelines
Letters about Literature Teacher's Guide
Letters about Literature Poster
Letters about Literature Bookmark
2010 Timeline: Children and young adults may submit letters individually or as part of a school or library project. The 2010 deadline is December 12, 2009. State and national winners are announced in April 2010.
Judging: Letters are reviewed by the National LAL staff, who select semi-finalists. Volunteer teachers and librarians from Michigan select a state winner for each level from the semi-finalists. Volunteer judges at the national level select national winners from the state winners.
Prizes:
*Semi-Finalists receive a letter of recognition from the State Librarian.
*State Winners receive a letter of recogition from the State Librarian, a $50 Target gift certificate, and $300 for their school or public libraries for the children or young adult collections.
*National Honorable Mention Winners will receive a $100 Target gift card and $1,000 for their community or school library.
*National Winners will receive a $500 Target gift card and $10,000 for their community or school library.
2009 Letters about Literature Winning Letters
Please contact reishk@michigan.gov to receive occasional program announcements and deadlines via email. |
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River of Words
River of Words
Each year, in affiliation with the Library of Congress Center for the Book, River of Words conducts a free international poetry and art contest for youth on the theme of WATERSHEDS. The contest is designed to help youth explore the natural and cultural history of the place they live, and to express, through poetry and art, what they discover. The 2010 deadline is December 1, 2009.
The contest is open to any child in the world, from 5-19 years of age. Older students must have not yet completed high school. There is no charge to enter.
About 100 poems and artworks from both US and international entries are selected as finalists each year. All winners receive ribbons, books and/or art supplies, t-shirts and other prizes. The Grand Prize winner receives an all-expense paid trip for the winner and a guardian to Washington, DC to attend the River of Words Award Ceremony at the Library of Congress.
You can use the River of Words flyer in libraries or classrooms.
More information and samples of poetry and art from previous years at the Michigan River of Words site. You can also find curriculum materials at national River of Words site.
Facilitator Entry Form
Group Entry Form
Individual Entry Form
The Michigan Regional Coordinator is Michael Moore. He can be contacted at 906-487-1197 or mmoore@mtu.edu |
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Mahoney Workshops and Michigan Reads!
Michigan Reads!
An annual one-state, one-preschool book program from the Library of Michigan. This program includes the mailing of books and program materials to every public and school library, and Head Start programs in the state of Michigan. We're very proud of Michigan Reads! | Mahoney Children's Workshops
The Mahoney Children's Workshops are intended to provide convenient, low-cost, high quality professional development experiences for youth librarians in regions of Michigan where these opportunities are not readily available. The workshops are made possible through the support of the Alice C. Mahoney Fund administered by the Library of Michigan Foundation. |
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