• 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!
This video is designed to inform those individuals and groups who
make decisions that impact K-12 education in the state
of Michigan. These include parent-teacher organizations,
state legislators, school administrators,
and boards of education.
• The Impact of Michigan School Librarians on Academic Achievement: Kids Who Have Libraries Succeed This study was a research project directed by the Library of Michigan to collect information on school library services and their relationship to student achievement, specifically in the area of reading achievement in grades 4, 7, and 11. School library media programs in Michigan schools exert a
demonstrably positive and statistically significant impact
on reading test scores among many other benefits.
• Michigan Association for Media in Education - MAME Michigan Association for Media in Education is an independent, professional association of library media specialists dedicated to educational, literary and technological excellence in library / media services in Michigan's schools.
MAME is an affiliate of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association, and an affiliate of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).
• Department of Education Evaluation Highlights Success of Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program American Library Association press release hailing the Second Evaluation of the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries (LSL) Program released by the U.S. Department of Education earlier this month, which indicated that students attending schools participating in LSL are performing higher on state reading tests than students in schools that do not take part in the program.
• Guidelines for Michigan Library Media Programs In 2003, a team of researchers conducted an extensive study of Michigan school library media programs' relationship to student achievement. This
study, entitled The Impact of Michigan School Librarians on Academic Achievement: Kids Who Have Libraries Succeed (Rodney, Lance &
Hamilton-Pennell, 2003) reported that even when community and family variables are taken into account, children with strong school libraries at
all levels consistently demonstrate strong achievement in reading. This study creates a clear mandate for the support and continuing development
of Michigan school libraries and the professionals who staff them.
This is the revision of sixth set of indicators issued by The Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME). This document provides
educators, and administrators, school boards and community members with a framework for successful school library media programs in
Michigan.
• 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.
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 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.
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