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Our monthly Montana Children and Youth Services Meet-Up is happening tomorrow, Wednesday 4/26 at 10 am! Any and all are welcome. We will be discussing Collection Development, so please come with any questions or ideas that you would like to share.
If you missed the Foraging for Wild Mushrooms with Dr. Cathy Cripps virtual program from April 20th, you can now watch the recording online! Please visit the link below, and feel free to share with anyone who might be interested.
The MLN Virtual Programming Series is finished for this fiscal year, but we will resume in August 2023 with more exciting speakers and topics. Thanks so everyone who cohosted this year, and hope to have more of you join us after the summer!
 It is time for CSLP libraries to start brainstorming ideas for the 2026 Slogan! The theme for 2026 is "Dinosaurs", and CSLP is looking for member library input on the current slogan suggestions. If you are interested in providing input, please join one of the following Zoom listening sessions:
- Thursday, 4/27. 11 am - 12 pm Mountain Time (Zoom Link)
- Thursday, 5/4, 9 - 10 am Mountain Time (Zoom Link)
Session Description: We encourage State Reps and all members that have an interest in wordsmithing to join the call to discuss your favorites slogan suggestions. During and after the sessions we will have resources available for you to share your input through discussion, chat or using a Google doc. This session will inform the final list to be submitted for copyright vetting.
Current List of Slogan Suggestions
- Big and Small Adventures for All
- Dig and Discover at Your Library
- Dig into a Good Book
- Dig into a Great Read
- Dig into Reading
- Dig up a Story
- Explore prehiSTORY
- Explore with a Roar!
- Libraries are not Extinct
- Reading is not Extinct
- Go Prehistoric @ Your Library
- Jurassic Stories
- Make Tracks to the Library
- Read and Roar with Dinosaurs
- Read, Explore, Roar!
- Read, Roar, and Soar
- Reading Never Goes Extinct
- Romp, Stomp, Read
- Stomp! Chomp! Read!
- Unearth Your Story
Next Steps
After the April and May listening sessions, there will be another listening session in August to review the vetted/translated 2026 slogans, as well as discuss 2027 Themes, before they are voted on by State Reps at the Annual Meeting.
Are you interested in improving your technology skills and learning more about Microsoft Word? If so, please consider signing up for the Spring 2023 Intro to Microsoft Word Cohort! This learning cohort is for any Montana librarian who is interested in learning how to use Microsoft Word through the Universal Class course: Introduction to Microsoft Word 2021.
The course opens on May 1, 2023 and closes on June 22, 2023. We will kick-off with a Zoom meeting on Thursday, April 27th at 2:00 p.m.
We will wrap up the cohort with a Zoom meeting on Thursday, June 22 at 1:30 p.m.
You can enroll in this class by visiting MSL Learn and enrolling yourself in the Spring 2023 Intro to Microsoft Word Tech Cohort class. Please note that besides the Zoom kick-off and wrap-up meetings, this cohort is entirely self-paced.
Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend the kick-off on 4/27 to learn more about the format, as well as reach out to Amelea Kim at akim@mt.gov with questions.
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