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This an email newsletter about lifelong learning opportunities from the Montana State Library.
Early Literacy Resources
Lifelong Learning Tours
Blind and Low Vision Trunk
SDOH Corner
June Virtual Programming
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Summer reading is starting! Here are some early literacy resources that might be helpful to you!
Caregivers can text MSL to 70138 to sign up for our texting program and get early literacy learning ideas and challenges sent right to their phone!
We also have a public facing Ready2Read website with all of your favorite Montana animals on it to share early literacy information with anyone who has a little one in their lives. Consider linking to it from your own social media or website!
Lastly, we have other printable cards and bookmarks that can be used as tools to help preschoolers and babies get school ready!
Visit the Lifelong Learning - Ready2Read webpage for these resources to print or share electronically!
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Hey Librarians! Would you like a refresher on the programs available through Lifelong Learning? Does your library have new employees who might not know about the lifelong learning resources available through the state library?
Contact Bobbi to set up a Zoom meeting. We can virtually visit during an all staff meeting, or we can set something up on a smaller scale for a personal virtual tour of the program.
Please use this survey of interest to let us know if you are interested in a trunk in your library to better serve your blind and low vision patrons of all ages. This survey describes the items that would be included, and offers space to make suggestions.
Libraries Partnering with Public Health – Check it out
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Trunks contain such hidden treasures. Whether it’s your grandmother’s attic trunk, your car boot, or your college dorm trunk – they contain multitudes of important, handy wonders. Montana State Library trunks are no exception! As most of you know, the MSL has a great array of virtual trunks available to all libraries with useful materials on a variety of topics – from bats to story walks to health literacy – easy for you to access, easy for your patrons to learn with.
A new trunk is in the works on chronic disease topics like Asthma, Cancer, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Health. These items will be especially helpful if, for instance, your library opts to celebrate Heart Health Month (February), Asthma Awareness (May), or Breast Cancer Awareness month (October). Libraries are perfect for sharing this information – the healthy heart of healthy communities. If there’s a topic your library would like to see in a ‘Chronic Disease Awareness Trunk,’ please reach out. In the meantime, be sure to check-out the current trunks and have fun exploring!
Margaret Mullins, DPHHS SDOH Program Manager
June10th at 6:30 PM
MLN Virtual Programming Presents: Safety During Montana Smoke and Wildfire Events
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Montana's wildfire smoke seasons are getting longer and more pervasive. Learn about the health risks of wildfire smoke, why indoor air can be more unhealthy than outdoor air and how to protect your home if there are fires in your area.
Mary Anderson served as a school counselor for over thirty years. When she retired she found that although she left public education, the educator in her was still alive and well. As wildfire smoke coordinator, she works with emergency responders, health departments, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Quality and several non-government organizations to develop educational materials and a response network that is as aware of the dangers of wildfire smoke as the dangers of wildfires themselves.
Register Here!
If your library is interested in becoming a cohost for this program and you would like printable posters, bookmarks and a social media invitation please contact Bobbi deMontigny
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