[Michlib-l] Sneak peek of Unearth A Story(tm) for 2026!

[Lancaster, Cathy (MDE)]

Now that the 2025 Annual Meeting has concluded, the Collaborative Summer Library Program's Theme & Slogan Committee is happy to announce the winners of the election for 2028 Slogan and 2029 Theme<https://www.cslpreads.org/themes-and-slogans/>!

Without further ado....the results:

2028 Slogan: Libraries Are Legendary (tentative Spanish translation: Las bibliotecas son legendarias)

2029 Theme: Nature (the slogan for this will be decided at the 2026 Annual Meeting, stay tuned for listening sessions/survey input)

Thank you,

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915
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From: Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) <LancasterC5 at michigan.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 3:05 PM
To: MI Youth Services List <miyouth at mcls.org>; Michlib-L <michlib-l at mcls.org>
Subject: Sneak peek of Unearth A Story(tm) for 2026!

Here's a sneak peek of CSLP's Unearth A Story(tm) artwork<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K0Ps81esXlCjMNGOfttsfypu7Kal4plj/view?usp=drive_link> for 2026!

And now that I have your attention...
Submit a Programming Idea
CSLP needs your 2027 program ideas and resource suggestions! https://www.cslpreads.org/submit-a-programming-idea/
Submit a Programming Idea – Collaborative Summer Library Program<https://www.cslpreads.org/submit-a-programming-idea/>
Thanks to our program submission contest winners for their brilliant ideas related to Unearth a Story: Stephanie Poletti of Omaha Public Library in Omaha, NE Deborah Fagnan of Sussex County Library System in Newton, NJ Joni Spalding of Boonslick Regional Library in Sedalia MO Winners receive a $50 coupon code for the CSLP store. Questions? Contact Dawn Krause
www.cslpreads.org
2027 Theme: Mystery, detective, suspense
2027 Slogan: Mysteries Await at Your Library/Los Misterios te Esperan en tu Biblioteca
All submissions will be reviewed by the Manual Committees; however, due to limited space, we cannot print every idea submitted, and programs may be modified from their original submissions.
NOTE: If you submit original photos with your program idea, your idea will be prioritized for inclusion in the manual (with attribution to you and your library!).
I'll have an update on 2028 Slogan/2029 Theme for you all tomorrow from the CSLP Annual Meeting.
Thank you,

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915
My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See www.mypronouns.org<http://www.mypronouns.org/> to learn more.

LancasterC5 at michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5 at michigan.gov> | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan>
Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/>

Join the MiYouth<https://lists.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/miyouth> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services.





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Nourishing Michigan’s Future during the summer!

Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan’s children to Meet Up and Eat Up! Michigan.gov/MeetUpEatUp<http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup>.

[Michigan.gov/Vote logo   Description automatically generated]<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/>

Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at Michigan.gov/Vote<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/>.




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