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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.ohionet.org/event/diverse-reads-and-resources-for-growing-lifelong-readers"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="600" height="338" style="width:6.25in;height:3.525in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D7CCB6.9E96B4F0" alt="A picture containing text

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><strong><u><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://www.ohionet.org/event/diverse-reads-and-resources-for-growing-lifelong-readers">Last chance to register:
 Diverse Reads & Resources for Growing Lifelong Readers on Thursday, 11/4!</a></span></u></strong><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.65pt"><span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Studies show that once kids and young adults lose interest in reading, it is very, very hard to get them back
 into this crucial habit. Providing interesting diverse titles with children from different backgrounds can help keep reluctant readers engaged.</span></span><span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.65pt"><span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">In this session, attendees will explore a wide variety of resources and titles to encourage and support reluctant
 or struggling readers to keep them on the path to lifelong readership.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.65pt"><span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Our session leader, Desiree Thomas will feature three general reading levels (late elementary/first chapter
 books, middle school, and high school) and will organize her suggestions by genre (mystery, fantasy, realistic fiction, etc.) to help attendees connect readers in their communities to topics and styles they like.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Attendees of this session will have the opportunity to:</span></strong></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Discuss factors that contribute to kids losing interest in reading</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Explore diverse titles to tempt struggling or reluctant readers</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Learn about the role the library can play in reconnecting readers for a lifelong love affair.</span></span><span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="e2ma-style"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Can't make it in real-time?</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
<span class="e2ma-style"><a href="https://www.ohionet.org/event/diverse-reads-and-resources-for-growing-lifelong-readers"><span style="color:#333333">Sign up</span></a>
</span></span></b><span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">to get a link to review the recording of our online session at your convenience.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Shelly</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1BBFDD">Shelly S. Miller, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212D64">Training Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212D64">p: (614) 484-1063<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:shellym@ohionet.org"><span style="color:#212D64">shellym@ohionet.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212D64">(she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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