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open now for the December Reimagining School Readiness Workshop which will be held on December 10, 2025 at the Clermont County Public Library – Milford Miami Township Branch.</span></div>
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Do you wonder what research really says about how to support school readiness?</div>
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The Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit is a suite of research-backed resources created for library staff to help families prepare children ages birth to 8 years for success in school and in life.</div>
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<i>Previous attendee feedback: “Love the networking and sharing along with being able to try the activities.”</i></div>
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Through an interactive presentation with hands-on activities, this training will introduce library staff to the research, practical implications, and resources offered in the toolkit. Library staff who work with children from ages 0 – 8 and their families will
benefit most from this training. The workshop will be in-person at the State Library of Ohio.</div>
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“<i>Fun to collaborate with colleagues!”</i></div>
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The workshop topics include:</div>
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key findings from current cognitive and developmental psychology research</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;">
the implications of those findings for library staff’s daily work</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;">
practical ready-to-implement ideas for activities</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;">
resources for staff training and for parents/caregivers</li></ul>
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<i>“…the hands-on activities were fun, loved the breakout sessions and chance to chat.”</i></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Registration and more information can be found the
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Library of Ohio’s website</a></u></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>.</b></span></div>
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<b>Contact Penelope Shumaker at </b><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><b><u><a style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA55a151a9-685f-7796-cf50-aa85f7ace479" href="mailto:pshumaker@library.ohio.gov">pshumaker@library.ohio.gov</a></u></b></span><b> with
any questions.</b></div>
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<b>December 10, 2025</b></div>
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<b>Clermont County Public Library- Milford Miami Township Branch</b></div>
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<b>Milford, OH 45150</b></div>
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<b>1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.</b></div>
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<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(14, 63, 117);"><b>Penelope Shumaker</b></span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(90, 90, 90);"><b>Library Consultant</b></span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(90, 90, 90);">State Library of Ohio</span></p>
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