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Registration is open now for two upcoming Reimagining School Readiness Workshops.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">April 14, 2026 – </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWAfca77d1f-810b-f2a0-0d2c-fc2735a12f2b" href="https://events.library.ohio.gov/event/16504252">Public
Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County Main Library</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">May 6, 2026 – </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA8d13cff6-6e7a-69f2-3c09-a0a9b302a3c3" href="https://events.library.ohio.gov/event/16504340">Clermont
County Public Library Milford – Miami Branch</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.</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="OWA4f7d0453-b3f7-82e3-32dc-9690ccd9e8c9" href="mailto:pshumaker@library.ohio.gov">pshumaker@library.ohio.gov</a></u></b></span><b> with
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