The Michigan Department of Education is seeking contractors to train library staff on literacy and home-based techniques.
The Library of Michigan is expanding training and resources on early literacy and parent-engagement techniques to public library staff in the state. The program will be based on the American Library Association Every Child Ready to Read materials.
The training and outreach will consist of workshops, webinars and monthly newsletters.
Specifically, the Library of Michigan is looking for:
- Two one-day workshops, one in March 2016 and one in March 2017. Each of the two workshops will be held in three locations around the state, for a total of six on-site training days.
- Two training sessions at the state Rural Libraries Conference, May 4-6, 2016 on Mackinac Island.
- Monthly newsletters, starting in April 2016 and going through December 2017.
- Ten one-hour webinars on specific topics throughout the contract period. Tentative dates are January, May, July, September, November for 2017 and January, May, July, September, and November in 2017.
The training and outreach materials will be developed by the trainer in consultation with Library of Michigan staff. The trainer will also develop overall program evaluation tools in consultation with the Library of Michigan.
