ELA Practice #9

This page provides contact information for local public libraries throughout the state of Michigan. Some libraries are willing to come to schools to help students get a local library card. Others have book-mobiles that will come to schools on a regular basis.

Every day, the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative sparks new ways for teachers and students to learn from the world around them. They inspire connections between classrooms and the local environment to build resilient communities. They also provide unprecedented resources to transform K–12 education in the Great Lakes region through a powerful, one-of-a-kind statewide network of coordinated hubs.

The National Writing Project hosts summer writing camps for students. Find a local chapter and visit their website to see what they can offer! Many Writing Project teacher consultants will visit classrooms for sessions, or offer sessions for students for summer writing camps and more.

Get lost in the pages of these 12 Michigan independent bookstore. Teachers can check here for author or performer events. Local independent bookstores may also be willing to host events for students.

Find local Little Free Libraries or create one!

While there is no longer an option to share students' work on this site, the toolkits and resources will provide teachers with several ways to connect students to authentic audiences beyond the walls of their classrooms. 

Michigan Center for the Book offers links to activities, information on scheduling author visits, grants, access to the Michigan Authors and Illustrators database, Michigan book lists, and more.

Use the database to find out about Michigan authors! You can look for non-fiction, poetry, mysteries, romance, children’s books and much more. You can find authors for presentations and visits. This is a great source for students looking for Michigan authors to read and for librarians or teachers looking for Michigan authors to do events or for collection development.

A Library of Michigan Library Card provides users with access to the Library of Michigan collections and databases.

The Michigan Activity Pass site provides free passes to local attractions. Passes are available via local libraries and require a local library card to access. 

This poster illustrates connections between Career Readiness and Disciplinary Literacy approaches at the classroom level, with suggestions about tapping into students' Areas of Interest within instruction.