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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Hi folks, I know many of you have summer already planned to a T but if you’ve got some flexibility I’ve got an opportunity to share! A Kentucky library is running a pen pal program this summer
focusing on grades 1-6. The library is a branch of a larger county system, they serve about 10,000 people at their branch location, with approx. 65,000 in the county, and they’re limiting the registration to 30 kids. They had a library lined up that dropped
out – see more below. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">If you’re interested in running basically the same program but on this side of the country, please email me and Amy Olson,
<a href="mailto:amy.olson@ky.gov">amy.olson@ky.gov</a> by Wednesday, May 29<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> yscon <yscon-bounces@lists.library.ohio.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Olson, Amy (ELC) via yscon<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 24, 2024 11:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> yscon@lists.library.ohio.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [yscon] pen pal program needs recipients<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Hi friends –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">One of my counties had a pen pal program lined up with an out of state library and that other library bailed on her at the almost-last-minute. Would you send this
out and see if you have an interested library? </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Where is the library located? Oldham County, KY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Pen Pals</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Bring the summer adventure to your mailbox!</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">For elementary aged children, grades 1-6.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Registration cap: 30 kids.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">We’ll use a google form to collect patron interests and pair matches. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Patrons commit to writing 3 letters to their pen pal. To encourage children to write, we'll run three in person programs, June 7, June 28, and July 19. We’ll learn
about friendly letter writing, practice calligraphy, and write our letters together. Letters will be mailed together in one package to the partnering library to eliminate lost letters and shipping costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">At the end of the three-letter commitment, with parental permission, we can connect the patrons and share emails/contact information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Our event calendar link:
</span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/oldhampl.org/Events/Children-s-Programs/LaGrange/Pen-Pals?id=1717779600-241308__;!!Db6frn15oIvDD3UI!m2eWXuCd6_Ggz3fdBe-Al95OTSJRX_ohL2wVSFVmJHpBtbUfhfvwjJ1UCc8sqIAbz9WU8Hy5lejiWsdFwhxKMEE$">https://oldhampl.org/Events/Children-s-Programs/LaGrange/Pen-Pals?id=1717779600-241308</a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Amy Olson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Youth Services Consultant
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