{"id":45,"date":"2019-09-10T19:19:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T23:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.melvindale.lib.mi.us\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:20:48","slug":"youth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/?page_id=45","title":{"rendered":"Youth and Teen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"45\" class=\"elementor elementor-45\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89bc4ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89bc4ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d4c3e1\" data-id=\"4d4c3e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616b462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"616b462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Youth and Teen Events and Calendar<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4750a30 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4750a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-768x644.png\" alt=\"Spring Family Storytime. Wednesdays at 10:30 at the Melvindale Public Library.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Game-Spotlight-768x644.png\" alt=\"Image of a JENGA tower. Family game night! Tuesday, April 28th at 6 PM\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lego-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"Join LEGO Club! Thursday, April 30th at 6 PM. This month&#039;s theme is Fun Fairy Tales. Build along with the theme or create your own masterpiece.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Musical-Painting-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"Musical Painting. Thursday, May 18th at 6 PM. Kids will listen to music and paint their feelings!\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Henna-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"Henna Designs with local artist Limar. Saturday May 23rd at 1 PM. Learn the art of Henna and leave with your own design.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Flower-Press-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"Pressed Flower Art. Add a touch of nature to your creativity by pressing a flower into a beautiful piece of art. Saturday, May 30 at 1 PM. All Ages. Flowers are provided but you are welcome to bring your own blooms.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/thousand_books-768x644.png\" alt=\"1000 Books Before Kindergarten logo. 1000 Books before Kindergarten - Sign up today at the Melvindale Public Library!\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trs-768x644.png\" alt=\"Photo of a woman holding a crafted butterfly in front of a toddler. Upper text reading &quot; Talk, read, sing with your baby every day. Learn more at greatstart.org&quot; Bottom Text reading &quot;The Melvindale Public Library is teaming up with the Great Start Collaborative to support families on their reading journey! Melvindale families with a library card can snag one cool free book and a snazzy book bag! Pick from a range of books in English, Arabic, and Spanish! Each family will also get resources on the benefits of talking, reading, and singing for developing babies and toddlers. Let the reading adventures begin!&quot;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f955cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5f955cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/embed?src=melvindalelibrary%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York\" style=\"border: 0\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c565ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c565ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc5273c\" data-id=\"fc5273c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3f910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be3f910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4216\" alt=\"a photo of a mother reading to a baby. A black speech bubble reads &quot;Talk, Read, Sing&quot;. Another speech bubble reads &quot;The more words children hear and understand, the better prepared they will be to learn. Talk to your baby about what you are doing and about what your baby is doing every day&quot;. greatstart.org\/talkingisteaching\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner.png 2000w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner-1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner-1600x600.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fce4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57fce4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talking is Teaching!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef3698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ef3698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Detroit\/Wayne County Talking is Teaching Community Campaign is working to support families and involve our community in understanding the importance of early connections with children to support their brain growth and feelings of safety and security.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Melvindale Public Library is proud to partner with the Talking is Teaching Community Campaign to provide materials to help parents Talk, Read and Sing with their little ones even more! Families can visit the library to get a free book to keep and a book bag to take home. Books are available in English, Arabic, and Spanish. One book per family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatstart.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Great Start<\/a>\u00a0to find help, fun, and more information.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5d41cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5d41cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4196598\" data-id=\"4196598\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2cc06e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2cc06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000-BOOKS-Web-Banner.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4231\" alt=\"1000 Books Before Kindergarten logo. 1000 Books before Kindergarten - Sign up today at the Melvindale Public Library!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000-BOOKS-Web-Banner.png 2000w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000-BOOKS-Web-Banner-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000-BOOKS-Web-Banner-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000-BOOKS-Web-Banner-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000-BOOKS-Web-Banner-1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000-BOOKS-Web-Banner-1600x600.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2279ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2279ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1000 Books Before Kindergarten<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb03e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feb03e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is an early literacy program for children ages 0 to school-age. Come in and pick up your welcome packet and a swag bag when you sign up at the front desk. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All you have to do is read to your child\/ren. For every 100 books that you read together, we will put your child&#8217;s name on our &#8220;Wall of Fame&#8221; and they will get a brag tag to keep. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read any book. <strong>Repeated books count!<\/strong> When you reach the 1,000-book milestone, you get a book, a certificate, and your brag tag, all to keep with you at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f683cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f683cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76b4c58\" data-id=\"76b4c58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49efffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49efffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1436\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kanopy-Kids-Email-Banner-USCA-Explore.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3012\" alt=\"Image showing cartoon characters on a multicolored background. Text reads &quot;Kanopy Kids - Explore now!&quot;.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kanopy-Kids-Email-Banner-USCA-Explore.jpg 1436w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kanopy-Kids-Email-Banner-USCA-Explore-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kanopy-Kids-Email-Banner-USCA-Explore-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kanopy-Kids-Email-Banner-USCA-Explore-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1436px) 100vw, 1436px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e325b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e325b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check out Kanopy Kids!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abc574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4abc574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kanopy Kids is now available to Melvindale Library card holders! Kanopy Kids has streaming shows, read-aloud storybooks, and PBS Kids content!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Head to <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melvindalelib.kanopy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kanopy <\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">with your library card handy to get started!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4cf3af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4cf3af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcc8097\" data-id=\"dcc8097\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59119fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59119fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional helpful links:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57520cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57520cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.tln.lib.mi.us\/kids?section=categories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kids Catalog<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mel.org\/kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Databases and Homework Help (opens in a new tab)\">Databases and Homework Help<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/miactivitypass.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Michigan Activity Pass (MAP) (opens in a new tab)\">Michigan Activity Pass (MAP)<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa788b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa788b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94456b2\" data-id=\"94456b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592560d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"592560d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources for School and Beyond:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4108764 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4108764\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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