Maadagindan, the Ojibwemowin word for Start Reading, is a virtual book club focused on Ojibwe culture and the Great Lakes with a mission to advance Great Lakes literacy. Founded from a collaboration between Wisconsin Sea Grant and the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Commission in Odanah, Wisconsin, the program centers diverse perspectives in children’s literature. Participants are both Native and Nonnative and include formal and informal educators, librarians, parents and anyone who loves reading and teaching with children’s literature. This range of readers benefits from book conversations led by honored, Native guests, an essential element of the program’s success in elevating voices heard in the Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development (ELWD) focus area. 

The book club meets monthly on Wednesday.