August 2026 - Michlib-l

Pentwater District Library
by Mary Barker 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

Our last millage was passed 33 years ago. And yesterday our first millage as a new district Library passed. 642 yes and 388 no. Mary Barker, Director Pentwater District Library 402 E. Park Street Pentwater, MI 49449 231 869-8581

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Freeport District Library August 4th millage passed
by FDL Director 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

Freeport District Library millage results: 1632 Total votes 1109 Yes votes 523 No votes 68% in favor Thanks, Tammy

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Rawson Memorial Library Millage Renewal Passed
by Rawson Library Director 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

Our millage passed with 63% of votes cast. -- Pam Wright, Director Rawson Memorial Library 6495 Pine St. Cass City, MI 48726 989-872-2856

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Utica Public Library Millage Renewal Passed!
by Katherine Francis 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

Our millage renewal overwhelming passed with 80.2% in favor. 835 Yes 206 No -- Katherine Francis Director Utica Public Library 7530 Auburn Rd. Utica, MI 48317 586-731-4141 *Notary Public*

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GDL 10 Year Renewal Passed.
by David Conklin 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

GDL's 10-year renewal passed at 70.12% David Conklin Director Genesee District Library (810) 230-3335 Office (810) 776-8214 Fax dconklin(a)thegdl.org<mailto:dconklin@thegdl.org> Genesee District Library Headquarters 4195 W. Pasadena Ave Flint MI 48504

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Frankenmuth Wickson District Library New Millage
by Michelle 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

Our additional millage passed yesterday. We were asking our voters for an additional 0.85 mils for 20 years. 63.89% passes 1872 yes 1058 no This was our first millage since 2008 when we became a district library. Michelle Duclos Library Director Frankenmuth Wickson District Library

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Eastpointe millage
by Abby Bond 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

Eastpointe Memorial Library millage passed with 73% in favor. -- Abby Bond Director Eastpointe Memorial Library 586-445-5096

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Albion District Library Millage Renewal Passed!
by Cynthia Stanczak 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

I'm excited to report that our millage renewal passed with 75.96% of the 1,535 votes cast. This is a signficant increase (+25.5%) over the 1,223 total votes cast in our last millage renewal (2016). I'm looking forward to seeing the more granular data by district and precinct when it becomes available. Cynthia Stanczak, MLS (she/her) Library Director Albion District Library 501 S. Superior St. Albion, MI 49224 (517) 629-3993 Albion District Library: Transforming Minds, Changing Lives. Proudly serving our community since 1919. Online at www.albionlibrary.org, or find us on Facebook! *My working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel obligated to reply to this email outside of your normal working hours.*

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Bridgeport Public Library millage passed
by Amber Hughey 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

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NWILL 2026 is LIVE on Whova! Registration still open
by Janice Hood 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

*Registration for #NWILL 2026* *REGISTER HERE <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnwill26.e…>* *“The Full Spectrum of Access”* *2026 Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference (Hybrid)* * [image: image.png]* *September 1-3, 2026* *2026 Conference Program <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnwill.org…>* *2026 Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference (Hybrid) is LIVE on the Whova Web and Mobile apps!* *Full agenda is available. Registration is open! * *REGISTER HERE <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnwill26.e…>* *The NWILL conference will be held September 1-3, 2026, in a unique hybrid format; attendees can join us in person at **University of Oregon Portland <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpdx.uoreg…>** in **Portland <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trave…>**, Oregon, or virtually through the **Whova* <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnwill26.e…>* conference platform. * *Regardless of how you attend, you will have access to amazing presentations and networking opportunities!* *Most presentations will be in person and livestreamed to our virtual audience. The full program is posted on the **NWILL website* <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnwill.org…>* and on the **Whova* <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnwill26.e…>* conference platform.* *Keynote Speaker: Dennis Massie first got involved with ILL more than 40 years ago at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory library. After serving as head of ILL at NYU's Bobst Library, Dennis spent the next 28 years coordinating the SHARES resource sharing consortium for RLG and OCLC, conducting original research on collection sharing, and helping design and build free tools such as the OCLC ILL Cost Calculator and the International ILL Toolkit. Currently he helps foster community amongst ILL practitioners through his new organization, Borrower and Lender Be.* *2026 Conference Fees & Registration* *Registration is open in Whova with Early Bird pricing available until July 16, 2026. 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Payment will need to be made through the Whova registration page by credit card.* *Joining us in Portland?* *Regular pricing:* - Individual: $295 - Student/Self-Pay: $195 *Joining us virtually?* *Regular pricing:* - Individual: $100 - Student/Self-Pay: $65 *Joining us as a group?* *Group pricing available through August 14, 2026:* - In-Person Groups: $255 per person - Virtual Groups: $85 per person *Making your case to attend* *Let your institution know that attending a resource sharing conference is an investment in their future and that you will share the knowledge and skills that you learn with your colleagues. Programs and recorded presentations from our past conferences are available on our **website* <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnwill.org…> *. * *The NWILL Conference has been held virtually for three years and in the hybrid format since 2024. We’ve grown to more than 600 attendees from at least 45 states, two Tribal Nations and five countries. We hope that our hybrid format will allow for in-person interaction with more than 100 attendees, plus virtual interaction with 300 to 500 attendees.* *These comments from previous attendees may help in making your case to attend the 2026 NWILL conference:* *"This is a great conference to get new ideas and meet some pretty wonderful people who are as passionate about Resource Sharing as you are. I look forward to coming every year."* *"It's very useful, and I'd highly recommend attending. I've been going since my first year working in ILL, and I get many useful ideas every time I go. NWILL keeps innovating and I look forward to it each year."* *“Great work. I appreciated the wide range of topics and found many of them very timely. I particularly appreciate panelists who talk about specific solutions or actions they've taken in response to a problem.”* *Have questions? 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