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Emily St. John Mandel Finale Event is TONIGHT!
by Kelly Bennett 18 May '16

18 May '16

Not sure if anyone else was under the impression that the Great Michigan Read Emily St. John Mandel author talk was on May 19th.but it turns out it's TONIGHT, May 18th. Here are the event details! Share as you will! The Great Michigan Read Finale with Literary Detroit HSB_tangentgallery_FB_200_200 Date: May 18, 2016 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Tangent Gallery's Hastings Street Ballroom, 715 Milwaukee Ave, Detroit, MI 48202 Event Description: Come join us in Detroit as we wrap-up the 2015-16 Great Michigan Read. Our Great Michigan Read author, Emily St. John Mandel, will be discussing Station Eleven with book signing to follow. Copies of Emily's books will available for purchase from Pages Bookshop. Great Michigan Read is generously supported by Meijer and other businesses, foundations, organizations and individuals. Please see our website for a full listing. <http://www.michiganhumanities.org/donate/> Help us reach more Michiganians by making a donation today!

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Chelsea District Library Summer Reading Program Kicks off June 15th!
by Patty Roberts 18 May '16

18 May '16

Good Morning, Attached please find the press release for our Summer Reading/Summer Learning Program. The photo is from a previous program kickoff. If you have any questions about this program, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you in advance for including an article in one of your upcoming publications. Patty Patty Roberts | Marketing Coordinator Chelsea District Library | 221 S. Main St. Chelsea, MI 48118 734.475.8732 ext. 216 | proberts(a)chelseadistrictlibrary.org

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Registration closes May 24
by Mason, Katherine F 18 May '16

18 May '16

Good morning! Just a reminder that Michigan Library Association is hosting a one-day Technologies and Trends workshop Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Delta College in University Center, MI. We invite you to join us for an exciting day of sharing and learning. Take a look into the future while staying rooted on your foundation. The Technologies and Trends workshop will provide insight on how to effectively utilize linked data, explore innovative ways libraries provide low-tech services and forecast what the future of technology for libraries will look like. Feature: learn about the future of library technology in Ken Varnum's closing session. http://bit.ly/22TfxiM Hope to see you there Kathie 2015-2016 Technologies and Trends planning workgroup [logo] Kathie Mason Digital Resources Librarian CMU Libraries Central Michigan University Park Library 203 | 989.774.1615 Connect...Collaborate...Succeed! Library.cmich.edu<http://library.cmich.edu/>

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National Readathon Day: 21 May 2016
by Steven K. Bowers 18 May '16

18 May '16

[http://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/readathon-facebook-cover-revised-ecr…] Please join us for National Readathon Day 2016 on Saturday, May 21, 2016, and enjoy the opportunity to generate excitement amongst readers of all ages, and support youth literacy. The transformational power of reading is fundamental to the value that libraries provide to our communities, and we hope that we can count on you to participate. Here's how to join in the fun: Over the next five days, use the hashtag #Readathon2016 to spread the word. Tell your friends how you plan to celebrate, or challenge them to see who can read more on the big day. Visit the Readathon Share page<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01NjA1NjA2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9Mz…> for shareable images, videos, and GIFs, and be sure to follow the hashtag to see how other readers like you will be celebrating and supporting childhood literacy. Make a commitment to support early childhood literacy. We are incredibly excited to let you know that readers everywhere will be able to contribute to #Readathon2016, through our newly launched Donate<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01NjA1NjA2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9Mz…> campaign on Facebook. All Facebook users will be able to use the Donate<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01NjA1NjA2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9Mz…> button now available on the ALA Facebook page<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01NjA1NjA2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9Mz…>, which seamlessly facilitates swift and secure online contributions to National Readathon Day on the Facebook platform. Users will also be able to share their love of reading by updating their Facebook profile picture with a custom National Readathon Day profile picture frame, available on the ALA<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01NjA1NjA2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9Mz…> and Penguin Random House<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01NjA1NjA2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9Mz…> Facebook pages. In addition, gifts continue to be accepted through https://www.firstgiving.com/5066/national-readathon-day<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01NjA1NjA2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9Mz…>. Encourage your social media networks to donate, too! All funds raised leading up to and during #Readathon2016 will benefit the ALA's Every Child Ready to Read initiative, which promotes literacy development in children from birth to age 5 through programs in public libraries nationwide, and Libraries Transform, ALA's public awareness and advocacy campaign. You can make a difference. Please join us for #Readathon2016. Remember to tweet, share and post using the #Readathon2016 hashtag from now through May 21. [http://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/sari%20headshot%20final.jpg] Best, [http://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/sari's%20signature%20editted.jpg] Sari Feldman President American Library Association

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KDL Reads: An Evening with Jacqueline Woodson
by Heidi Nagel 17 May '16

17 May '16

KDL is honored to welcome award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson to help us wrap-up KDL Reads, our community reading program centered on her book Brown Girl Dreaming. Please join us at Comstock Park High School to hear this wonderful speaker read from her powerful coming-of-age memoir. She will discuss how she found her voice in order to tell her story through beautifully rendered poems steeped in memory and rich with family ties. Jacqueline Woodson's presentation is free, open to all ages and will be followed by a book sale and signing. KDL Reads is sponsored by Consumers Energy, the Grand Rapids Community Foundation and generous donations to Kent District Library. An Evening with Jacqueline Woodson Thursday, May 26, 2016 6:30 p.m. Comstock Park High School, 150 Six Mile Rd. NE, Comstock Park http://www.kdl.org/events/evening-jacqueline-woodson Thank you, -Heidi Heidi Nagel Manager of Communications & Programming Kent District Library 814 West River Center Dr NE Comstock Park, MI 49321 616-647-4146, 616-490-9399 (cell) hnagel(a)kdl.org

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Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference - $75 Registration Rate Extended to May 23
by David 17 May '16

17 May '16

[cid:image001.jpg@01D1AF93.78551430] The Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference on June 9 and 10, 2016 is fast approaching. The $75 registration rate has been extended through May 23, so don't miss out! Register<http://glrsc.org/registration/> now before the fee increases. The fee goes up to $95 after May 23. The conference-rate room block at the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel at Keystone Crossing in Indianapolis, Indiana is full. Rooms may be available at the regular rate. See the conference website at http://glrsc.org/hotel for hotel options. Schedule in brief: Thursday, June 9, 2016 * 12:30 to 3:15 PM-OCLC custom holdings workshop; data blitz with short, practical presentations; Unlocking the Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States * 3:30 to 4:30 PM-OCLC update * 5:00 to 6:00 PM-Opening reception * 5:50 to 7:15 PM-Dine-arounds or dinner on your own * 7:30 to 8:30 PM-Trivia contest with prizes Friday, June 10, 2016-9:00 AM to 3:45 PM * Keynote address * Concurrent sessions * Breakfast, lunch, and breaks included Keynote Address: Heidi Nance, Head of Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services / Information Resources and Scholarly Communications Strategic Projects Librarian, University of Washington Libraries Concurrent Sessions: * Using Borrowing Data to Better Understand Our Users * Writing a Comprehensive ILL Operations Report * Occam's Reader: Why Do We Wish to Share E-books? * Set Sail With SRCS Indiana * And many more! Conference Rates: The conference registration fee is $75 ($95 for registration after May 23) and includes the preconference on Thursday, June 9, and all sessions, breakfast, and lunch on Friday, June 10. Join your resource sharing partners and set sail for the future with us! For hotel reservations, a full program schedule, and other information, visit the conference website<http://glrsc.org/>. Thank you. David David Votta Community Engagement Librarian Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) Lansing, MI & Indianapolis, IN Phone: (800) 530-9019 ext 122 Phone: (517) 492-3822 Fax: (517) 492-3886 vottad(a)mcls.org<mailto:vottad@mcls.org> "If you're not confused, you're not paying attention." -Tom Peters

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MCLS Office closed the afternoon of 5/17/16
by Sue Alt 17 May '16

17 May '16

All- The MCLS offices will be closed this afternoon for a staff event. We will be back on duty at 8am Wednesday 5/18 as usual! Thanks Sue Sue Alt RIDES Coordinator MeLCat Support Specialist Midwest Collaborative for Library Services 800-530-9019 ext 143 alts(a)mcls.org<mailto:alts@mcls.org>

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Cabinet for Sale
by Julie Farkas 17 May '16

17 May '16

This glass display cabinet is for sale for $30.00 Dimensions are: 31"w x 25.5"d x 55.5"h with a 6.5"h base. Available to the first responder! Please contact: Marcia Dominick: mdominick(a)novilibrary.org<mailto:mdominick@novilibrary.org> Buyer must be willing to pick-up item from Novi Library. [cid:image001.png@01D1AF8C.B80320B0] [Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: New Logo 1 inch rgb for web]Julie Farkas | Library Director Novi Public Library | 45255 West 10 Mile Road | Novi, MI 48375 T: 248-869-7233 C: 248-331-7815 F: 248-869-7232 www.novilibrary.org<http://www.novilibrary.org/> INFORM. INSPIRE. INCLUDE.

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Fwd: MI Student Aid Hosting #MiFutureSoBright Contest via Facebook @mistudentaid
by Biggs, Deb Renee (MDE) 16 May '16

16 May '16

Of interest to your teens? D. Deb Renee Biggs Michigan eLibrary & Outreach Coordinator Library of Michigan --------------------------- 517-373-4466 biggsd(a)michigan.gov<mailto:biggsd@michigan.gov> http://mel.org http://facebook.com/mel.org http://twitter.com/meldotorg Begin forwarded message: From: Michigan Department of Treasury <MITreasury(a)govsubscriptions.michigan.gov<mailto:MITreasury@govsubscriptions.michigan.gov>> Date: May 16, 2016 at 12:01:31 PM EDT To: <biggsthomasd(a)michigan.gov<mailto:biggsthomasd@michigan.gov>> Subject: MI Student Aid Hosting #MiFutureSoBright Contest via Facebook @mistudentaid Reply-To: <MITreasury(a)govsubscriptions.michigan.gov<mailto:MITreasury@govsubscriptions.michigan.gov>> MI Student Aid and Sallie Mae are giving away a $500 American Express gift card in the #MiFutureSoBright contest! To enter, like and comment on the contest post with a selfie wearing your shades, and use the #MiFutureSoBright hashtag. Visit www.facebook.com/mistudentaid<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> to enter today! Be one of three winners! Hurry, all entries must be submitted by May 26th! [Future So Bright] [MI Stident Aid Logo] Michigan Department of Treasury MI Student Aid Contact us at: mistudentaid(a)michigan.gov<mailto:mistudentaid@michigan.gov> ________________________________ Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…>. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…>. This service is provided to you at no charge by Michigan Department of Treasury<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…>. ________________________________ This email was sent to biggsthomasd(a)michigan.gov<mailto:biggsthomasd@michigan.gov> using GovDelivery, on behalf of: Michigan Department of Treasury * Lansing, MI 48922 * 517-373-3200

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Free MeL webinar May 25 3:30pm - Bridging the summer reading gap using MeL resources
by David 16 May '16

16 May '16

Summer reading is an essential component of maintaining and growing a student's academic achievement. Library summer reading programs advance literacy, foster lifelong readers, and position libraries as pivotal in Michigan student's education. Please join us May 25 at 3:30pm for a free webinar focused on summer reading resources in MeL. Registration is free and open to all Michigan library staff. Read more and register for this webinar<https://www.mcls.org/training-events/training-events-list/training-event/?r…>. https://www.mcls.org/training-events/training-events-list/training-event/?r… This webinar will be recorded, archived, and made available. http://mcls.org/mel/mel-training-events/ Please share. Thank you. David David Votta Community Engagement Librarian Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) Lansing, MI & Indianapolis, IN Phone: (800) 530-9019 ext 122 Phone: (517) 492-3822 Fax: (517) 492-3886 vottad(a)mcls.org<mailto:vottad@mcls.org> "If you're not confused, you're not paying attention." -Tom Peters

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