A RESPECTABLE Valentine, Annual Reports program, and the Associate Libraries Program
 A R
E S P E C T A B L E Valentine
It was on February 14, 1967, that a then little-known Aretha Franklin recorded what was to become one of her greatest hits, and in fact
by some reckoning is considered THE
greatest song of all time. Her version of
Respect jumped to the top of the charts within four months and Aretha went on to become a legend.
In 2017 NPR marked the 50th anniversary of that recording with
a story highlighting how Aretha transformed the song from its original meaning when it was initially composed by Otis Redding. Learn more about the Queen of Soul at the Library of Michigan, where she is
well represented in our Michigan Collection.
Find additional material using our online
resources. Access that content from our subscription databases including
Black Thought and Culture, the source of the image above, with your Library of Michigan library card. Don't have a card? Apply online at:
Michigan.gov/LibraryCard.
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 Aretha
Franklin's recording of Respect has been so impactful that it has been used to name the anthology, R
E S P E C T: The Poetry of Detroit
Music, in which Nikki Giovanni pays homage to the Queen of Soul:
Poem for Aretha (excerpt)
cause nobody deals with Aretha--a mother with four children--having to hit the road
they always say "after she comes
home" but nobody ever says what it's like
to get on a plane for a three week tour
the elation of the first couple of audiences the good
feeling of exchange the running on the high you get from singing good
and loud and long telling the world
what's on your mind.
then comes the eight show on the sixth day the beginning
to smell like the plane or bus the if-you-forgot-your-toothbrush
in-one-spot-you-can't-brush-until-the-second-show the strangers
pulling at you cause they love you but you having no love
to give back
the singing the same songs night after night day after day
and if you read the gossip columns the rumors that your husband
is only after your fame
the wondering if your children will be glad to see you and maybe
the not caring if they are scheming to get out
of just one show and go just one place where some doe-doe-dupaduke
won't say "just sing one song, please!"
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Programs for the Public - Annual Reports: Supplemental Documents for Family History Research
Thursday, March 2, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom
Register
For This Program
Governments, businesses and a variety of other organizations produce annual reports that describe the activities of the entities throughout the preceding year. These reports provide vital information for genealogical researchers when investigating the greater
context of the lives of their ancestors. Learn more about these useful documents and see examples from the collections of the Library of Michigan.
See the complete schedule of 2023 virtual programs and registration information by going to:
Michigan.gov/LMPublicPrograms.
Covers of annual reports from Michigan government entities.
State Library's Associate Libraries Program
Framed proudly on the wall next to the information desk at
Boyne District Library is a certificate that identifies the library as Associate Library No. 112 of the State Library (now Library of Michigan). In the over one hundred years since this certificate was issued in 1921,
most people these days won't know what it represents. Diving deeper into the history of the Associate Library program. it was part of a greater effort to bring library material and information to people across the state of Michigan.
The origin of the Associate Library program comes from
Public Act No. 28 of 1895: "An act to provide for the management and control, and for the extension of the usefulness of the State Library." The legislation helped reorganize the management of the State Library and established
two key programs: the Traveling Library system and the Associate Library program. The Traveling Library system comprised of collections of 50 books that libraries, schools, granges, reading clubs, and other organizations across the state could request be sent
to their community. The Associate Library program allowed for members to request items directly from the collections of the State Library. Any public, incorporated, school, and college library in the state who met the requirements of the program could apply
to be an Associate Library. The Dowagiac Ladies' Library Association was the first to apply in 1895 and was Associate Library No. 1. Boyne City Public Library (now Boyne District Library) became Associate Library No. 112 on January 21, 1921. In many ways,
the Associate Library program can be viewed as a precursor to the modern MeLCat system used today as part of the
Michigan eLibrary.
Like Boyne District Library, all Associate Libraries were issued a certificate identifying their institution as part of the program. Over
one hundred libraries participated in it, and we encourage them to look in their administrative records to try to locate their own Associate Library certificate. If you find it, share it on your social media accounts and tag the Library of Michigan:
You can also email a photo of it to
Librarian@Michigan.gov.
Associate Library Certificate at Boyne District Library.
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