Hello, Michigan librarians! Memorial Day is upon us, so summer will be here soon! Just wanted to remind you of the University of Michigan School of Information's summer roster of *free *PD for librarians and educators both online and around the state. We hope you'll join us and bring your colleagues! *MAKER PD - details and registration at http://makinglibraries.si.umich.edu/road-trip <http://makinglibraries.si.umich.edu/road-trip>* *One- and three-day workshops on developing maker culture, mindset, and sustainable practices. Each three-day workshop also features a free evening MakerFest event for families.* June 15 - 17 Houghton Lake (mid-Michigan) June 20 - 22 Pickford (Eastern Upper Peninsula) July 12 - 14 Centreville (SW Michigan near Indiana border) July 20 - 22 Alpena (Northeastern Lower Peninsula) Aug. 2 - 4 Coopersville (Muskegon area) Aug. 8 - 10 Iron River (Western Upper Peninsula) Aug. 16 - 18 Benzonia (Northwestern Lower Peninsula near Traverse City) Aug. 23 Saginaw (mid-Michigan) Aug. 24 - 26 Frankenmuth (mid-Michigan) *4T DATA LITERACY CONFERENCE - details at http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu/conference <http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu/conference>* *A two-day conference on the importance of and strategies for high schoolers to develop "reading" and "writing" skills with data and statistics. Though geared toward high school students, those from other levels are welcome!* July 14 - 15 Online! We hope to see you face-to-face or virtually this summer! -- Kristin Fontichiaro University of Michigan School of Information 4427 North Quad 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 Blog <http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning> | Michigan Makers Project <http://umsi.info/makers> | Book an Appointment <https://www.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUFHX1E5cXRtYUVQfGRlZmF1bHR8YmY3NDdlYzA4ZDM2MjFmMzAzMDM2OTA3NGM3NjliMzQ> 734.647.3593