Hello Nathaniel!
I am Clare Membiela, the Library Law Consultant for the Library of Michigan Library Development Department.
I can assist you with your establishment question. Michigan Public Libraries are government entities- they don’t incorporate like corporations. They are formed by municipalities. That’s why LARA had no information.
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I will check our files and see what we have and then go from there. I’ll connect with you directly for additional information.
Take care!
Clare
Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.
Library Law Consultant
Library of Michigan
517-335-8132
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Hello All,
Might be a bit of a silly question but I was asked to find ours off hours. I tried checking the Secretary of State via LARA I realized no library is in LARA. So where do you find your Library's incorporation date?
Sincerely,
Nathaniel Mottinger, Interim Director
Athens Community Library
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