As you are considering fall conferences and workshops for professional development, remember the Library of Michigan Continuing Education stipend program. The next review of requests will be early July so keep the program in mind for late summer and fall events. These events can include a workshop, webinar or conference. The next deadline will be June 30th for events AFTER June 30th. Going forward, you can submit at any time through the year and requests will be reviewed each quarter. Michigan public, academic and school library staff are eligible to apply for continuing education stipends. The program details and criteria are available on our website http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-18668_63014-359559--,... You will find program criteria, application questions, timeline and the link to the online application on this page. Staff from eligible libraries may apply at any time and may request from $200 to $1,500. Please take a look at the program information on the web site and contact Karren Reish at reishk@michigan.gov<mailto:reishk@michigan.gov> - 517-373-1580 with any questions. Karren Reish Library Grants Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-241-0021 reishk@michigan.gov<mailto:reishk@michigan.gov>