View this email in your browser<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.mp%2Fb679da53350d%2Fregistration-open-whats-a-library-part-32-2021-outlook-with-pla-president-and-ga-state-librarian-10427844%3Fe%3D2cb2b11ed8&data=04%7C01%7CWhiteS29%40michigan.gov%7C95fb2d78ed024d1c60da08d977772ff7%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637672176063786222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=upX2XvfbYHjS3u5m8QBDFa%2B8k9w%2FWYT7O7Aj2Lhzrrw%3D&reserved=0> [https://mcusercontent.com/6dc7f62bf2785cc68a03a6c8d/images/91a76b98-5b03-f29...] CA Broadband Middle-Mile Network "...the most ambitious state digital equity effort in the history of the public internet." -Louis Fox, CENIC CEO Part One (9/17) focuses on critical fiber infrastructure Part Two (9/24) explores various library wireless strategies Registration Open<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiglibraries.us4.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D6dc7f62bf2785cc68a03a6c8d%26id%3Dbe211a03dd%26e%3D2cb2b11ed8&data=04%7C01%7CWhiteS29%40michigan.gov%7C95fb2d78ed024d1c60da08d977772ff7%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637672176063786222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=U7K15Zih817YzqubRDEv%2FAxVW3OYMURzF14yJfizYHo%3D&reserved=0> Friday 9/17 at 8am ET Guiding principles as a framework for middle-mile implementation: * Provide affordable, open-access, middle-mile broadband infrastructure to enable last-mile network connectivity throughout the state. * Build the network expeditiously, leveraging existing infrastructure, networks, and construction projects, where feasible. * Prioritize connectivity to unserved and underserved communities, including community institutions. Completes Fiber to the Library goal and a provides a template for the nation! Crosby Kemper, IMLS Director and former Board Chair of Schools, Health and Libraries BB Coalition "COVID-19 has not only created a public health emergency, but it has also created a deep need for trusted community information, education, and connection that our libraries and museums are designed to provide." "There's a lot of love for libraries and for museums inside the Beltway," Join these two national leaders on broadband and digital inclusion for an illuminating hour of updates and vision! Registration Open<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiglibraries.us4.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D6dc7f62bf2785cc68a03a6c8d%26id%3D916d142f1c%26e%3D2cb2b11ed8&data=04%7C01%7CWhiteS29%40michigan.gov%7C95fb2d78ed024d1c60da08d977772ff7%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637672176063796192%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=P1rCAt9fGfcPDX32f1lT5yYyxdFZ5NonDmEeOVEh410%3D&reserved=0> Friday 9/17 at 8am ET Image: GCN "California funds broadband infrastructure expansion" https://gcn.com/articles/2021/07/22/california-broadband.aspx