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Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 Phone: 517-373-4466 http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> Like MeL on Facebook – http://facebook.com/mel.org From: NoveList [mailto:noreply@libraryaware.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 10:37 AM To: Biggs, Deb Renee (MDE) <BiggsD@michigan.gov> Subject: 📚 NoveList News: April 2017 View Online<http://www.libraryaware.com/14/NewsletterIssues/View/5c9eb830-57cb-46d7-8fb6-6c04e7d7ae82?SID=82addfbb-cba7-4550-9874-5fd99c596c96> [http://www.libraryaware.com/14/Metrics/OpenEmail/5c9eb830-57cb-46d7-8fb6-6c0...] <http://4la.co/1CBH19?SID=82addfbb-cba7-4550-9874-5fd99c596c96> [http://www.libraryaware.com/14/Files/Display/b62cbc24-03c6-474c-808b-158f35901fa3?w=467&h=76]<http://4la.co/1CBH19?SID=82addfbb-cba7-4550-9874-5fd99c596c96> Your monthly guide to the latest news and readers' advisory inspiration from NoveList ________________________________ Readers' Advisory with a Personal Touch [http://www.libraryaware.com/14/Files/AnonymousDisplayWithCrop/c9ff40f6-c07d-46a5-afcf-168cd4da1181?containerHeight=245&containerWidth=580&scaledHeight=326&scaledWidth=580&verticalOffset=-58&horizontalOffset=2&quality=95&dpi=120] Building relationships with your readers can seem like a daunting task -- with all the work happening in a library day-to-day, it's easy for it to fall down a few notches on the priority list. 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