Please consider sharing information and expertise with your colleagues at the 2016 Loleta Fyan Small and Rural Libraries Conference in May 2016. Some areas that attendees asked for on in the evaluation from 2014 are listed below. If you have skills or information you want to share in these areas as well as any others, please don't hesitate to submit a session proposal. Some topics that were listed as area of need in 2014 evaluation -- Managing staff Resolving conflict - other soft skills Problem patrons Collaborations with community, schools and other organizations Local history Friends and Volunteers ebooks and eReaders Grant writing The call for proposals for the 2016 Loleta Fyan Small and Rural Library Conference is open through October 19. Submit your session proposal online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RLC2016 Thank you! Shannon From: White, Shannon (MDE) Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 12:23 PM To: 'michlib-l@mcls.org' <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: Rural Libraries Program Submission Deadline is October 19 The call for proposals for the 2016 Loleta Fyan Small and Rural Library Conference is open through October 19. Submit your session proposal online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RLC2016 The conference will be held from May 4-6, 2016 at Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. This is a specially crafted to reach the informational needs of small and rural library staff members throughout Michigan. The event features vendors, awards, keynote speakers and an array of sessions geared to libraries serving small and rural communities. You can find a copy of the proposal form to help you plan your submission content on the conference web page: www.michigan.gov/fyanconference<http://www.michigan.gov/fyanconference> If your session proposal is chosen you will receive one complimentary registration and one night's lodging at the conference hotel as a presenter. It's a great way to help fund your professional development and share with colleagues ideas and work from your own library. The deadline to submit a proposal is soon so submit your session proposal online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RLC2016 Please let us know if you have any questions. Shannon -------------------------- Shannon White Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo Lansing, MI 48909 www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan> 517.373.9489 Whites29@michigan.gov<mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov>