Hello Friends, Friends of Michigan Libraries will hold its Annual Membership Meeting by Zoom on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Our speaker will be Peter Pearson, Library Consultant and his presentation is entitled “What is being a friend of the library all about?” This event is open to all Michigan Friends. Registration is online with payment of $10 for members and $20 for non-members. Follow this link to register. https://fomlevents.org/events/foml-2023-annual-membership-meeting/ Peter Pearson has a master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Minnesota. He has been a classroom teacher, school principal, and executive director of two non-profit educational programs prior to the President of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, a position he held for 25 years. He is on the Board of Directors of the Library Foundation for Sarasota County and is chair of its political advocacy committee. Mr. Pearson currently sits on the Board of Directors of United for Libraries, a division of the American Library Association representing Friends, Foundations, Trustees and Advocates. Pearson is a past Board President of this division. A native of Chicago, Mr. Pearson lived in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area for over 45 years. He now resides full time in Sarasota, Florida. The deadline for registration is Tuesday, April 4. We look forward to having you join us. -- Kate Pohjola Andrade (pronounce) <https://namedrop.io/katepohjolaandrade> Woodlands Library Cooperative <https://woodlands.lib.mi.us> 517-629-9469 / 586-801-0725 - cell/text Board Member, Midwest Collaborative for Library Services <https://www.mcls.org/> *No Reservation Recommendations* <https://nrr.ninja>: your source for colleague-approved vendors! she/her/hers Schedule a meeting <https://doodle.com/bp/katepohjolaandrade/meet-with-me>