The Library of Michigan provides statewide membership to all Michigan public libraries in United for Libraries. All library staff, boards, and friends of Michigan public libraries are able to take advantage of UFL member resources. Review the attached printable flyer for login instructions and feel free to provide it to your staff, board, and friends groups. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Shannon White Library Development Manager Library of Michigan, 702 W. 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[https://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/UFL/ufl-newsletter-template/190403-u...] IN THIS ISSUE [https://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/NFOLW%20Twitter%20header.png?cb=231432]<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDI3NzAxMCZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDE3NjgyJmxpPTkwMzcyNzM3%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7C314eb383aa7b4ff4267308d994822a22%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637704110277721826%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Mzfo5p7O%2Bb70ELdqi7SZlOTLJhq5JmKkt%2BDevHXL%2Bow%3D&reserved=0> Celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week with us! Libraries across the country are celebrating their Friends groups with appreciation posts on social media, Friends membership events, and more! 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Apply for the National Friends of Libraries Week Awards! Submit a summary detailing your NFOLW celebrations and you could be one of two Friends groups to be awarded $250. Visit our website<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDI3NzAxMCZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDE3NjgyJmxpPTkwMzcyNzQy%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7C314eb383aa7b4ff4267308d994822a22%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637704110277751697%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=WAgV9YUzOW%2BsY1zf6MOEkYh4jh9ejj9ykoTtPlB3amo%3D&reserved=0> for more info and to apply. Join us for these upcoming sessions on United for Libraries member benefits! We'll be holding info sessions on these new United for Libraries member benefits: * United for Libraries Updates: Coming soon - A blog with news, resources, and a calendar of events to keep you updated on what's happening at United. * eNewsletter: Now digital, our updated newsletters will be sent to members directly via email. * Communities in ALA Connect: Friends/Foundations/Trustee members can use ALA Connect to network, ask questions, and share ideas and resources. * New platform for accessing on-demand trainings and Learning Live sessions included with membership. 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"Virtual and Hybrid Fundraising" is Tues., 11/9 at 2 p.m. ET [https://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/Learning%20LIVE%20logo%20(L).png?cb=...] Our Learning Live series will continue on Tuesday, Nov. 9th with "Virtual and Hybrid Fundraising<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDI3NzAxMCZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDE3NjgyJmxpPTkwMzcyNzQ0%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7C314eb383aa7b4ff4267308d994822a22%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637704110277771608%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=h2rqGKz56LLV9Ytku3T%2F%2B2bjNNNbpPhO6ZU1a6OMeSk%3D&reserved=0>." The Learning Live program is presented free to United for Libraries group, personal, and Statewide members. Learn about virtual and hybrid fundraising through examples of successful campaigns across the country. Presenters Reed Davaz McGowan (Eugene [Ore.] Public Library Foundation) and Kerry Barnes (Tomkins County [N.Y.] Public Library Foundation) will walk attendees through the planning processes of their respective campaigns, including Eugene Public Library Foundation's Imagination Library Luncheon and Tomkins County Public Library Foundation's 2021 Readathon and "Hold On, Let Me Ask a Librarian" program. A Q&A session will follow the presentation. [https://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/Reed-Profile-200x200.png?cb=59745] Reed Davaz McGowan is the executive director of Eugene Public Library Foundation. As an executive director of organizations in San Francisco and Philadelphia, she focused on increasing access to and funding for innovative arts, leadership development, and educational programming for underserved and often marginalized youth and communities. Eugene Public Library Foundation's Imagination Library Luncheon In the wake of canceling its annual gala for 2020 (and then 2021), Eugene Public Library Foundation transitioned to online events and fundraising drives as well as increased virtual programming and outreach through experimentation and pivoting. Learn how their virtual luncheons exceeded net revenue expectations and even out-performed the previous in-person luncheons to date. [https://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/KBarnes%20200x200.png?cb=727285] Kerry A. Barnes serves as the assistant director for the Tompkins County Public Library Foundation. An avid swimmer, aspiring novelist, voracious reader, and intermediate knitter, she has more than 20 years' experience fundraising for nonprofit organizations. Tompkins County Public Library Foundation's Readathon started in 2013 as a 24-hour reading challenge and has evolved into an all-day signature fundraising event. In 2020 and 2021, a virtual format became necessary, allowing the Foundation to realize a new set of opportunities that will be part of the event in years to come. Kerry will share lessons learned (from being both an event organizer and participant), advice for making the most of peer-to-peer fundraising events, and how to help your biggest library lovers become library supporters. Hold On, Let Me Ask a Librarian Based on a board member's observation that the best Zoom events were a lot like old-time radio programs, they created their own version of NPR's quiz show, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, titled Hold On, Let Me Ask a Librarian. The event broke new ground for virtual fundraising programming and actively engaging an audience more than a little tired of staring at a screen. Kerry will share what went into creating the event, what challenges the Foundation faced, and what they might do differently the next time around. 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Funding awards ranging from $1,500-$100,000 will be provided to museums and libraries to leverage their deep relationships with local communities to improve vaccine confidence. The application window is October 12-29, and projects must be completed by March 31, 2022. Read the applicant toolkit<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDI3NzAxMCZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDE3NjgyJmxpPTkwMzcyNzQ2%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7C314eb383aa7b4ff4267308d994822a22%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637704110277781563%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=m5RIZd2n88h3fhuyXCcRcAy1WbzFWqT4gKznmM1qSEA%3D&reserved=0> for more information.