Hello Michigan Libraries, Please find attached a Media Advisory announcing the 2021-22 Great Michigan Read virtual kick-off event this Thursday, October 7th at 11:00AM. This year's Great Michigan Read book is "The Women of the Copper Country," by Mary Doria Russell. Tune into the event for a conversation between the author and Michigan Humanities Board Member, Paul Chaffee. The event will conclude with a Q&A session and kick-off the fall virtual author tour. You may register in advance for the Zoom webinar HERE<https://martinwaymire.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VziAZK9mQ6GL574q1GahUQ>. The event will also be live streamed on our Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MichiganHumanities> page. If you haven't signed up for this year's read yet, you can do so here: Become a GMR Partner<https://www.michiganhumanities.org/become-a-great-michigan-read-partner/>. For those of you who are already registered, applications for Action Grants up to $750 for programming around the book are open. If you have any questions, please let me know. Hope to see you there. Ashley Ross Director of Programs [cid:image001.png@01D7B9F2.5D801BE0] Michigan Humanities 2364 Woodlake Drive, Suite 100 Okemos, MI 48864 517-372-7770 www.michiganhumanities.org<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michiganhumanities.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C36dd3200b3854d7d096c08d973c8a5c6%7C9cfc7a932f314f23a405f13f61450720%7C0%7C0%7C637668127887308625%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=zG%2Bn%2FU1tiqg00ILxj1sZzLUZ8YUQjfft3fH1qTG5n1k%3D&reserved=0>