Congratulations! Every PUBLIC LIBRARY in MICHIGAN is eligible to select and receive content-specific digital materials through Overdrive due to the MI-83 Digital Library Connection project funded by an ARPA grant at no cost to the library. Please select one person from your library to be the contact person and have them review the attached important document that includes a FAQ about the grant, your library’s allocation of ARPA funds, and a link to a brief survey that must be completed no later than January 24 th , 2022. On behalf of all the project partners, thank you for your cooperation and willingness to participate. Funding is provided in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library of Michigan, an agency of the Michigan Department of Education. Project partners include the Michigan Library Cooperatives and the Michigan Library Association, Lakeland Library Cooperative, Mid-Michigan Library League, White Pine Library Cooperative and Woodlands Library Cooperative. (A full description of all partners is included in the attached document.) Sincerely, Carol Dawe Lakeland Library Cooperative Director and ARPA Digital Connection Capacity Grant Administrator 616-559-5253 x2001 630-207-1205 (cell-best) [ mailto:carol@llcoop.org | carol@llcoop.org ] [ http://www.llcoop.org/ | www.llcoop.org ] [ http://www.llcoop.org/ ] [ http://www.llcoop.org/ ] Lakeland Library Cooperative | 4138 3 Mile Rd NW | Grand Rapids, MI 49534 | 616-559-5253 x2001 Our mission is to strengthen our member libraries covering eight west Michigan counties by providing the means to share resources, services and expertise for the benefit of individuals and communities.