Jim: Short answer: I believe you can use it. I used the information provided by Randy Riley's email of March 30. My wording was based on this passage of that email message: "As you know, total elimination of IMLS as proposed in the President’s budget would have a devastating impact on library service across Michigan. The Library of Michigan directed LSTA funds touch every community across the state. For instance, LSTA funds pay for all costs associated with MeLCat, the statewide resource sharing program providing nearly one million loans to library patrons per year, as well as the majority of the Michigan eLibrary’s (MeL) 40 databases and eBook content. Both programs have become irreplaceable for libraries and schools of all types and sizes." My belief is that all of us using MeLCat would be able to use this flyer. I wanted to make this usable by any of us, by using the legislator search service offered at usa.gov. On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 11:18 AM, <oliverj@charlottelibrary.org> wrote:

This is a very interesting MeL insert but could this be used by district libraries considering how we are funded by taxpayers? Are there any reasons to prevent us from using a MeL insert like this one?

Jim Oliver

Library Director

Charlotte Community Library

517-543-8859

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mary Beeker <mbeeker@nmc.edu> To: <michlib-l@mcls.org> Cc: Bcc: Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2017 10:55:36 -0400 Subject: [Michlib-l] Flyer for MeLCat books - IMLS funding We created an insert to include in our MeLCat books alerting patrons to the cuts in funding for IMLS and the possible impact on MeLCat (our student worker Adriana Beddoe made it look beautiful.)

Here is the flyer if you would like to use it for your patrons as well.

Best, Mary

-- Mary Beeker Northwestern Michigan College - Osterlin Library mbeeker@nmc.edu (231) 995-1015

-- Mary Beeker Northwestern Michigan College - Osterlin Library mbeeker@nmc.edu (231) 995-1015