Please let your library trustees know about the upcoming Small and Rural Library Conference, April 30-May 2, 2014. If your trustees and/or friends are hungry for training or continuing education regarding their roles and responsibilities this is the perfect place to learn more. Conference information: www.michigan.gov/fyanconference<http://www.michigan.gov/fyanconference> We have three days of Trustee/Friend sessions available this year and we hope that you will promote this opportunity to your own Boards and Friends groups. There are 68 sessions to choose including the ones below: * Quality Services Audit Checklist * Michigan Library Association * Hiring, Firing and Evaluating the Library Director * Setting and Maintaining Library Policy * Buzz Marketing: An Intro and Ready to Use Template * Geek Your Library * Finding the Money * The Board's Role in Representing the Library * Top 10 Open Meetings Act Mistakes * Are you Considering Forming a District Library? * Civic Engagement: Growing Collaboration in the Community * Determining the Costs of Library Service Contracts These are just a few of the sessions available during this year's conference, please take a look at the Schedule at a Glance or the Complete List of Sessions and Descriptions for full information for the event. Registration is $75 per person and includes one round-trip ferry ticket, 5 meals at the Grand Hotel and all conference materials. Please let us know if you have questions and feel free to distribute this to your own library trustees and friends groups. Have a good weekend! Shannon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shannon D. White Continuing Education Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909-7507 Ph: 517-373-9489; Fax: 517-373-5700 Toll free: 877-479-0021 whites29@michigan.gov<mailto:whites29@michigan.gov> http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan