The Library of Michigan is pleased to announce the following opportunity for Michigan librarians! The event is this coming Friday, Dec. 5th. It's not too late to register! Kind regards, Deb ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join Gale and the Library of Michigan for an inspirational event on library leadership! Join us<https://www.signup4.net/public/ap.aspx?EID=LIBR36E&OID=130> on December 5 from 8:30AM-10:30AM for breakfast and a speaker that will make you think differently about advocacy, leadership, and relationships. Location Gale, Cengage Learning 27500 Drake Rd. Farmington Hills, MI 48331 Schedule 8:30 -9:00 Continental Breakfast 9:00-9:45 Speaker Presentation 9:45-10:00 What About Gale? 10:00-10:30 Questions and Raffle By shifting our attitudes, we have the capacity to move mountains in our daily lives. Join Gale and the Library of Michigan<https://www.signup4.net/public/ap.aspx?EID=LIBR36E&OID=130> as we welcome JP Porcaro - a candidate for the ALA 2016-17 presidency - as he talks about the power that "effective positivity" plays in all aspects of our work: library advocacy, leadership and management, building and maintaining relationships, and facilitating change. JP Porcaro is Head Librarian for Acquisitions and Technological Discovery at the New Jersey City University Guarini Library. He was the organizer and founding president of the ALA Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT) and the ALA Comic Book & Graphic Novel Member Interest group. JP also served as a founding member of the ALA Think Tank (social media's largest space for librarians), a member of the Advisory Board of the EveryLibrary political action committee and the Social Organizer for Urban Librarians Unite, and an administrator for the Librarian Wardrobe blog. Click here to register and reserve your spot today!<https://www.signup4.net/public/ap.aspx?EID=LIBR36E&OID=130> D. B. Thomas, MA AMLS MeL & Library Outreach Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-373-4466 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit MeL at: http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> and on Facebook at: http://facebook.com/mel.org The Library of Michigan is pleased to share a new video series highlighting Michigan libraries and how they are making a difference in their communities. To experience Michigan libraries in a new light, visit http://brightside.cedam.info/ and watch the 21st Century Libraries episode.