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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Workshops start next week but sign-up is still going on! Please consider attending and encouraging those in your community who work with small business/entrepreneurs and in economic development to join us! We could use some more registrations in the Marquette, Grayling and Saginaw locations </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> Read on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>We have scheduled 7 locations around Michigan <b>August 21-30</b> for training workshops on the new business resources we have recently added to the Michigan eLibrary, <a href="http://mel.org/databases">http://mel.org/databases</a> or <a href="http://mel.org/bizandjobs">http://mel.org/bizandjobs</a>. These resources will be especially useful as you work with those who are starting or growing businesses both individuals and with any economic development organizations in your community. Plus libraries can use BusinessDecision and DemographicsNow to understand their own markets/target audiences! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>High schools who have business education and/or young entrepreneur programs will also be interested in the new business resources in MeL.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Academic librarians will want to share these resources with their business faculty and students and special libraries will be interested in how they can use the new business resources for their organizations/companies! <b>Something for everyone so please share widely--</b><b>Economic development organization staff, chambers of commerce staff, SCORE, MichiganWorks! staff, etc. are welcome to attend the trainings!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Below you will find dates, location, registration and contact information. Workshops run from 9 a.m. to 3 pm. A.M. refreshments and lunch included. Workshops are available at *<b>no</b>* cost:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>August 21 – Troy Public Library (Troy, MI)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Register at, <span style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://www.troylibrary.info">www.troylibrary.info</a> </span>(then click on programs calendar on the left), or call the Tech Desk at 248.524.3542. Contact Cathy Russ for more information or questions, <a href="mailto:c.russ@troymi.gov"><span style='color:windowtext'>c.russ@troymi.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>August 22 – Jackson College Library (Jackson, MI)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Register at, <a href="http://fs22.formsite.com/jcclibrary/form4/index.html">http://fs22.formsite.com/jcclibrary/form4/index.html</a><b> </b>or go to<b> </b><a href="http://woodlands.lib.mi.us/handbook/business.pdf">http://woodlands.lib.mi.us/handbook/business.pdf</a> for an informational flier. Contact Stephanie Davis, for more information or questions, <a href="mailto:davisstephand@jccmi.edu"><span style='color:windowtext'>davisstephand@jccmi.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>August 23 – White Pines Library Cooperative (Saginaw, MI)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Register at, <a href="http://www.wplc.org/registrations/2012-2013/mel_business_resources.cfm">http://www.wplc.org/registrations/2012-2013/mel_business_resources.cfm</a> Contact Karen Puszykowski, <a href="mailto:k.powski@vlc.lib.mi.us">k.powski@vlc.lib.mi.us</a> or Byron Sitler, <a href="mailto:b.sitler@vlc.lib.mi.us">b.sitler@vlc.lib.mi.us</a> for more information or questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>August 27 – Peter White Public Library (Marquette, MI)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Register</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>at </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://joomla.uproc.lib.mi.us/SLC/images/pdf_files/registermelbusiness.pdf">http://joomla.uproc.lib.mi.us/SLC/images/pdf_files/registermelbusiness.pdf</a></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>or email: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Pam Malmsten, <a href="mailto:pamm@uproc.lib.mi.us">pamm@uproc.lib.mi.us</a> or Fax to Superiorland Co-op (906) 228-5627. Contact Pam as well for more information or questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>August 28 – Deveraux Memorial Library (Grayling, MI)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Register </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>at </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://joomla.uproc.lib.mi.us/SLC/images/pdf_files/registermelbusiness.pdf">http://joomla.uproc.lib.mi.us/SLC/images/pdf_files/registermelbusiness.pdf</a> </span><span style='color:windowtext'>or email:</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Pam Malmsten, <a href="mailto:pamm@uproc.lib.mi.us">pamm@uproc.lib.mi.us</a> or Fax to Superiorland Co-op (906) 228-5627. Contact Pam as well for more information or questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>August 29 – Portage District Library (Portage, MI near Kalamazoo)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Register at, <span class=null><a href="http://host4.evanced.info/portage/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=4355&rts=&disptype=info&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=8/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=ALL&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=" target="_blank">http://host4.evanced.info/portage/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=4355&rts=&disptype=info&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=8/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=ALL&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=</a></span> Contact Nicolette Sosulski,<span class=null><b> </b><a href="mailto:nsosulski@portagelibrary.info">nsosulski@portagelibrary.info</a><b> </b>for more information or questions.</span></span><span class=null><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span class=null><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=Default><span class=null><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>August 30 – Lakeland Library Cooperative (Grand Rapids, MI)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:14.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Register at </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#9E3A38'><a href="http://arwen.llcoop.org">http://arwen.llcoop.org</a> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Contact Sheryl VanderWagen for more information or questions, 616-559-5253 x210.</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Webinar training will continue to be available for MeL business resources and well as all the other MeL databases. You can check <a href="http://mel.org/index.php?P=SPT--BrowseResources&ParentId=968">http://mel.org/index.php?P=SPT--BrowseResources&ParentId=968</a> for vendor and training from the MeL Team at MCLS. We look forward to seeing many of you at the August workshops!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Deb<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#7030A0'>Deb Biggs Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>Michigan eLibrary & Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>702 W. Kalamazoo St.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>Lansing, MI 48909<br>Phone: 517-373-4466<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#7030A0'>Visit MeL at: <a href="http://mel.org/"><span style='color:#7030A0'>http://mel.org</span></a> and on Facebook at: http://facebook.com/mel.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>