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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi Nannette,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have half my staff that are no longer attending
the rural conference just due to the ferry schedule. I know this winter
has been long and drawn out causing many circumstances for the people who did
the scheduling to prepare for the conference. HOWEVER, I would hope they
will reconsider what attendees will be going through to just attend a session to
make the libraries a better place for our communities...not ourselves. A
life is more important that money. Maybe someone from the Library of Michigan
can inform us if what you are saying is true. It's a rural conference
in which small libraries don't have big budgets to fly or pay staff extra time
that it will take to get there and back with all the time constraints that are
happening due to the weather.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Dawn LaVanway, Library Director<BR>Jordan
Valley District Library<BR>One Library Lane<BR>PO Box 877<BR>East Jordan, MI
49727<BR>(231) 536-7131 extension 222</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=erdl@elkrapidsnet.com href="mailto:erdl@elkrapidsnet.com">Nannette
Miller</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=michlib-l@mail.mcls.org
href="mailto:michlib-l@mail.mcls.org">michlib-l@mail.mcls.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 28, 2014 12:44
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Michlib-l] Rural Libraries
Conference</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hi, We are curious if others are deciding not to
attend the conference because of the dicey conditions. This is a video
of the <I>Sacre Bleu</I>, the only boat Shepler’s has running, leaving St.
Ignace yesterday. <A
href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10154104350790217&set=vb.199146720216&type=2&theater">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10154104350790217&set=vb.199146720216&type=2&theater</A><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I called Shepler’s this morning to ask how 150 people would
fit on this boat. They hope to be able to put buses and vans on the deck
and fill them with people, but they aren’t sure they will be able to because
yesterday ice was coming over the bow. Getting there is only our first
concern. With a shift in the wind it could jam up again and we could be
stranded on the island. Ferry service is still subject to
cancellation.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Are we the only chickens?<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Nannette Miller<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Elk Rapids District Library<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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