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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Public Library Directors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">We are excited to announce that the Library of Michigan is moving to a new and improved system for the collection of data for our annual statistical report. When the FY 2014/2015 Public Library
Annual Report/State Aid Application opens on October 1st of 2014, the Library of Michigan will be using Counting Opinions’ Library Performance Assessment software LibPAS. This new software with its intuitive design, allows for a much smoother data collection
process and many more robust reporting features for libraries.</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The Library of Michigan will be offering LibPAS training webinars, open to all public library directors or their designated staff that complete the Annual Report/State
Aid Application. </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Public Library Directors will also receive a letter early next week containing their libraries login information, please feel free to explore the new software.
</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Acclimation time to the new software is anticipated to be very short as the survey order and data entry will remain unchanged. However, the new software does have some features that users will not be familiar
with and we ask you to please attend one of the webinars offered. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">LibPAS Webinars:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">• July 1st at 1:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">• July 23rd at 2:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">• July 31st at 3:00pm
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Participants may register to attend one of these webinars at<b>
<a href="http://www.solutionwhere.com/lom/cw/showcourse.asp?49">http://www.solutionwhere.com/lom/cw/showcourse.asp?49</a>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">An archived recording will be made available for those who cannot attend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">If you have any questions please contact me at
<a href="mailto:hamlinj2@michigan.gov">hamlinj2@michigan.gov</a> or at (517)-373-3828
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Adobe Caslon Pro Bold","serif";color:#1F497D">Joseph Hamlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Adobe Caslon Pro Bold","serif";color:#1F497D">Library Data Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">702 West Kalamazoo St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">P.O. Box 30007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Lansing, MI 48909-7507<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Ph: 517-373-3828<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Email:
<a href="mailto:hamlinj2@michigan.gov"><span style="color:blue">hamlinj2@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">URL:
<a href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:blue">http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#76923C">Visit the Michigan eLibrary at</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#76923C">
<i><a href="http://mel.org/"><span style="color:#76923C">http://mel.org</span></a></i></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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