<div dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-db95fa96-9b65-b9ee-7a01-965bb8577f09"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(106,168,79);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">We've designed this year's MAME Annual Conference to include all educators and public librarians. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Our theme is "Connect the Dots," and we'd like to strengthen our connection with public librarians. You’re invited to attend all three days of informative and motivating sessions, but here are some sessions that don’t require registering for the entire conference.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(103,78,167);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Preconferences Wednesday, October 22:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Gain new skills to help support student learning with technology, find new programming ideas,and discover new ways to partner with school librarians. These three hour sessions are engaging and interactive, led by leaders in their field. Registration fees vary, some are free!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Research Made Easy With Google</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">-- John Sowash, Educator, Ed Tech Speaker & Google Certified Trainer</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Games, Learning, Libraries: Putting It All Together</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">-- Eli Neiburger, Deputy Director, Ann Arbor District Library</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The Greatest Book Ever: Experience the Battle</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">-- Nancy Shultz-Speck, High School Librarian, Garden City Public Schools </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Historic Bookmaking and Using Primary Sources from the Clements Library</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">-- Julie Fremuth, Conservator, William Clements Library at the University of Michigan</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(166,28,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Sunrise Author Breakfast Friday, October 24: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">You know his award-winning, engaging nonfiction and read his column in </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">School Library Journal</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. Join us to hear </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Marc Aronson</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> speak on “History Is Making Connections -- Let Me Show You.” In this talk, he’ll share his experiences of asking historical questions and finding surprising answers. Start your day by connecting with other librarians and teachers, enjoying a delicious breakfast, and getting to know more about this engaging, talented author.</span></p><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">See additional details and register at </span><a href="http://www.mimame.org" style="line-height:1;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">www.mimame.org</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><div><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></div></span><div><div dir="ltr">Gwenn Marchesano<div>Librarian/Technology Integrationist, Pioneer Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Comm. Schools</div><div>President-Elect/Conference Chair, Michigan Association for Media in Education</div><div><a href="mailto:gwenn2ns@gmail.com" target="_blank">gwenn2ns@gmail.com</a></div><div>734-353-9644</div><div><br></div></div></div>
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