<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">“Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you have to do is call and I’ll be there, yeah, yeah,/you’ve got a friend.” (James Taylor, “You’ve Got a Friend”)</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">The Friends of Michigan Libraries
(FOML) would like to remind Michigan libraries that October 19-25 is <b>National Friends of Libraries Week</b>.</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">The national Friends-support organization, United for Libraries,
released this announcement:</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">Friends of Libraries groups have their very own national week of
celebration! United for Libraries will coordinate the ninth annual National
Friends of Libraries Week Oct. 19-25, 2014. The celebration offers a two-fold
opportunity to celebrate Friends. Use the time to creatively promote your group
in the community, to raise awareness, and to promote membership. This is also
an excellent opportunity for your library and Board of Trustees to recognize
the Friends for their help and support of the library.</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">There are PR and Marketing
Materials (including a sample press release that can be customized for
your library/Friends group).</span><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">  </span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">Marketing
materials link:   </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/united/events_conferences/folweek/materials" style="font-family:Cambria,serif">http://www.ala.org/united/events_conferences/folweek/materials</a><br></p><p class=""><br></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:'Segoe Script',sans-serif">Paul
Snyder, </span><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">President</span></p><p class="">



























</p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">Friends of Michigan Libraries</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></span></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div><font color="#000099" size="4">Linda Pierce</font></div><div>Administrative Specialist</div><div>Kettering Library</div><div><br></div><div>Phone: (810) 762-9840 </div><div>Fax: (810) 762-9744 </div><div>1700 University Avenue ~ Flint, MI 48504</div><div><br></div><div><font color="#000099" size="4">Kettering University</font></div>
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