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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#2A2D30">It's been a year now since the Library of Michigan re-booted LM4X. We took a look at our statistics and our readership and determined which improvements to aim for in 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#2A2D30">Look forward to bi-monthly rather than quarterly editions focusing on issues such as: how the Library of Michigan (LM) can help your library and patrons, how LM can help you professionally,
what LM can do for state government, and our collaborative efforts with other libraries. I'll continue to serve as editor with regular columns from State Librarian Randy Riley and contributions from LM staff.
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<i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#2A2D30">As you may have caught on, the name LM4X (Library of Michigan 4 Times a Year) will no longer serve us well. Randy Riley is announcing a naming competition. Anyone is eligible
to suggest a new name. The prize is a $25 gift card to a store of your choosing. Please
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XPQ5P7V"><span style="color:#015B64">use this link to suggest a new name.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#2A2D30">We're also looking to share Michigan library success stories. Do you have something to share with the wider library community? We have over 2,500 subscribers. Contact me at
<a href="mailto:norriss2@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#015B64">norriss2@michigan.gov</span></a> or 517-373-4457. I'd love to hear about your achievements!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Sonya Schryer Norris<br>
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Library Consultant and Plinkit Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Library of Michigan<br>
517-373-4457<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:blue">http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><br>
<a href="http://www.mel.org/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.mel.org</span></a><br>
<a href="http://www.michlibrary.org/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.michlibrary.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#31849B">Invest in a child’s future today. Support the MDE Culture of Reading.</span></i><span style="color:#00B050">
</span><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/cultureofreading"><span style="color:blue">www.michigan.gov/cultureofreading</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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