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<p class="MsoNormal">Registration for the 2015 Beginning Workshop is now open! <span style="color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal">For details and links to the online registration visit the Library of Michigan’s Beginning Workshop page
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/beginningworkshop">www.michigan.gov/beginningworkshop</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Beginning Workshop is a 3-day event geared for library staff members that have not had the opportunity for formal library coursework. Its aim is to introduce library staff to a variety of topics and offer them practical skills that
they can use working in a public library. Anyone new to the profession or just hired at a library, no matter what their academic credentials, is welcome to attend the event.
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For those seeking an initial Level 3 or Level 4 certificate from the Library of Michigan attendance at the entire Beginning Workshop is obligatory. For more information on Library of Michigan’s certification program visit the <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/librarycertification">Library
Certification</a> page. (Other workshops that may be needed for State Aid disbursements are the New Directors’ and the Advanced Directors’ workshops scheduled each fall.)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Date:</span></strong> May 12-14, 2014<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Location: </span></strong>Shanty Creek Resorts, Bellaire, MI<br>
<b>Deadline to register: </b>April 11<o:p></o:p></p>
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Registered attendees can pick up their packets from 6-8pm on Monday, May 11 in the lobby. You can also pick up packets on Tuesday, May 12 at 8:00<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>am during breakfast. The event concludes by 3:00<span style="color:#1F497D">
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Please view the 2015 Attendee Information Packet found on the Beginning Workshop web page for details on the event and lodging instructions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Kelley Holcomb or Deb Fuller at 517-373-1580.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Shannon D. White<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909-7507<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ph: 517-373-9489; Fax: 517-373-5700<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Toll free: 877-479-0021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:whites29@michigan.gov">whites29@michigan.gov</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan">http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</a></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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