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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Are you in a small library and want to know about how other small libraries create successes in their community? Join this WebJunction webinar on August 18 to learn more from the Belgrade Community Library. (WebJunction
webinars are also archived and available for later viewing.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Best Small Library in America 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Tuesday, August 18, 2015-2 pm EST-60 min<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Registration: </span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/best-small-library-in-america-2015-belgrade-community-library.html">http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/best-small-library-in-america-2015-belgrade-community-library.html</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">With just six staff members serving a community of 12,700 outside of Bozeman, MT, the
<b>Belgrade Community Library </b>won this year’s <i>Library Journal </i></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/01/awards/the-loaves-and-fishes-library-best-small-library-in-america-2015/#_">Best Small Library in America
Award</a></span><span style="color:black">. This award, cosponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was created in 2005 to encourage and showcase the exemplary work of libraries serving populations under 25,000. What is Belgrade’s secret award-winning
sauce? With a robust volunteer base, they have reimagined library services and aggressively developed new outreach efforts to meet the community’s changing needs. The result is intense engagement and support from the community and an impact beyond Belgrade’s
borders through leadership to small libraries throughout the state. Learn how to replicate and adapt Belgrade’s ambitious outreach efforts on a small-library budget.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This webinar is hosted in collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries and Library Journal, and will include an overview of the
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://features.libraryjournal.com/awards/best-small-library-in-america-award-nomination-guidelines/">nomination process</a></span><span style="color:black"> and details for next year's award (Deadline: September 9).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Presented by: <b>Gale Bacon</b>, Director,
<b>Rebekah Kamp</b>, Children and Youth Services Librarian and <b>Keiley McGregor</b>, Public Services Librarian, all at the Belgrade Community Library; and
<b>Meredith Schwartz</b>, Executive Editor, Library Journal.<o:p></o:p></span></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"><a href="mailto:whites29@michigan.gov"><span style="color:blue">whites29@michigan.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:blue">http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nourishing Michigan’s Future…during school and during the summer! Encourage Michigan’s children to Meet Up and Eat Up – and Read Up! Find the Summer Food Service Program site nearest you at: <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/sfsp"><span style="color:windowtext">www.michigan.gov/sfsp</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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