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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wednesday, November 11, more than 100 members of the Michigan library community gathered in Bay City for a one-day conference on multi-library collaboration for student achievement. This event was the pre-conference to the 42<sup>nd</sup>
Annual Michigan Association for Media in Educator conference. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We intend this to be a first step toward further discussion in the Michigan library community on how we can all work together to ensure students in our state are provided opportunities to succeed both in school and life. If you are interested
in seeing the agenda and presenter handouts from the day’s event, please visit:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-18668_63014-363210--,00.html">http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-18668_63014-363210--,00.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you to all the collaborative partner organizations that helped make this event possible including:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Michigan Association for Media in Education, MAME<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Michigan Library Association, MLA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cooperative Directors Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, MCLS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan Foundation - Mahoney Fund<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Michigan Academic Libraries Association, Mi-ALA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shannon White<br>
Director of Statewide Library Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lansing, MI 48909<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan">www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517.373.9489<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Whites29@michigan.gov<o:p></o:p></p>
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