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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Library of Michigan provides a statewide membership for all library staff, Friends and Trustees in the national United for Libraries division of ALA.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Below you can find the latest news from United for Libraries.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To access members only resources, visit:
<a href="http://www.ala.org/united/michigan">http://www.ala.org/united/michigan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">United for Libraries Welcomes the Horror Writers Association</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The Authors for Libraries website now features thousands of horror writers around the country. United for Libraries and the Horror Writers Association have teamed up to connect writers and libraries through
the searchable online database at </span><a href="http://www.authorsforlibraries.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.authorsforlibraries.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">. Authors are encouraged to reach out to their local libraries and libraries
are invited to search the database for writers in their area who may be available for programming. Read more about the partnership
</span><a href="http://raforallhorror.blogspot.com/2015/10/31-days-of-horror-day-3-horror-writers.html"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">here</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> and search for authors in your area at
</span><a href="http://www.authorsforlibraries.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.authorsforlibraries.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">United for Libraries Staff Interviewed by ALA’s Washington Office</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">In December, ALA’s Grassroots Communications Specialist, Lisa Lindle, stopped by the United for Libraries office to interview our staff. You can see the video online at
</span><a href="https://youtu.be/qsJxBoBNbZI"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">https://youtu.be/qsJxBoBNbZI</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">. Get a peek at our offices, meet our staff, and hear more about how United for Libraries helps advocates,
Foundations, Friends, and Trustees support and advocate for their libraries.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">To learn more about the United for Libraries staff, please visit our
</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/united/about/staff"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">website</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">United for Libraries is Here to Help</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">United for Libraries offers workshops, seminars, training, and technical assistance in a wide range of areas. Services can be customized to meet the needs of your library community and its supporters. In addition,
we offer a budget-friendly alternative to on-site consulting -- Skype sessions. Groups of all sizes can receive professional consultation services via Skype at an affordable price. For more information on setting and defending policies, fundraising, restructuring
your Friends group to attract new active member, and a host of other topics, please see the United for Libraries
</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/united/training"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">consulting options</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">or email </span><a href="mailto:united@ala.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">united@ala.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">for details on skype and in-person consulting. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Virtual Library Legislative Day Allows Library Advocates to Contact Congress from Home</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ala.org/united/advocacy/virtuallegday"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Virtual Library Legislative Day</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> is part of the American Library Association’s (ALA)
</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/nlld" target="_blank" title="National Library Legislative Day 2012"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">National Library Legislative Day</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">, held each spring in Washington,
D.C. This year, National Library Legislative Day will be <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">May 2-3, 2016</span></strong> Virtual Library Legislative Day activities will be held throughout the week of
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">May 2-3, 2016</span></strong>, and will be an opportunity for all library advocates to make their voices heard on a national level. Library advocates who cannot make it to Capitol Hill for the event can
be a part of the effort by calling and/or emailing their elected officials on May 3, or any time the week of May 2-6. Visit this web page in late April for talking points to include when writing or calling your legislators. Bookmarks, flyers, and more details
are available on the </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/united/advocacy/virtuallegday"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">United for Libraries website</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">If you are interested in attending National Library Legislative Day in person, check out the
</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/nlld/funding"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">scholarship award</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">. The White House Conference on Library and Information Services Taskforce (WHCLIST) and the ALA Washington
Office are calling for nominations for the WHCLIST Award. Each year, the award is granted to a non-librarian participant in National Library Legislative Day (NLLD). The winner receives a stipend of $300 and two free nights at the NLLD hotel.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Meet ALA’s New Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">During the one hour </span><a href="http://ala.adobeconnect.com/p7o731qqxm1/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">recorded interview</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">, Jamie LaRue shares stories of his
journey to this position and answers questions about intellectual freedom and the initiatives of the office.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Shannon White<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:28.1pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">Check out the curated content on the LM homepage including state and national CE offerings, LM events, stats reports, headlines from around the library world and
</span><span style="color:black">intriguing snapshots of our varied collections<span style="background:white"> at
</span><a href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:#0563C1;background:white">http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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