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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">There is a new season of films on PBS and they are now available for free library screenings prior to their PBS debut.
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</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">15 libraries from Michigan sign up to host screenings in the past year. This is a great low-cost idea for programming for libraries of all sizes. You can find details below on what is available and how to
contact the POV Community Engagement and Education Team for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Award-Winning Documentaries from PBS' POV Available for Free to Libraries for Screenings</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">POV is television's longest-running showcase for independent nonfiction films, premiering 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year
on PBS. The films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">These award-winning films are available to libraries for free through the
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/pov/outreach/amdoc/events/register.php" target="_blank">POV Community Network</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">. Along with a DVD of the film,
POV provides a discussion guide and suggested reading list to help librarians facilitate community conversations and provide context for the film.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In addition to over 80 films from past POV seasons, documentaries from POV's upcoming season are available for sneak-preview screenings prior to their debut
on PBS. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Check out their </span>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://pov-tc.pbs.org/pov/downloads/2016/pov-season29-cee-partner-pipeline.pdf" target="_blank">29th Season Line-Up</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> online with dates
sneak-preview screening may begin. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">POV’s new season presents unforgettable stories of diverse people — ranging from war heroes to highly stigmatized criminals — looking to reintegrate into
society, often against great odds. Other films feature heroic attempts to secure justice and education and to find fulfillment in the final stages of life. This year, each film poses difficult questions with no clear answers, providing space to engage your
community in a dialogue around the most pressing social issues of our time. Trailers for the films can be seen
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/pov/blog/povdocs/2016/03/povs-29th-season-of-films-available-for-sneak-preview-screenings/" target="_blank">here</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The POV Community Engagement and Education team can be reached by email at
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:events@pov.org" target="_blank">events@pov.org</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> or by phone at
<a href="tel:212-989-8121%20ext.%20318" target="_blank">212-989-8121 ext. 318</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Shannon White<br>
Director of Statewide Library Services<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">702 W. Kalamazoo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Lansing, MI 48909<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">517.373.9489<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Whites29@michigan.gov<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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