<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);">The Library Network</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);"> invites you to attend our </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);">2016 Technology Forum</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1770_com_zimbra_url" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer;"><a href="http://tln.lib.mi.us/TechForum/" target="_blank" style="color: darkblue; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">Click here to register!</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1771_com_zimbra_url" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer;"><a href="http://tln.lib.mi.us/TechForum/" target="_blank" style="color: darkblue; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;"></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);">Date</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">: Friday, September 30, 2016</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);">Time</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">: 9am-3:30pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);">Where</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">: Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road, Bloomfield Hills</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);">Registration Fee</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">: $30</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i>All library staff in the State of Michigan are welcome and encouraged to attend.</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);">Keynote: </span></i></b><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"> </span></i></b><b><i><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif">The Heart of Librarianship: Attentive, Positive & Purposeful Change</font></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The heart of librarianship is learning and supporting our users’ curiosity through every means possible. It’s a cyclical process of support, engagement, and discovery with deep roots in the concepts of service, access, and freedom to pursue interests of all kinds. No matter what type of institution, someone is gaining knowledge, finding information, or creating something new based on our facilitation. This role of facilitator and guide is best delivered with humanity and heart.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Speaker: Dr. Michael Stephens, Assistant Professor, School of Information, San Jose State University</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Dr. Stephens presents to both national and international audiences about emerging technologies, learning, innovation, and libraries. Since 2010, Dr. Stephens has written the monthly column “Office Hours” for Library Journal exploring the issues, ideas, and emerging trends in libraries and LIS education. To review Dr. Stephen’s archive of work, visit his Tame the Web website and blog at http://tametheweb.com.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> <br></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);">Breakout Sessions</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#0099b5" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b><i>Gale + Google & Microsoft</i></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#9db948" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Dinah Ramirez, Product Trainer, Gale - Cengage Learning</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="2">As libraries continually seek to be a valued educational partner in communities, schools, and institutions, bringing trustworthy digital content into the natural path of their users has never been more important! To make it easier for people to find and use this relevant, authoritative information, Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, has partnered with Google for Education and Microsoft Office 365 to provide intuitive integration of popular workflow tools (such as Google Drive, Docs, Classroom, Microsoft OneDrive, Word, and OneNote). In this session, we’ll discuss these integrations and walkthrough the different ways that they are being used by students, teachers, and researchers!</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#0099b5" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b><i>Marketing Digital Services with a Smile</i></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#9db948" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Trenton Smiley, Marketing and Communications Director, Capital Area District Libraries</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Trenton is currently employing a marketing strategy at CADL that is successfully driving usage of its online services like hoopla, Overdrive, lynda.com and the new CADL App. His presentation will share ways to build a network of business and media alliances providing libraries of any size with the opportunity to extend their marketing reach and generate more exposure for their online services. Also learn about digital tools like website takeovers, email marketing, pre-roll video and mobile Geo Fencing.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#0099b5" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b><i>Practical Solutions for Library Cybersecurity</i></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#9db948" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Sarah Neidert, Head of Automated Services, Brighton District Library</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#9db948" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Angie Michelini, Technology Services Manager, The Library Network</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Security is on the tip of tongues daily and libraries have a variety of information we must protect. How do we keep our libraries secure? How can you securely accept credit card payments from patrons? How do I assess how secure my library is? Would a security assessment give you peace of mind? Come and learn about how to make sure your library is secure.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#0099b5" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b><i>Technology for Patrons</i></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#9db948" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Melanie Bell, Network Administrator,Chelsea District Library</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#9db948" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Steve Saunders, Head of Information Technology, Orion Township Public Library</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#9db948" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Michael Shereda, Technology Specialist, Farmington Community Library</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">This panel discussion will feature three speakers who will discuss their efforts to make current technologies available to patrons. The session will cover an array of technologies and methods of implementation. Melanie Bell will speak about the Chelsea District Library's implementation of a hotspot checkout program, including strategies, vendors and results. Steve Saunders will discuss the Orion Township Library's iPad lending services including hardware and software used, staff workflow and library policies. Lastly, Michael Shereda will discuss the Farmington Community Library's use of maker technology with patrons, including a Digital Conversion Station, Lego Robotics and Teen Coding events. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0.5in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);">Tech Talk:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">High Attraction Technology on Your Budget</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The final session of the day will feature a panel of library technology managers and specialists who will discuss current challenges providing appealing technology for patrons on a small budget and describe the approaches and solutions they are implementing in their libraries.</span></font></p><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);">Registration</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Forum check-in begins at 9 AM with the keynote speaker beginning at 9:30 AM. </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Continental breakfast , lunch and afternoon snack will be provided. This year we are offering sandwich and salad choices. Lunches will be provided by Lafayette Market.</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: red;">Registration fee is $30 per person</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font color="#ff0000" face="tahoma, new york, times, serif"><b>Please register early to ensure you are able to attend. Space is limited and your spot will not be held if payment is not received promptly.</b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">We are offering two methods of payment for online registration. You can either pay with a check or credit card (via PayPal).</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Checks can be made payable to The Library Network and either mailed or sent through the TLN delivery route to Delivery Code: TLN #49, Attention: Jeri Lobb. Please be sure to include the printed registration form(s) with your check. </span><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">One registration form per person. </span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);">Registration Choices</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">As part of the registration process we are asking you to choose your lunch and to prioritize the breakout sessions. Please assign 1 number per session choice from 1 through 4. There will be 2 breakout sessions in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. A complete program will be provided in late September.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);">Online registration</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 181);"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">is</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> located on the TLN website under the category, Special Events or this link:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1772_com_zimbra_url" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer;"><a href="http://tln.lib.mi.us/TechForum/" target="_blank" style="color: darkblue; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">http://tln.lib.mi.us/TechForum/</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: red;">Registration deadline is September 11, 2016, or when registration is filled.</span></b><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Please direct any questions to Andrea Polsgrove, 248.536.3100 x132 or <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1773_com_zimbra_email" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer;">apolsgrove@tln.lib.mi.us</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Andrea Polsgrove</span></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jr Systems Administrator<br>The Library Network<br>41365 Vincenti Ct.<br>Novi, MI 48375<br>248-536-3100 x132<br>Helpdesk: 248.536.3100 x134<br><br></div></div></body></html>