<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><font size="4">The theme of the next <span class="gmail-il">FOML</span> Trustee Alliance <span class="gmail-il">workshop</span> is <b>"</b></font><font size="4"><b>Knowledge is Power:  What Trustees Need to Know about Library Governance</b></font><font size="4"><b><i>"</i></b> and it's coming up on <b>Friday, October 14th, 2016</b> at the <b>Kalamazoo Public Library - Central Branch!</b> However, you must register by Friday, September 30th.</font><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">We will have special guest speaker <b>Josie Parker</b> and her topics include:</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:arial"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="garamond, serif">"The Power and Limitations of Library Trustees: What's Being a Trustee All About?"<br></font></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="garamond, serif">"Knowledge Is Power: Lessons Learned About Trustee Governance"<br></font></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="garamond, serif">"Talk About Trustees: What Knowledge About Governing Your Library Can You Share?"<br></font></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="garamond, serif">and "Knowledge Is Power: Lessons Learned and Knowledge Gained from Today's <span class="gmail-il">Workshop</span>"</font></li></ul></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><span class="gmail-il">FOML</span> Trustee Alliance <span class="gmail-il">workshops</span> are a great time to network with other Trustee groups, tour the <b>Kalamazoo Public Library</b>, and spend a day learning how to support your library! </div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><a href="http://fomltrusteealliance.org/2016-fall-workshop/">Register online</a> at the Trustee Alliance website (<a href="http://www.fomltrusteealliance.org/" target="_blank">www.fomltrusteealliance.org</a>) with a credit card or PayPal<wbr>. </div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:arial"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:arial"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Remember, 2016 <span class="gmail-il">FOML</span> Trustee Alliance members receive a discount.  </span><span style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">If you haven't had time to renew your Trustee Alliance membership yet, you can do so online</span><span style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"> </span><a href="http://fomltrusteealliance.org/membership/" target="_blank" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">here</a><span style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">I hope to see you there!</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Shirley Bruursema</div><div class="gmail_default"><span class="gmail-il">FOML</span> Trustee Alliance Representative</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">This project is supported in part by the Library of Michigan with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.</div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail-yj6qo gmail-ajU" style="margin:2px 0px 0px"><div id="gmail-:1tj" class="gmail-ajR" tabindex="0"><img class="gmail-ajT" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div></div><div class="gmail_default"><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=380bf84d37&view=att&th=15751e5ea7150393&attid=0.1&disp=safe&realattid=ii_itebouc40_15751e5ea7150393&zw" width="544" height="245"><br><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br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