<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">There is a lot of good information on the Library of Michigan website. For Friends the following is provided by a statewide membership, provided by the Library of Michigan, to United for Libraries.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p><a href="http://www.ala.org/AUTH/Shibboleth.sso/Login?target=http://www.ala.org/united/training/webinars/baby-boomers/courses">Engaging Today's Volunteers for Libraries and Friends</a>
is a three-part series of webcasts is designed to inform library
Friends, Trustees, and staff about this new generation of volunteers —
how they are different from volunteers in the past, what they want from
service opportunities, and how libraries and Friends can attract them.</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.ala.org/AUTH/Shibboleth.sso/Login?target=http://www.ala.org/united/training/webinars/baby-boomers/courses/course1">Meet Today's New Volunteers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ala.org/AUTH/Shibboleth.sso/Login?target=http://www.ala.org/united/training/webinars/baby-boomers/courses/course2">Friends and Today's Volunteers: Getting New Active Members for Your Group</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ala.org/AUTH/Shibboleth.sso/Login?target=http://www.ala.org/united/training/webinars/baby-boomers/courses/course3">Library Volunteers: Bringing in Skilled and Committed Volunteers</a></li></ul><div><br></div><div><div id="gmail-outerContainer">
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<div id="gmail-thumbnailView"><p>As part of your statewide group membership, you now have access to
all of the materials and resources linked below. Access requires a
login, provided to you by your library director or United for Libraries.
If you don't know your login or have any questions about your group
membership, please email <a href="mailto:united@ala.org?subject=Kansas%20Statewide%20Group%20Membership">united@ala.org</a>, or call the United for Libraries office at (800) 545-2433, ext. 2161.</p>
<h3>To learn more about logging in and accessing resources, as well as a
tour of all the resources included in your statewide group membership,
please watch the welcome webinar for Michigan staff, Trustees, Friends,
and Foundations. Access the recording <a href="http://ala.adobeconnect.com/p6f6dfymvru/" target="_blank">here</a>.</h3>United has great toolkits on how to organize and revitalize Friends groups.</div><div id="gmail-thumbnailView"><br></div><div id="gmail-thumbnailView"><h2>Friends & Foundations Zone</h2>
<p>The <a href="http://www.ala.org/AUTH/Shibboleth.sso/Login?target=http://www.ala.org/united/friendszone/welcome">Friends & Foundations Zone</a> provides members-only access to toolkits, current and past issues of <em>The Voice</em> newsletter, publications, webinars, special offers, and more.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br><font><font>Christine Lind Hage</font></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Director, </span><span style="font-size:small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Rochester Hills Public Library</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Division Councilor, United for Libraries</span></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><font><font>500 Olde Towne Road</font></font><br><font><font>Rochester, MI 48307-2043</font></font><br><font><font>248/650-7122</font></font></font></span><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div><p><font><font>Raising a reader is: </font></font><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font><font>Talking </font></font></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font><font>* </font></font></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,80);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font><font>Singing</font></font></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font><font> * </font></font></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font><font>Reading </font></font></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font><font>* </font></font></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font><font>Writing</font></font></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font><font> * </font></font></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(227,108,10);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font><font>Playing</font></font></span></p><p><span style="color:#e36c0a"></span></p><p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 2:46 PM, Debra Greenacre <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dgreenacre@threeriverslibrary.org" target="_blank">dgreenacre@threeriverslibrary.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Happy Thursday!<br>
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We haven't had a Friends of the Library since 2011. Can you share the<br>
process for getting a Friends group organized?<br>
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Thanks!<br>
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Debra Greenacre, MLIS<br>
Library Director<br>
Three Rivers Public Library<br>
920 W. Michigan Ave.<br>
Three Rivers, MI 49093<br>
<a href="tel:269-273-8666" value="+12692738666">269-273-8666</a><br>
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