<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-il">Governor</span> Rick <span class="gmail-il">Snyder</span> has proclaimed May as School Library Month in Michigan!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The full proclamation can be read at </span><a href="http://bit.ly/MIslm" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://bit.ly/MIslm</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Help MAME celebrate Michigan School Library Month </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"times new roman";font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">by reaching out to your local school board to let them know that you support effective school library programs staffed by certified library media specialists.</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-ff924cb4-d0e8-4eab-0a10-292d28074e04"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">You can find more information on the proclamation, infographics about school libraries, and other supporting information about effective school library programs at </span><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://bit.ly/MIslinfo" style="text-decoration-line:none">http://bit.ly/MIslinfo</a></span></span><br></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span><br></span></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span>If you have any questions, please let us know.</span></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span><br></span></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span>Thank you!</span></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span>-Kathy</span></span></p><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA<br><span style="font-size:12.8px"><i>Advocacy Chair, Past-President 2014</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME)</span></div><div dir="ltr"><i>School Library Media Specialist / Technology Coach</i><div>East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Schools<br><i>2012 </i><i>State Librarian's Excellence Award Winner</i><br><span>
<a href="mailto:kathyL@mimame.org" target="_blank">kathyL@mimame.org</a></span></div><div><span>810.333.5873</span></div><div><span><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B-Ra2pklkx7EcUo2TUR6dVNrOXc&revid=0B-Ra2pklkx7Ec3d1Y0Fid3N5dzZlaTl1bWlzaktrOGVTU3hZPQ" width="96" height="50"></span></div><div><span><font face="arial black, sans-serif" size="1">May is Michigan School Library Month!</font><br></span></div><div><font face="arial black, sans-serif" size="1"><i>Read Governor Snyder's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Ra2pklkx7EOVpsYkV4OFI0VFE/view?usp=sharing">Proclamation</a></i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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