<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Hello Stephanie and the michlib-l community,</div><div><br></div><div>There is a webinar that was done recently by Anne Seurynck of Foster Swift in Grand Rapids. She is the lawyer in the state who knows the most about library law, now that Dick Butler has retired. The Michigan Cooperative Directors Association (MCDA at <a href="http://micoops.info/" mce_href="http://micoops.info/" title="http://micoops.info/" target="_blank">http://micoops.info/</a>) sponsors statewide webinars at no cost and they are archived on this site: <a href="http://mmll.org/workshops.html" mce_href="http://mmll.org/workshops.html" title="http://mmll.org/workshops.html" target="_blank">http://mmll.org/workshops.html</a> - scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page for the link to the archived webinar on district library establishment.</div><div><br></div><div>The Friends of Michigan Libraries (<a href="http://foml.org/" mce_href="http://foml.org/" title="http://foml.org/" target="_blank">http://foml.org/</a>) has a Trustee Alliance (<a href="http://fomltrusteealliance.org/" mce_href="http://fomltrusteealliance.org/" title="http://fomltrusteealliance.org/" target="_blank">http://fomltrusteealliance.org/</a>) and I would suggest you contact them for information on a potential consultant. If you think of it, please let the library community know who you found and your progress! We have several libraries in our cooperative that have district formation on their radar. It seems overwhelming, but it is totally worth it, IMHO.<br></div><div><br></div><div><strong><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em><span style="color: #008080;">~Sheryl</span></em></span></span></strong></div><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div>Sheryl L. Mase, Director</div><div>Mid-Michigan Library League<br>201 N. Mitchell, Suite 302, Cadillac MI 49601<br>phone: 231-775-3037 email: <a href="mailto:smase@mmll.org">smase@mmll.org</a></div><div><a title="http://mmll.org" href="http://mmll.org" target="_blank">http://mmll.org </a>~ visit us on <a title="facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/4mmll" target="_blank">facebook</a><br mce_bogus="1"></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br><br></div>
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Subject: [Michlib-l] District Library Formation -- Consultants<br>
From: Stephanie Masin <<a href="mailto:smasin@sjcity.com">smasin@sjcity.com</a>><br>
Date: Tue, May 30, 2017 11:52 am<br>
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</style> <div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Greetings everyone -<br> <br> I am hoping the collective at Michlib-L will provide some excellent recommendations as you all have in the past for so many queries. I'm looking for recommendations for consultants who can come provide information and guidance on what it takes to become a district library. We are specifically looking for someone who is skilled at getting parties who might be hesitant about the idea engaged in the process. We want a thorough discussion of the steps involved, timeline, and pros and cons.<br> <br> Many thanks in advance for your wisdom and advice,<br> <div><br> <div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"> <div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"> <div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Tahoma"></span> <div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"> <div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font size="3"><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Tahoma">Stephanie Masin</span></font><br style="font-family:Tahoma"> <span style="font-family:Tahoma">Library Director</span><br style="font-family:Tahoma"> <span style="font-family:Tahoma">Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library</span><br style="font-family:Tahoma"> <span style="font-family:Tahoma">500 Market Street</span><br style="font-family:Tahoma"> <span style="font-family:Tahoma">St. Joseph, MI 49085</span><br style="font-family:Tahoma"> <span style="font-family:Tahoma">(269) 983-7167<br> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us">www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us</a></span></div> <div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Tahoma"></span><br> <span style="font-family:Tahoma"><font size="3"><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Tahoma"><font size="2">*This message is for the intended recipient only and may be privileged, otherwise protected, or subject to other legal rules. If you have received it by mistake, please let me know by e-mail reply and delete it from your system; you may not copy this message or disclose its contents to anyone other than the intended recipient. If you are receiving this email as part of a group that is subject to the open meetings act please reply directly to me only, not the group as a whole. </font></span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,128,128)"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></span></span></div> <div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><span style="color:rgb(0,128,128)"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><br> </span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr>_______________________________________________<br>
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