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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="garamond, serif" style="" size="4">The 2018 spring Friends of Michigan Libraries and Trustee Alliance <span class="gmail-il" style="">workshops</span> are just around the corner. These two events will be held at the Southfield Public Library on <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">March 8 and 9</span></span>.<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><span class="gmail-il">FOML</span><span> </span>Friends 2018 Spring<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Workshop</span><span> </span>and Fred Ruffner Symposium is Thursday and is titled, “Best Practices: Key Steps to Improving Your Service as a Library Friend.”<u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">Service as a library Friend works best when all the elements of service fall into place and activities are carried out with well-functioning practices and organization.  What are the key best practices that will help and guide you along your path to being a productive Friend serving your library and being an advocate for its services?<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><b>The registration deadline is this Friday, <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">February 23</span></span>.</b><span style="font-weight:400"> The cost includes a morning snack, a lunch, an afternoon break, as well as<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">workshop</span><span> </span>materials. For full details and registration links visit:<span> </span><a href="http://foml.org/2018-spring-workshop/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://<span class="gmail-il">foml</span>.org/2018-spring-<wbr><span class="gmail-il">workshop</span>/</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34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with regards,</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Linda</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div><font color="#000099" size="4">Linda Pierce</font></div><div>Administrative Specialist</div><div>Kettering Library</div><div><br></div><div>Phone: (810) 762-9840 </div><div>Fax: (810) 762-9744 </div><div>1700 University Avenue ~ Flint, MI 48504</div><div><br></div><div><font color="#000099" size="4">Kettering University</font></div></div>
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