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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Greetings Michigan Library Community,</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In a May MeL Minute, we asked for your feedback about this weekly news brief. And you answered! 201 people responded to the survey in five days. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive and as a result
we are going to continue the MeL Minute.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">One of our concerns was that the material in the Minutes did not touch on each of our diverse audiences frequently enough. We did get that feedback but 50% of respondents said they read the MeL Minute
“Every week” and another 34% said “A couple of times a month.” That means we're doing something right! We appreciate your time and we aim to be as relevant as possible to the greatest number of recipients. The MeL Minute goes out to over 9,000 email addresses
every week. That's a lot of people to please and we're glad to get your feedback on what interests you most.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The most desired topics according to the survey are:</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Database tips (71%)</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">MeLCat tips (64%)</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun">T</span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">hemes (like STEM or National Poetry Month) (49%)</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun">S</span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">tats (40%)</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun">T</span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ips for using MeL in the classroom (32%)</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We heard you and we will endeavor to continue producing MeL Minutes on these topics in proportion to how desirable each is. We also heard feedback that the Minutes should be easy to scan and easy to
digest. We'll do our best.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you for your many kind responses in the survey! It's good to know that our efforts are, for the most part, living up to the intention of the MeL Minute which is to drop by your inbox once a week
with a quick, helpful, user-friendly hint to assist you in integrating the MeL resources into your library or school.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Brought to you by Sonya Schryer Norris of the MeL Team.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">MeL databases are available to Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:contact@mel.org" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white;text-decoration:none">contact@mel.org</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">,
visit </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="http://mel.org/" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white;text-decoration:none">http://mel.org</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">,
or sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/subscriber/new" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white;text-decoration:none">GovDelivery</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">.
We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">#IMLSGrant</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Liz Breed<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">517-373-4466<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Effective Sept 2018 my new number will be 517-335-1497<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:breedl@michigan.gov">breedl@michigan.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mel.org/">www.mel.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Nourishing Michigan’s Future…during school and during the summer! Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan’s children to Meet Up and Eat Up!</span><span style="color:red"> </span><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup"><span style="color:blue">www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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