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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Wednesday, November 14
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1:00 pm to 3:30 pm<br>
Ypsilanti District Library Whittaker Branch, 5577 Whittaker Road</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This afternoon Friends session is a no-cost discussion meeting to talk about Friends and their role in promoting the growth and development of library services. Light refreshments will
be available during this meeting. Attendance at the meeting is FREE but registration is required. </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You can register for the event online at
</span><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffoml.org%2Fevents%2Ftalk-about-friends-2018%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7C19eea1f8ecb74a3848a408d62e21e5b8%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C636747120453938914&sdata=UwYUiDs%2FSqu9w50tpHN4dZHVtjB2gZLaq%2BJK49Z3edc%3D&reserved=0" id="LPlnk773697" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true" style="font-size: 12pt;">http://foml.org/events/talk-about-friends-2018/</a><br>
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<p><b>An Open-Sharing Discussion about Friends of the Library</b></p>
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<p>1:00 p.m. Welcome and Introductions -- Welcome from Allison Arnold, President, Friends of Michigan Libraries & Marci Kinsey, President, Friends of the Ypsilanti District Library<br>
1:25 p.m. “Have You Reviewed and Updated Your Friends’ Bylaws Recently?” Clare Membiela, Library Law Consultant, Library of Michigan<br>
1:30 p.m. United For Libraries: A New Resource for Michigan Libraries, Clare Membiela<br>
1:45 p.m. Round Table Discussions</p>
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<li style="">What are some of your Friends most successful fundraising projects?</li><li style="">What types of gift requests have your Friends given to the library?</li><li style="">What problems are you facing in your Friends organization and operations?</li><li style="">How do you engage volunteers to help with Friends’ projects?</li><li style="">How do you recruit new Friends members?</li><li style="">How do you recognize and maintain long-serving members of the Friends?</li><li style="">Is your Friends group doing new creative fundraisers (beyond Book Sales)?</li><li style="">What steps have your Friends taken to maintain good working relationships with the director, library staff, trustees, and other Friends groups?</li></ul>
<p>2:20 p.m. Break<br>
2:35 p.m. Change Tables/Partners Continue Discussions<br>
3:10 p.m. Question-and-Answer Time<br>
3:30 p.m. Adjournment & Evaluation</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Please feel free to pass this along to your Friends of the Library groups and we look forward to seeing many of you in Ypsilanti next month!</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Shannon White<br>
Library of Michigan</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan" id="LPlnk608081" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Whites29@michigan.gov</p>
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