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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Do you know a library that needs Friends?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">(Yes, it’s a trick question –
<u>ALL libraries need Friends!</u>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%"><a href="http://www.ala.org/united/">United for Libraries</a></span></b>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">(The American Library Association’s Division aimed at Library Board members and Friends Groups)</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%"> can assist your library in Finding, Organizing, Keeping, and
Motivating Friends!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">This e-mail is going to introduce you to two features United for Libraries offers as part of the Friends pages. These features each provide Useful, Relevant, and Successful tools and information
for Friends groups of any size or experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">To access these features, go to
<a href="http://www.ala.org/united/friends">http://www.ala.org/united/friends</a> and click on the “Friends” button located on the upper right side of the site. You will then be taken to the Friends Site.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">On the right navigation, see two options titled
<b>“Idea Sharing”</b> and <b>“Organizational Tools.”</b> Clicking on the small “+” sign next to each title will expand the list so you can see different offerings under each of these categories. Sample Friends/Library agreements, Outreach ideas from fellow
libraries, and Recruitment and Membership suggestions are just a sampling of the available materials Friends can find within these two categories.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">Friends Group members and officers can access this site directly via
<a href="http://www.ala.org/united/friends">http://www.ala.org/united/friends</a>. Most of the resources mentioned here are available without login, but there are other materials on the site that require a username and password.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">The Library of Michigan, through LSTA funding, provides a statewide membership for all Michigan Libraries (and Library Friends Groups!) to United for Libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">To obtain the username and password for full access to the UFL site, Friends and Library Boards should contact their Library Director, their Cooperative Director, or The Library of Michigan
at <a href="mailto:membielac@michigan.gov">membielac@michigan.gov</a> .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">Any Questions?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">Please contact me – Clare Membiela,
<a href="mailto:membieloac@michigan.gov">membieloac@michigan.gov</a>, or 517-335-8132<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">Here’s to a “Friendly” New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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