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<p><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The United for Libraries Institute for Trustees, Friends, and Foundations</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:red"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">Livestreaming FREE from Philadelphia
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">Saturday, January 25, 1:00-4:00 pm Eastern<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Register: <a href="http://www.ala.org/united/2020">
http://www.ala.org/united/2020</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">New York Times bestselling author and podcaster Gretchen Rubin (<i>The Four Tendencies</i>, “Happier with Gretchen Rubin”) will deliver the keynote address. Deborah Doyle, vice
chair of Sonoma County (Calif.) Library Commission, president of California Public Library Advocates, and United for Libraries Legislative Committee chair, will moderate.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The Institute features sessions with expert speakers:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>The E's of Libraries</b> with Alan Fishel, Partner, Arent Fox; Board Member, United for Libraries
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Fundraising: The More it Changes, The More it Stays the Same</b> with Libby Post, President/CEO, Communication Services and United for Libraries board member
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Recruiting Advocates of All Ages: Engaging Millennial Members on Boards, Friends Groups, and Foundations</b> with Lina Bertinelli of Enoch Pratt Free Library/Maryland State Library
Resource Center and Tess Wilson of National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Middle Atlantic Region
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Friends of the Free Library of Philadelphia Take it to City Hall</b> with Linda L. Colwell-Smith, President, Friends of Torresdale Library; Betty Beaufort, Friends of Queen Memorial
Library; Erica Zurer, Friends of the Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library; and Yvette Robinson, Friends of Overbrook Park Library<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Register </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/united/2020">http://www.ala.org/united/2020</a>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">to join the FREE livestream on <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Saturday, January 25, 1:00-4:00 pm eastern</span></strong>. Can't join us live? All registrants receive FREE access to the full recording and
handouts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Beth Nawalinski<br>
Executive Director, United for Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">United for Libraries General Inquiries: 800-545-2433, ext 2161<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">To reach me directly, call 800-545-2433, ext. 5868 or call 312-280-5868<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Library of Michigan provides membership in United for Libraries for all Michigan public libraries.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shannon White<br>
Library Development Manager<br>
Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:windowtext">www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517.335.1507, <a href="mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov"><span style="color:windowtext">whites29@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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