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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues, </p><p class="MsoNormal">Please forward this information to your Friends groups. Sharing information with one another during this time has helped us all weather the storm, and we know that our Friends need the same opportunity. The sessions below will provide them with information and ideas on how to still support their libraries until things go back to normal.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<br>Rebecca Higgerson</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="Default"><img width="407" height="85" style="width:4.2416in;height:.8833in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D6A91E.D5049A50" alt="cid:image001.png@01D6A91E.D5049A50"></p><p class="Default"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Engage with other Michigan Friends as we discuss key issues that challenge our service to the library and how we can move on with strength and dedication as Friends to help our community libraries during this difficult time. </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Join us on <b>Thursday, November 12 </b>from <b>10:00 a.m. – noon </b>or <b>6:00-8:00 p.m. </b>for a members only FREE virtual open-share discussion. If you join today, your membership will be extended through 2021. If you are a current member, click on a link to register for the session of your choice. </span></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> </span></b></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Thursday, Nov. 12 2020, 10 am: </span></b><a href="https://fomlevents.org/events/friends-finding-our-way-forward-2020-10am-session/">https://fomlevents.org/events/friends-finding-our-way-forward-2020-10am-session/</a></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020:, 6 pm: </span></b><a href="https://fomlevents.org/events/friends-finding-our-way-forward-2020-6pm-session/">https://fomlevents.org/events/friends-finding-our-way-forward-2020-6pm-session/</a></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">To become a member, select group or individual membership. </span></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Group: </span></b>: <a href="https://fomlevents.org/events/group-annual-membership-2021/?fbclid=IwAR1n28Jtlu4N8c9guYNQAanUbD2zMBd1PSr3OfdSEIJE9NVm-4awn2cVH54" target="_blank">https://fomlevents.org/events/group-annual-membership-2021/</a><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> </span></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Individual: </span></b><a href="https://fomlevents.org/events/individual-annual-membership-2021">https://fomlevents.org/events/individual-annual-membership-2021</a></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> </span></b></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Topics for discussion: </span></b></p><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:1.35pt"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">• What is the current status of your Friends group? • Inactive (wanting to recruit members) </span></p><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:1.35pt"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">• Active (waiting for the library to reopen for Friends activities) </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">• Active (currently offering Friends activities) </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">• Is your group meeting virtually or in person? </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">• Are you trying to recruit new members? If so, how? </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">• Are you fundraising during the pandemic? If so, how? </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">• How can Friends adapt to become more effective? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe Script""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe Script"">Rebecca Higgerson</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Director</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Brandon Twp Public Library</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">304 South Street</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Ortonville MI 48462</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">248-627-1474</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>ENGAGE • EDUCATE • ENRICH • EMPOWER</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#c00000">No Reservation Recommendations: your source for colleague-approved vendors!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nrr.ninja/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#c00000">https://nrr.ninja/</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#c00000"><img border="0" width="64" height="64" style="width:.6666in;height:.6666in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01D6A91E.D5049A50" alt="RH Email Signature-100"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>