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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear members of the Michigan library community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As MLA's ALA Chapter Councilor, I have the honor of representing MLA members - and, in some ways, the state of MI - on the ALA Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">With the ALA Midwinter meetings coming up beginning this weekend, I wanted to let you know of a number of sessions that you are invited to attend. If you've ever
wanted to know more about the business of ALA and how some decisions are made, you are welcome to sit in on a Council session, or for a part of one - unless the Council is in closed session. Only Councilors may speak at Council sessions unless feedback from
others in attendance is specifically solicited. (Council sessions can run pretty long even without additional input...)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">You may view the agendas and other documents for the three Council sessions at this link: <a href="http://www.ala.org/aboutala/annual-and-midwinter-2021" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#98A05F">Annual
and Midwinter 2021 | About ALA</span></b></a>. If you're not interested in attending but would like to talk with me about anything you note in the Council documents, please do reach out to me at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:deanjl@udmercy.edu" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#98A05F">deanjl@udmercy.edu</span></b></a>.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">High-interest items the Council will be discussing over the three days include <a href="https://forwardtogether.ala.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#98A05F">Forward
Together</span></b></a> (the 2nd iteration of the Steering Committee on Organizational Effectiveness (SCOE) - aka the ALA proposal for reorganization) and ALA's fiscal status and operations priorities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Council I* - Sunday, January 24 @ 12:30-4:30 p.m. Central<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Council II** - Monday, January 25 @ 12:00-3:00 p.m. Central<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Council III - Tuesday, January 26 @ 12:00-2:00 p.m. Central<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">*The ALA-APA Council will meet on Sunday, January 24 @ 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. CT.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> The ALA
Council will meet shortly thereafter. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">**The Executive Board Forum - an opportunity to meet the candidates running for a seat on ALA's Executive Board - will be held on Monday, January 25 @ 3:15 - 4:15
p.m. CT following the Council II meeting.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Registration Link for Council Sessions: <a href="https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mD_-sjlBQo6iCba2rlspQA" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#98A05F">https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mD_-sjlBQo6iCba2rlspQA</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In addition, ALA will hold a virtual Membership/Information session on Saturday, January 23 from 11:00 am – 12:30pm CT. All are welcome to register and attend - you
do not need to be an ALA member to attend, and you do not need to have registered for the ALA Midwinter Virtual event to attend. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Membership/Information Session is a brief one and a half hour meeting that will give you a quick update on what is going on in ALA. Only ALA members may vote
if any issues are presented for a vote at the membership session. Registration Link: <a href="https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XsMXfsHXS96-ZmD5QzoNXw" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#98A05F">https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XsMXfsHXS96-ZmD5QzoNXw</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hope to see you online with ALA,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jennifer L. Dean, PhD, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MLA President and ALA Councilor, 2020-2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dean of Libraries and Instructional Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">University of Detroit Mercy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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