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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Don’t forget to register for upcoming Library of Michigan Library Law Spotlight webinars.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April 30 10:00am-11:30am ET- What Makes a Good Policy</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Libraries can't function without policies,
and they can't function well without carefully thought out legal policies. This session will review the components of a legal policy and discuss the roles of directors staff and board in the formulation and implementation of policies. For more information
and to register, visit the <a href="https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=387&">
event page</a> (<a href="https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=387&">https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=387&</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 28 10:00am-11:30am ET - Taking the Oh No! Out of the OMA</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: The Open Meetings Act is an essential
part of the work of every public library trustee. This session will review the OMA and its application to library public meetings. For more information and to register, visit the
<a href="https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=388&">
event page</a> (<a href="https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=388&">https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=388&</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">June 24 10:00am-11:30am ET - Smile! First Amendment Audits & Public Libraries</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: "First Amendment Audits,"
where activists enter a public building and proceed to film and/or record images and sound within the building are starting to occur within public libraries. This session will discuss what can legally be recorded within a library, and what libraries can do
if they are "audited." For more information and to register, visit the <a href="https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=389&">
event page</a> (<a href="https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=389&">https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=389&</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">July 23 10:00am-11:30am ET - How to Run a Public Meeting</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Every public library has public meetings.
How can a board president run an effective, efficient and OMA compliant meeting? This session will review the "anatomy" of a public meeting and offer tips for pain-free meeting management, as well as a handy cheat-sheet for Roberts Rules. For more information
and to register, visit the <a href="https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=396&">
event page</a> (<a href="https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=396&">https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=396&</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Becky Wartella <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department Technician<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lansing, MI 48909<br>
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