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I am excited to share information about an upcoming event for Michigan library trustees. The Michigan Cooperative Director's Association and the Michigan Library Association are hosting "Navigating Material Challenges for Library Trustees" to help ensure library
trustees have the information and resources they need to navigate material challenges at their libraries. Please find the full session description below and link to register. We hope to see you there!</div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">The Michigan Cooperative Director's Association is working alongside<span> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="mark2qmoptkit" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">MLA</span><span> </span>to
host a virtual trustee training event on Thursday, August 11 from 6:00 - 7:30 PM. As libraries in Michigan and around the country grapple with an unprecedented number of book bans and challenges, this event will help orient library trustees to their roles
and responsibilities when it comes to material challenges. Attendees will learn about the importance of established library policy, good governance, and more when faced with politically motivated challenges to intellectual freedom.</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">Presenters include Shirley Bruursema, trustee of the Kent District Library and the Lakeland Library Cooperative; Carol Dawe, Director of the Lakeland Library Cooperative; Dillon Geshel,
Director of the Superiorland Library Cooperative; Eric Palmer, Director of the Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative; and Kate Pohjola Andrade, Director of the Woodlands Library Cooperative.</span></span></div>
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Visit our website at <a href="http://www.superiorlandlibrary.org" title="www.superiorlandlibrary.org">
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