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Description automatically generated" id="d5d2cc51-f5dc-4f92-9555-d05425dd8f60"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
home organization trend that started with Marie Kondo and spread via The Home Edit on Netflix has people thinking about spaces in their lives that could use a once-over. Rather than waiting to do spring cleaning, you can help patrons with a fall makeover using
eBooks and articles from the </span><a href="https://mel.org/welcome"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Whether it’s excess clutter or cleanliness, the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e700xna"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBook Public Library Collection</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
includes</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&bquery=home+organizing+NOT+PB+New+Society+Publishers+NOT+TI+Black+%26amp%3b+Decker+NOT+TI+(+blue+jenkins+or+dorm+)+NOT+TI+enough+to+go+around+NOT+AU+jocelyn+elise+crowley+NOT+TI+alzheimers+NOT+TI+parkinson%26%2339%3bs+NOT+TI+dementia+NOT+TI+arthritis+NOT+AU+(+dan+sullivan+or+patrick+henry+)+NOT+AU+(+edwin+gordon+or+kenneth+cushner+)&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
eBooks</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> that can help get the mess under control. Highlights include
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2945896&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Real
Simple Clutter-Free Home</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> to help people deal with the clutter that can easily invade our living spaces. For those who have a lot of books (ahem, library staff),
information about how to organize them at home is available in </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2490750&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For
the Love of Books: Designing and Curating a Home Library</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. Teens seem to have a particular knack for mess and disorganization.
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2319370&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Where’s
My Stuff? 2<sup>nd</sup> Edition: The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> might be the key to helping them get everything in order. No matter if you’re working from
home or at an office, </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=578255&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Organizing
Your Office and Your Life: Clear the Clutter and Your Mind</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> offers information to help manage email and paperwork that can quickly become overwhelming. Finally,
if cleanliness is an issue, </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2381067&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Real
Simple Secrets to a Clean Home</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is just the eBook to help tackle those dusty corners.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-f6h"><span class="SpellE"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MasterFILE</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Complete</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> from
<span class="SpellE">MeL</span> also provides access to periodicals with articles to help manage organizational issues.
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=CRP&site=ehost-live"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Consumer
Reports</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> includes
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=155878519&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Goodbye,
Mess</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. This detailed article offers step-by-step instructions and organizational tips for troublesome areas of the home such as spice cabinets and linen closets which
can quickly become overrun with excess contents. </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=142956571&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
Complete Guide to Decluttering</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> from
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=HB4&site=ehost-live"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kiplinger’s
Personal Finance</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> demonstrates how people can make money by selling items and reorganize without spending money. Not only is decluttering advice helpful for our
homes, but also for our digital lives. </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=141093432&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Digital
Decluttering Done Right</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> from
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=P58&site=ehost-live"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Real
Simple</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> has practical tips for ridding cell phones of content as well as addressing excessive device usage.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you are looking for experts to provide programming, Michigan has a variety of organizing professionals.
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=135029315&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Moxie
Life Organizing</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, a Michigan business, was highlighted in the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&jid=GRJ&site=ehost-live"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Grand
Rapids Business Journal</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, available in
<span class="SpellE">MasterFILE</span> Complete. This dynamic duo might be the perfect partner for a library program.</span></p>
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