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E S P E C T A B L E</span></em> Valentine<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">It was on February 14, 1967, that a then little-known Aretha Franklin recorded what was to become one of her greatest hits, and in fact
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<span style="color:#006EB6">greatest song of all time</span></a>. Her version of <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzAyMjUuNzIyNjg2NTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3lvdXR1LmJlL0ExMzRoU2h4X2d3In0.GWyy0yWXkMZzrLTwG2dnu1SrHhde-IX1ZBhclEmiCDY%2Fs%2F2161323186%2Fbr%2F155130247697-l&data=05%7C01%7Costera%40michigan.gov%7Cbba79c81fd164a4ea0b508db175d3d4d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C638129461455423495%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tkpFHYxhMfToOwH3gyFq7lrzyKHLEHTEnrzBpnp5YJQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Respect">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Respect</span></a> jumped to the top of the charts within four months and Aretha went on to become a legend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In 2017 NPR marked the 50th anniversary of that recording with
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<span style="color:#006EB6">a story</span></a> highlighting how Aretha transformed the song from its original meaning when it was initially composed by Otis Redding. Learn more about the Queen of Soul at the Library of Michigan, where she is
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<span style="color:#006EB6">well represented in our Michigan Collection</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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E S P E C T: The Poetry of Detroit</span></a></span></em><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzAyMjUuNzIyNjg2NTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3NlYXJjaC5lYnNjb2hvc3QuY29tL2xvZ2luLmFzcHg_ZGlyZWN0PXRydWUmZGI9Y2F0MDkyNjNhJkFOPWxvbWMuYjEzMzE5MTE0eCZzaXRlPWVkcy1saXZlJmF1dGh0eXBlPWd1ZXN0JnByb2ZpbGU9ZWRzJmN1c3RpZD1uczE0NDk5NCZncm91cGlkPW1haW4mc2NvcGU9c2l0ZSJ9.d07G8fPcpuOr3rXFkJx8IYV4kKQVbHdg3XuUmJchXe4%2Fs%2F2161323186%2Fbr%2F155130247697-l&data=05%7C01%7Costera%40michigan.gov%7Cbba79c81fd164a4ea0b508db175d3d4d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C638129461455580331%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8jPMRwcYgYRmJHZgPrD59KIVkuYOlL%2BElkFT4m0mHug%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="R E S P E C T: The Poetry of Detroit Music"><span style="color:#006EB6">
Music</span></a>, in which Nikki Giovanni pays homage to the Queen of Soul:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Poem for Aretha</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (excerpt)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">cause nobody deals with Aretha--a mother with four children--having to hit the road<br>
they always say "after she comes<br>
home" but nobody ever says what it's like<br>
to get on a plane for a three week tour<br>
the elation of the first couple of audiences the good<br>
feeling of exchange the running on the high you get from singing good<br>
and loud and long telling the world<br>
what's on your mind.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">then comes the eight show on the sixth day the beginning<br>
to smell like the plane or bus the if-you-forgot-your-toothbrush<br>
in-one-spot-you-can't-brush-until-the-second-show the strangers<br>
pulling at you cause they love you but you having no love<br>
to give back<br>
the singing the same songs night after night day after day<br>
and if you read the gossip columns the rumors that your husband<br>
is only after your fame<br>
the wondering if your children will be glad to see you and maybe<br>
the not caring if they are scheming to get out<br>
of just one show and go just one place where some doe-doe-dupaduke<br>
won't say "just sing one song, please!"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Boyne District Library</span></a> is a certificate that identifies the library as Associate Library No. 112 of the State Library (now Library of Michigan). In the over one hundred years since this certificate was issued in 1921,
most people these days won't know what it represents. Diving deeper into the history of the Associate Library program. it was part of a greater effort to bring library material and information to people across the state of Michigan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The origin of the Associate Library program comes from
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Public Act No. 28 of 1895: "An act to provide for the management and control, and for the extension of the usefulness of the State Library."</span></a> The legislation helped reorganize the management of the State Library and established
two key programs: the Traveling Library system and the Associate Library program. The Traveling Library system comprised of collections of 50 books that libraries, schools, granges, reading clubs, and other organizations across the state could request be sent
to their community. The Associate Library program allowed for members to request items directly from the collections of the State Library. Any public, incorporated, school, and college library in the state who met the requirements of the program could apply
to be an Associate Library. The Dowagiac Ladies' Library Association was the first to apply in 1895 and was Associate Library No. 1. Boyne City Public Library (now Boyne District Library) became Associate Library No. 112 on January 21, 1921. In many ways,
the Associate Library program can be viewed as a precursor to the modern MeLCat system used today as part of the
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Like Boyne District Library, all Associate Libraries were issued a certificate identifying their institution as part of the program. Over
one hundred libraries participated in it, and we encourage them to look in their administrative records to try to locate their own Associate Library certificate. If you find it, share it on your social media accounts and tag the Library of Michigan:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Associate Library Certificate at Boyne District Library.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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