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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font size="2"><span style="color:black;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Cairns & Beacons: </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-indent:0.5in"><font size="2"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">If you are interested in an easy, high-quality, low-cost
programming series – this is it. This can be a turnkey programming series with
topical presentations and discussions that you can provide for your patrons
with minimal work and minimal cost. None of us have enough time or money to do
all the awesome ideas we have for programming; however, technology allows us to
collaborate in ways that will provide better programming with a smaller strain
on our finite resources. All you will need is a room that can host a virtual
meeting and a staff member to run it. We will have grant money to help with
marketing and equipment, if necessary. </span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font size="2"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-apple-tab-span"><span style="color:black"><span> </span></span></span><span style="color:black"></span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Cairns & Beacons is
an eight-part lecture/discussion series that examines several complex topics
that surfaced during covid and its aftermath and that are now being explored in
the public arena, including reimagining the economy, what’s ahead for both
political parties, and whether today’s Supreme Court is different from or like
past Courts. The series takes no political position. Our goal is to provide
information fairly --identifying differing points of view without bias.</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font size="2"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-apple-tab-span"><span style="color:black"><span> </span></span></span><span style="color:black"></span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Presenters will appear
via Zoom to a live audience gathered at a library. Multiple libraries can have
their own groups experiencing and </span><i><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">interacting</span></i><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> with the presenter. This actually works. Our
Shifting Landscapes series tested this, and we had groups from 7 to 40+ people
show up live for virtual presentations. </span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font size="2"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-apple-tab-span"><span style="color:black"><span> </span></span></span><span style="color:black"></span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">A week later, discussion
sessions will bring the groups together again to discuss the topic of the
presentation in a novel way. The discussions will begin with artwork (a poem, a
painting, a short play…) related to the presentation topic. The goal is to give
participants a fresh perspective and a common starting point to root the
discussion.</span><span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span> </span><span> </span>Carins & Beacons runs from September 25<sup>th</sup>
through March 18<sup>th</sup>. I’m happy to provide more details if you are
interested. We have one grant application into Michigan Humanitites and will be
sending another one into Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC). We are
looking to have commitments from a few participating libraries before we submit
the MACC grant. If you’re interested, let me know soon. <span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span> </span>Thomas Trahey<span></span></span></font></p>
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