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MLA has another webinar coming up next week about the important topic of community collaborations and social services in the librayr. There is still space to register if you are interested!</div>
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MLA CONNECT: COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS: SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE LIBRARY</h1>
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Libraries oftentimes serve as a social safety net, which may not be within the scope of library staff members’ job descriptions or abilities. Join us to learn about ways libraries have partnered with local social service organizations to widen access for the
most vulnerable patrons and community members.</p>
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This webinar will be recorded and available through<span class="ContentPasted1"> </span><a href="https://mla.mclms.net/en/" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 0.25px; color: rgb(5, 134, 137);" class="ContentPasted1" data-loopstyle="linkonly">MLA
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<strong style="margin:0px;outline:0px" class="ContentPasted1"><img alt="Mark Giesler" style="margin:0px 20px 10px 10px;outline:0px;max-width:100%;height:auto;float:left;width:200px" class="ContentPasted1" src="https://mla.memberclicks.net/assets/images/headshots/MGiesler.jpeg">Mark
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Professor of Social Work<br class="ContentPasted1">
Saginaw Valley State University</p>
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Mark Giesler, PhD, LMSW, is a Professor of Social Work, Saginaw Valley State University. He also provides support to those who need it as a Therapist at Butterfly Counseling, Inc. in Ypsilanti. He has dedicated five years of research about the intersection
of social work and library services and published papers including: “Field placements at public libraries: Experiences of social work student interns,” “Perceptions of the public library social worker: Challenges and opportunities,” “Humanizing oppression:
The value of the Human Library experience in social work education,” “The collaboration between homeless shelters and public libraries in addressing homelessness: A multiple case study,” and “A place to call home?: A qualitative exploration of public librarians’
response to homelessness.”</p>
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<strong style="margin:0px;outline:0px" class="ContentPasted1"><img alt="Jeff Vedders" style="margin:0px 20px 10px 10px;outline:0px;max-width:100%;height:auto;float:left;width:200px" class="ContentPasted1" src="https://mla.memberclicks.net/assets/images/headshots/JVedders.jpeg">Jeff
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Assistant Program Director<br class="ContentPasted1">
Community Action House Holland</p>
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Jeff Vedders began his career in business and spent many years as a project consultant. He began his journey at Community Action House in Holland, Michigan, in 2021 as the Data, Learning and Impact Specialist. He now serves as the Assistant Program Director
and helps provide families and individuals with food, clothing, shelter and the opportunity to build necessary skills to achieve a stable and prosperous life.</p>
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<strong style="margin:0px;outline:0px" class="ContentPasted1"><img alt="Jessica Pressley" style="margin:0px 20px 10px 10px;outline:0px;max-width:100%;height:auto;float:left;width:200px" class="ContentPasted1" src="https://mla.memberclicks.net/assets/images/headshots/JPressley.jpeg">Jessica
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Outreach Lead Community<br class="ContentPasted1">
Action House Holland</p>
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Jessica Pressley, BS in Interdisciplinary Health Services, certified CISM crisis debriefer through Michigan Crisis Response Association. She is the current Street Outreach Team Lead with Community Action House. Community Action House is a local nonprofit working
to build a community where nobody goes without, and every neighbor has what they need for a healthy, productive, and fulfilling life. The Outreach team works with neighbors experiencing homelessness through on-the-street outreach, case management, and resource
navigation, with the goal of finding safe, stable housing. She provides overall program management and development to the team of case managers and program specialists working alongside our guests. For this partnership with the Herrick District Library, she
works closely with library leaders to cultivate a welcoming space for all library patrons, guide program effectiveness with the community action house case managers to navigate the needs of guests and with the HDL leadership, to grow a community-wide understanding
and begin breaking down barriers and stigmas for those experiencing homelessness. She is passionate about the understanding of Trauma, its effect on individuals and their communities and how to build resilience to process through crisis and grief. She is also
contracted to work with corporations in providing onsite Crisis intervention and Debriefing to teams and individuals who experience a traumatic or critical event. She provides resilience and trauma training to AFC home supervisors and managers to support teams
providing care to individuals with developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness. To learn more about their work to build a stronger, healthier community, visit communityactionhouse.org.</p>
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<strong style="margin:0px;outline:0px" class="ContentPasted1"><img alt="Michele Howard" style="margin:0px 20px 10px 10px;outline:0px;max-width:100%;height:auto;float:left;width:200px" class="ContentPasted1" src="https://mla.memberclicks.net/assets/images/headshots/MHoward.jpeg">Michele
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Traverse Area District Library</p>
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Michele Howard has been a professional librarian for 28 years. She understands the importance of the relationship between libraries and communities as she has worked in private, higher education, and public libraries in Detroit, East Lansing, and now, as the
director of Traverse Area District Library (TADL) in Traverse City. Her experience includes serving as an elected official as a City Commissioner and Planning Commissioner for the City of Traverse City. Michele is passionate about the importance of collaborations,
negotiations, and when you just have to stand up for what you believe in and not be afraid to do it. She initiated the groundwork for the Wellness Wednesdays program at TADL.</p>
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Registration is first-come, first-served. A maximum of 500 attendees can attend the live webinar. Registered attendees will receive information and a link to access the webinar on the Zoom platform. You will need to log in and register. Retrieve your username
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