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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Hello!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please see <b>BELOW</b> the <b>
Fall events available for Library Trustees and Directors from United for Libraries!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Library of Michigan provides a Statewide Membership to United for Libraries to all Michigan Libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Access to the events below is available at no cost to Michigan Libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">- This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library of Michigan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Law Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">MembielaC@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517-335-8132<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The research and resources above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue
or problem.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif;color:black">“</span><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black">If
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black">there</span></i><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black"> is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation,it is that no
official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion</span></i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black">…</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:black">.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fairwater Script";color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">West Va. Bd. Of Ed. V. Barnette,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">319 U.S., at 642<span style="color:#0E568D">.</span></span><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Michigan School Meals program allows for all public school students, grades Pre-K to 12, to eat breakfast and lunch for free. Learn
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/food/michigan-school-meals"><span style="color:blue">more</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.ala.org/united/training/learning-live">United for Libraries Learning Live</a>: ‘Engaging Youth: Student Library Trustees’</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none">Tuesday, October 10, 2 p.m. Eastern<br>
FREE for library directors/staff, Trustees/board members, Friends, Foundations, and MLIS students in Michigan<br>
<br>
Registration required for live and/or on-demand access: <a href="https://airtable.com/apphf4sCdaVrFi9dH/shrXca38ncol9yU5f">
Register</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">This year, the Anne Arundel (Md.) Public Library Board of Trustees welcomed its first student member, Linda Gayle, a senior at
Annapolis High School. Linda‘s position is for a one-year term with full voting rights. She aims to contribute to the library's expansion and engage the youth demographic. As a student library Trustee, she hopes to “learn how to work with other people, take
care of legislation, push things forward and get better at being connected to the community and then mobilizing that connection to make change happen.” Join Anne Arundel Public Library CEO Skip Auld and new Trustee Linda Gayle to learn how the student Trustee
program originated, how it fits into the board and library’s strategic vision, and tips for starting a similar program at your library. </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Skip Auld</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">, MLS, has been working in public and academic libraries
across the East Coast for more than 40 years. Auld is Chief Executive Officer of the Anne Arundel County Public Library, a position he has held since 2010. Prior to his tenure in Anne Arundel County, Auld served as director of the Durham County Library in
Durham, North Carolina, assistant director of the Chesterfield County (VA) Public Library and branch manager of the Carroll County Public Library (MD). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Linda Gayle</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> is the inaugural student member of the Anne Arundel County
Public Library Board of Trustees and a senior at Annapolis High School in the International Baccalaureate program. Linda currently serves as a member of the Teen Advisory Board to the Anne Arundel County Board of Education and the Maryland Sierra Club Youth
Leadership Council, as well as working with the Maryland Campaign for Environmental Human Rights. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">United for Libraries eLearning series: ‘Fighting Censorship: Creating Connections to Protect Intellectual Freedom’</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
FREE for library directors/staff, Trustees/board members, Friends, Foundations, and MLIS students in Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><br>
Registration required for live and/or on-demand access; choose the option below that best meets your needs:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><br>
<b>Option 1:</b> If you are registered in the <span style="mso-ligatures:none">Michigan Statewide Course at
<a href="https://elearning.ala.org/">https://elearning.ala.org</a>: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">•
<a href="https://elearning.ala.org/mod/subcourse/view.php?id=31336">Click here</a> to register for ‘Fighting Censorship’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">OR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">•
<a href="https://airtable.com/apphf4sCdaVrFi9dH/shrY7KxRlPHEFktcd">Complete the alternate registration form</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Option 2:</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> If you are
<b>*not*</b> registered in the <span style="mso-ligatures:none">Michigan Statewide Course at
<a href="https://elearning.ala.org/">https://elearning.ala.org</a>: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">•
<a href="https://airtable.com/apphf4sCdaVrFi9dH/shrY7KxRlPHEFktcd">Complete the alternate registration form</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">United for Libraries will present this four-part series for library Trustees, advocates, Friends, Foundations, and those who work with them as they help support the fight against censorship.
Part one, “Be Fierce: How to Harness Your Power for Your Libraries,” will feature tips on overcoming obstacles to harness your power, expertise, knowledge, and passion to successfully advocate for your library, and develop strategic relationships to counter
censorship attempts. Part two, “Get Ready, Stay Ready: Supporting Proactive Community Advocacy for Library Professionals,” will focus on maintaining inclusive libraries in partnership with community organizations. Parts three and four will be announced soon
(the fourth session will be an interactive workshop).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Part 1: Be Fierce: How to Harness Your Power for Your Libraries</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<b>Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | 2 p.m. Eastern<br>
</b>This panel will feature “boots on the ground” experts who serve as Trustees, Library Staff, and Foundation members. Hear their first-person accounts of overcoming obstacles to harness their power, expertise, knowledge, and passion to successfully advocate
for their libraries, confidently counter book challenges, strategically develop relationships to counter censorship attempts. Experts will also candidly share their missteps as learning opportunities for attendees. Be ready to engage with the speakers and
other attendees! Leave more confident in your abilities to advocate. Leave with more connections to continue after the session has concluded. And leave ready to “speak truth to power.”<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Part 2: Get Ready, Stay Ready: Supporting Proactive Community Advocacy for Library Professionals</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<b>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | 2 p.m. Eastern</b><br>
Join us as we discuss ways to proactively advocate for inclusive libraries in partnership with community organizations. Explore the Get Ready Stay Ready toolkit, a collection of resources that intentionally focus on educating trustees, friends of the library
groups, foundation members, community members, and caregivers on the power of inclusive library collections and programming. Then learn how to apply the resources shared to organize effective social media campaigns and organizational responses to material
and programming challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Part 3: To Be Announced<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Part 4: Advocacy Workshop (January 2024)<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">United for Libraries webinar: ‘Just the "T": Duty, Authority, Responsibility and Liability - Library Trustees as Public Officials’<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Tues., Oct. 31, 2 p.m. Eastern<br>
FREE for library directors/staff, Trustees/board members, Friends, Foundations, and MLIS students in Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Registration required for live and/or on-demand access; choose the option below that best meets your needs:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><br>
<b>Option 1:</b> If you are registered in the <span style="mso-ligatures:none">Michigan Statewide Course at
<a href="https://elearning.ala.org/">https://elearning.ala.org</a>: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">•
<a href="https://elearning.ala.org/mod/subcourse/view.php?id=31331">Click here</a> to register for ‘Just the “T”’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">OR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">•
<a href="https://airtable.com/apphf4sCdaVrFi9dH/shrwtxlFq0zQIjUf5">Complete the alternate registration form</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Option 2:</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> If you are
<b>*not*</b> registered in the <span style="mso-ligatures:none">Michigan Statewide Course at
<a href="https://elearning.ala.org/">https://elearning.ala.org</a>: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">•
<a href="https://airtable.com/apphf4sCdaVrFi9dH/shrwtxlFq0zQIjUf5">Complete the alternate registration form</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Library trustees and directors have difficult jobs at the best of times, and unfortunately, now is arguably not the best of times. The issues currently faced by libraries include materials challenges, community conflicts, funding
struggles and difficult municipal relationships. Managing one of these situations is difficult and stressful, but library boards now find themselves juggling multiple complex situations. This presentation will provide clear information on how understanding
their official duties, authority and responsibility (and potential liabilities) can help trustees and directors create policies and strategies for facing complex situations in a unified, organized, legal and community inclusive manner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Presenter
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Clare Membiela</span></strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> is the Library Law Consultant for the Library of Michigan. She helps public libraries understand and manage
legal issues that impact library services. Before joining the Library of Michigan in 2016, she was the associate director for library and instructional support for the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Libraries. Before moving to Michigan, she
worked at the University of Miami Law Library as the head of reference services. Prior to her academic library work, she worked for two major law firms as a librarian in their Miami offices. She has an MLS. from Southern Connecticut State University, a JD
from the University of Miami, and 30 years of law library experience. She is excited about helping public libraries by connecting them to the legal information they need.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black">United for Libraries
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The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black">A division of the American Library Association
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black">312-280-2161<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:united@ala.org">united@ala.org</a> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><br>
<span style="color:black">Website: <a href="http://www.ala.org/united">www.ala.org/united</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black">News & Updates: <a href="http://united.ala.org/">
united.ala.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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