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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Special Collections Update - January 26, 2024</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006EB7">February Virtual Program, New Special Collections Manager, Michigan Notable Books List and Author Tour, Night for Notables<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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Virtual Program: The Story of Woodland Park Michigan, a Black Resort During Segregation<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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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">Nestled deep in the Manistee Forest of Michigan, there was once a safe haven for people of color during segregation. It's founders, Ella
and Marian Auther, a black couple from Toledo, Ohio named it the Woodland Park Resort. Listen as historian, Dianna Cross Toran, talks about its rich history and how it grew into a legacy that is still cherished to this day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/LMPublicPrograms</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Charlotte Community Library</span></a> in Charlotte, Michigan. His experience also includes serving as the Community Engagement Librarian for the
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Midwest Collaborative for Library Services</span></a> as well as working for
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Capital Area District Libraries</span></a>. David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalist from
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Wayne State University</span></a>. He also has a Master of Library and Information Science Degree with a Certificate of Archival Administration from
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Wayne State University</span></a> and a Master of Business Administration from
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Northwood University</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">The Library of Michigan is pleased to announce the 2024 Michigan Notable Book list:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The All-American</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Susie Finkbeiner – Revell<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cinema Ann Arbor: How Campus Rebels Forged a Singular Film Culture</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Frank Uhle – University of Michigan Press/Fifth
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A Cold, Hard Prayer</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by John Smolens – MSU Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dearborn: Stories</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Ghassan Zeineddine – Tin House Books<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Enough to Lose</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by R.S. Deeren – Wayne State University Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Curtis Chin – Little, Brown and Company<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Everything is Just Beginning: A Novel</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Erin Bartels – Revell<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Girls and Their Monsters: The Genain Quadruplets and the Making of Madness in America</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Audrey Clare Farley
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Great Women of Mackinac, 1800-1950</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Melissa Croghan – MSU Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In the Upper Country: A Novel</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Kai Thomas – Viking<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Janie Paul – Hat & Beard Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Great Lakes State</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Paul Brandes – Mountain Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">My Murder: A Novel</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Katie Williams – Riverhead Books<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Richard Norton Smith – Harper<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tom Lake</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Ann Patchett – Harper<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Warrior Girl Unearthed</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Angeline Boulley – Henry Holt and Co.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The White Stripes: Complete Lyrics, 1997-2007</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Jack White – Third Man Books<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/NotableBooks</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">The application period to host an author as part of the 2024 Michigan Notable Books Author tour is now open. Find the tour host application
and other information about the Michigan Notable Books program at <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDksInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdi9ub3RhYmxlYm9va3MiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwMTI2Ljg5MjIxMzYxIn0.NmCPjjFi7s-Lz9QzX98mIaq9RF-87VNpHr1kRGmkvUs/s/3092011697/br/236104308007-l" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/NotableBooks</span></a>. Applications are due by Thursday, February 1, 2024. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Library of Michigan</span></a>, <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmxpYnJhcnlvZm1pY2hpZ2FuZm91bmRhdGlvbi5vcmciLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwMTI2Ljg5MjIxMzYxIn0.u9Rsi8G4hMyxtF2kIuGHOVorcRhY2-KzvAO9Uts7kic/s/3092011697/br/236104308007-l" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Library of Michigan Foundation</span></a>, and <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1pY2hpZ2FuaHVtYW5pdGllcy5vcmcvIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDEyNi44OTIyMTM2MSJ9.PkJYxt4nFiOWwiXrXBggAYh-kRjpbg62IeaqhFrOmt4/s/3092011697/br/236104308007-l" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Humanities</span></a>, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">The Michigan Notable Books Night for Notables Reception on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at the Library of Michigan is featuring 2-time Michigan
Notable Books author Stephen Mack Jones as the keynote speaker.<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"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnN0ZXBoZW5tYWNram9uZXMuY29tLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDAxMjYuODkyMjEzNjEifQ.AW_5l9gjCHAcjl9wzBfR8LCEWX9FGy3kSrjl8l6dqBw/s/3092011697/br/236104308007-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Stephen
Mack Jones</span></a> is a published poet, an award-winning playwright, and a recipient of the prestigious Kresge Arts in Detroit Literary Fellowship. He worked in advertising and marketing communications for several years before turning to fiction. Stephen
has received many accolades for his August Snow crime/thriller series.<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> August Snow</span></em> won the Nero Award, and he has been shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award and a finalist for the Shamus
Award as well as the Strand Critics Award. Stephen is a two-time Michigan Notable Books recipient, with
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">August Snow</span></em> honored in 2018 and
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dead of Winter</span></em> in 2022. He was born in Lansing, Michigan, and graduated from both J.W. Sexton High School and Michigan State University. Stephen currently lives in Farmington Hills, outside of Detroit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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of Michigan Foundation</span></a> website. Thank you for helping to celebrate the 2024 Michigan Notable Books!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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