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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s a Beautiful Day in the Library!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to send a reminder that Spring Institute for Youth Services 2024 Early Bird rates expire today! We hope you’ll join is in Muskegon March 7-8, at the VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center. It’s going to be a great conference!
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<p class="MsoNormal">View detailed session info, speakers, and special events, and register on the MLA website at
<a href="https://www.milibraries.org/spring-institute">https://www.milibraries.org/spring-institute</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Need funds to attend? MLA Educational Fund Scholarships are available for MLA members. It’s quick and easy to apply. Learn more and apply at
<a href="http://www.milibraries.org/scholarships">www.milibraries.org/scholarships</a>. Applications are due
<b>Friday, February 16. </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Library Continuing Education Stipend program from the Library of Michigan is also available. Learn more on the LOM Website:
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/ce/scholarships/library-continuing-education-stipend-program">
https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/ce/scholarships/library-continuing-education-stipend-program</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are also still seeking poster proposals! Are you working on a new project, but don’t have results ready to present a formal program? Have you worked on something really cool that you think others want to know about?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Submit a poster proposal for the Share Fair, where you can share your work with peers in an informal format. It’s a great way to jump into presenting without building a full-blown program!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Submissions are due <b>Friday, February 9.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Questions?? Please contact <a href="mailto:MLA@milibraries.org">
MLA@milibraries.org</a>!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#058689;mso-ligatures:none">Rachel Ash</span></b><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
Membership and Communications Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Michigan Library Association</span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">PO Box 27337</span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Lansing, MI 48909<br>
Phone: (517) 394-2774 ext. 2<br>
<b>Direct: (517) 881-6652 </b></span><u><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#058689;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:%0bmilibraries.org%0brfash@milibraries.org"><span style="color:#0563C1"><br>
</span><b><span style="color:#058689">milibraries.org</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#058689"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="color:#058689">rfash@milibraries.org</span></b></a></span></u><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:13.2pt"><b><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Follow MLA on </span></b><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#058689;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MichiganLibraryAssociation" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#058689">Facebook</span></b></a><b> </b></span><b><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">and </span></b><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#058689;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://twitter.com/mlaoffice" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#058689">Twitter</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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