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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As part of the Library of Michigan’s role in supporting the development, maintenance, and promotion of local collections at libraries and historical organizations across the state, we have recently created the
<b>MiLocalHistory</b> listserv to provide an online forum for local history librarians and other practitioners:
<a href="https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/mi-local-history">https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/mi-local-history</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Participants are encouraged to use the listserv to:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Exchange ideas.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Stimulate conversation.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Ask questions related to the management of local history collections.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Offer duplicate or unneeded local history materials to other institutions or groups.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, the Library of Michigan’s website now has a section on
<b>Local Collections Guidance and Services</b>: <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/MiLocalHistory">
www.Michigan.gov/MiLocalHistory</a>. Along with information about the MiLocalHistory listserv, find content on Local Collections Consultation services that are provided by Library of Michigan Special Collections staff, links to organizations that support local
history, recommended guides on local history, and details for donating materials to the Library of Michigan.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please share this information with your colleagues and any library staff who is interested.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Adam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#006EB6;mso-ligatures:none">Adam Oster</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">, Community Engagement Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Michigan Department of Education
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">702 W. Kalamazoo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">PO Box 30007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Lansing, MI 48909<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:#006EB6;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:ostera@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#006EB6">ostera@michigan.gov</span></a></span><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">
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