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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#333333">Join us a series of webinars covering the topic of library millages. Each webinar will be recorded and posted at the end of the month.
<b>Registration for the series provides you with access to all 4 sessions listed below</b>.
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#333333">Register here:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#333333">Deciding upon, initiating, running and ultimately having a successful millage campaign is a daunting prospect for many Michigan Public Libraries. Resistant Municipalities, election
and campaign laws, and combative communities can combine and overwhelm boards and directors alike. This series is for you! The 2024 Millage Series will occur every Monday in March. Participants need only to register 1 time to attend one or all sessions in
the series. Each session will center on one aspect of the millage process:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#333333">Session I: March 4, 2024, 1pm - 2:30pm EST</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
Determining to attempt a Millage How Library Funding works. How much do you need? How much are you likely to receive from a millage, etc. Speakers: Clare Membiela, & Joe Hamlin. Library of Michigan<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Session II: March 11, 2024, 1pm-2:30pm EST</span></strong><br>
Legal considerations of a Millage - Anne Seurynck, Attorney with Foster, Swift, Collins and Smith<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Session III: March 18, 2024, 1pm-2:30pm EST</span></strong><br>
Assembling a "Yes" Committee; Campaigning Dos and Don'ts (Speaker - TBA)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Session IV: March 25, 2024, 1pm-2:30pm EST</span></strong><br>
Communicating to Campaign - Millage discussions for supportive and non-supportive communities. (Speaker TBA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#333333">Learning Objectives:<br>
Participants attending these sessions will discover information, resources and support options for initiating, implementing and running a millage campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#333333">Instructors:<br>
Joe Hamlin, Data, State Aid and Penal Fine Coordinator, Library of Michigan<br>
Clare Membiela, Library Law Consultant, Library of Michigan<br>
Anne Seurynck, Attorney, Foster, Swift, Collins and Smith<br>
and more to be announced.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">The four-part series will be recorded and available at the conclusion of the full series.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif"><br>
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The webinar link will be emailed to registrants the day before the webinar begins. You only need to register once to receive links to attend all 4 sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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