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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">United for Libraries (see information below) is the division of ALA which focuses on Public Library Trustees, Friends Groups and Foundations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">In addition to the advocacy webinar on July 9<sup>th</sup> (see below), there is the annual United For Libraries Virtual Conference (see information below), which has been made available to Michigan Trustees,
Friends, Library Foundations with IMLS/LSTA funds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Registration is required for these events (<b>see information below</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please let me know if there are any questions!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Library Directors: Please forward this information on to your board members (Thank You!).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Clare<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Library Law Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">MembielaC@michigan.gov</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">517-335-8132<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">“the State may not, consistently with the spirit of the First Amendment, contract the spectrum of available
knowledge</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">.”</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 482 (1965).</span></i><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Nourishing Michigan’s Future during the summer! Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan’s children to Meet Up and Eat Up!</span><span style="color:red;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
</span><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 3, 2024 8:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Membiela, Clare (MDE) <MembielaC@michigan.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> News from United for Libraries, July 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTU5MTg2NyZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMDM2Mjc0JmxpPTEwOTk4OTc4Nw/index.html" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C">ALA
Annual Conference</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> in sunny San Diego! United for Libraries members from all over the country are here - along with thousands of librarians, library workers,
and library vendors - to learn about the latest in advocacy, board development, fundraising, fighting censorship, and much more, in
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTU5MTg2NyZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMDM2Mjc0JmxpPTEwOTk4OTc4OA/index.html" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C">United
for Libraries programs</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. It is exciting to kick off my term as United for Libraries President here in my home state of California. Whether or not you were able
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTU5MTg2NyZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMDM2Mjc0JmxpPTEwOTk4OTc4OQ/index.html" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C">United
for Libraries Virtual: Trustees - Friends - Foundations</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, featuring keynote speaker Eric Klinenberg, which will take place July 30-Aug. 1 (register by July 12
to for a nice “early bird” discount!). I will be there right along with you to learn and grow in my role as a library Commissioner and library advocate. And it’s not too early to mark your calendars for the ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia,
June 26-July 1, 2025. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin:0in;line-height:18.9pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B6FB5">Register by July 12 for discounted rate for United Virtual, July 30-Aug. 1; Eric Klinenberg to deliver event keynote<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTU5MTg2NyZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMDM2Mjc0JmxpPTEwOTk4OTc5MA/index.html" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C">United
for Libraries Virtual: Trustees - Friends - Foundations</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> for library Trustees/board members, Friends, Foundations, fundraisers, and those who work with them,
will be held July 30-Aug. 1, with July 30 focused on Trustees/boards, July 31 focused on Foundations and fundraising, and Aug. 1 focused on Friends. Early bird savings will be available until July 12. Participants can purchase registration for one or more
days, or the full event. All registrations will have access to the event keynote by Eric Klinenberg, author of
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTU5MTg2NyZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMDM2Mjc0JmxpPTEwOTk4OTc5MQ/index.html" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C">Palaces
for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, and
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTU5MTg2NyZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMDM2Mjc0JmxpPTEwOTk4OTc5Mg/index.html" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C">2020:
One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. Penguin Random House is the lead sponsor of United Virtual.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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informed and ready to vote in 2024 elections. ALA’s </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTU5MTg2NyZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMDM2Mjc0JmxpPTEwOTk4OTgwMg/index.html" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C">Reader.
Voter. Ready.</span></i></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> campaign is rolling out resources to support libraries in that vital role. Partnering with the League of Women Voters, ALA released a jointly
produced toolkit for libraries, social media graphics and a joint webinar on May 29 (recording available here) highlighting local collaborative efforts and introduced a new, jointly produced toolkit. ALA will add new resources to the
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Many library workers, patrons, Friends and Trustees celebrated Pride month in June, showing support for LGBTQ+ persons in our communities. However,
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their Representative to oppose</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> the resolution if it comes up for a vote. Background: A new policy set to go into effect on Aug. 1 would prohibit sex-based discrimination
in any school or any other education program that receives funding from the federal government under Title IX. ALA supports this rule, which would protect LGBTQ+ library workers from employment inequities and censorship of library content with targeting queer
characters or themes. Join ALA and tell your member of Congress to oppose this resolution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Comedian Paula Poundstone was the special guest on episode six of
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTU5MTg2NyZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMDM2Mjc0JmxpPTEwOTk4OTgwNg/index.html" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C">How
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Poundstone is an iconic standup comic, a panelist on NPR’s news quiz show, “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me,” the host of the podcast, “Nobody Listens
to Paula Poundstone,” and an actor in numerous TV shows and films. She’s also a longtime supporter of libraries, and a repeat headliner for United for Libraries' ticketed author panel at the ALA Annual Conference, "The Laugh's On Us."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ALA is urging America's libraries to participate in a national day of action to register voters on
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTU5MTg2NyZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMDM2Mjc0JmxpPTEwOTk4OTgxMw/index.html" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C">National
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTU5MTg2NyZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMDM2Mjc0JmxpPTEwOTk4OTgxNg/index.html" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C">ALA's
Ecosystem Task Force</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, the new book “</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTU5MTg2NyZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMDM2Mjc0JmxpPTEwOTk4OTgxNQ/index.html" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C">Strengthening
Library Ecosystems: Collaborate for Advocacy and Impact</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,” published by ALA Editions, will guide library organizations in assessing and extending the strength
of their ecosystems by identifying priorities for advocacy and legislation. Written by Dorcas Hand, Sara Kelly Johns, Michelle Robertson, and Eryn Duffee, its flexible framework can apply to the library ecosystem at any level and can accommodate all types
of libraries and library organizations, including Friends groups and Trustees, vendors, and literacy groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin:0in;line-height:18.9pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B6FB5">Friends of the Athens-Clarke County (Ga.) Library shares impact report<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Friends of the Athens-Clarke County (Ga.) Library has published its 2023-2024 impact report. For fiscal year 2023-2024, the Friends donated $51,200
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<h3 style="margin:0in;line-height:18.9pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B6FB5">Friends of Aberdeen (N.C.) Library receive $35,000 T-Mobile grant for Garden Park
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Friends of the Aberdeen (N.C.) Library have received a $35,000 Hometown Grant from T-Mobile to create the Aberdeen Garden Park, a first-ever greenspace
including a pergola, water feature, benches, pathways, and a pollinator garden, located steps away from the library.
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<h3 style="margin:0in;line-height:18.9pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B6FB5">Friends of the Library of Hawaii hold 75th annual book sale<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Friends of the Library of Hawaii celebrated its 75th annual book sale June 15-23. The event is one of the oldest-running book sales in the country
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log organizer that will challenge and delight readers of all levels and across genres. Complete with reading logs, planner stickers, habit trackers, and more, this undated planner is perfect for book lovers and as a gift for valued colleagues and volunteers.
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reading lists</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> for adults and children available through Bookshop. All of the FOLMC’s booklist can be found at
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