<div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Hello,
<br></span><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">The Michigan Academic Library Association (MiALA), would like to hear from public library directors and/librarians as part of their strategic planning process. This is a chance for us to better understand how people value and utilize the resources of MiALA, as well as how we might serve our community moving forward. </span><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-f9c868c8-7fff-719e-e98d-6dcd8f2c2a21"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Each 90-minute conversation will be facilitated by Jan Davidson and Jenny Kobiela-Mondor, consultants with our partners in strategic planning, Midwest Collaborative for Library Services. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For your participation, you will receive a 25 dollar gift card in appreciation of your time and contribution to our planning process. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">There are four opportunities to add your voice to the strategic planning process. Please register now! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">MiALA Stakeholder Conversation #1, open to all stakeholders, Thursday, September 19, 5:30 - 7 p.m. Eastern: </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcumvrDsuHtKE-H5U98DbJbVQsTl2ErqI" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,120,215);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcumvrDsuHtKE-H5U98DbJbVQsTl2ErqI</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">MiALA Stakeholder Conversation #2, open to all stakeholders, Friday, September 20, 12:30 - 2 p.m. Eastern: </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYofuurqzIoH9VXrPzPk_H5C29-GFJmszlV" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,120,215);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYofuurqzIoH9VXrPzPk_H5C29-GFJmszlV</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">MiALA Stakeholder Conversation #3, open to all stakeholders, Wednesday, September 25, 10 - 11:30 a.m. Eastern: </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvfuCtpz4tGtGBWGnLDgboGphCy8O12YW-" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,120,215);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvfuCtpz4tGtGBWGnLDgboGphCy8O12YW-</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">MiALA Stakeholder Conversation #4, open to all stakeholders, Thursday, September 26, 3:30 - 5 p.m. Eastern:</span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsc-GqqDgoGtdys16TpwF6YRW_8iZYfU7s" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,120,215);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsc-GqqDgoGtdys16TpwF6YRW_8iZYfU7s</span></a></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you have any questions, please reach out to Julie Garrison (<a href="mailto:julie.garrison@wmich.edu">julie.garrison@wmich.edu</a>) or Denise Leyton (<a href="mailto:dmleyton@umich.edu">dmleyton@umich.edu</a>). We look forward to hearing from you and we hope you can join us!</span></p><div><span><br></span></div>Thank you,</span></div><div><span>Sheila Garcia Mazari <br><br><br><br></span></div></div></div>