<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]-->
<title>Special Collections Update - September 27, 2024</title>
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Arial Nova";}
@font-face
{font-family:"Helvetica Neue";
panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;}
h1
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
font-weight:bold;}
h2
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
font-weight:bold;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.Heading1Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1";
font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;
color:#0F4761;}
span.Heading2Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 2 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2";
font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;
color:#0F4761;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:223177820;
mso-list-template-ids:-1058920650;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1029" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:white">MyHeritage Virtual Program, "The Searching Eye" Exhibit, Michigan Author Award Event, Michigan Words, and Michigan Yearbooks
Campaign <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><a name="gd_top"></a></td>
<span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"></span>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse" id="yahoo">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#F3F3F3;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" id="main-header">
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;padding:11.25pt 0in 0in 0in">
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 3.0pt 6.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><img width="584" height="62" style="width:6.0833in;height:.6458in" id="_x0000_i1051" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2018/12/2294087/2895721/lom-horizontal-rgb_crop.jpg" alt="Library of Michigan logo"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#006EB6;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt" id="main-date">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Special Collections Update - September 27, 2024</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt" id="main-body-1">
<h1 style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006EB7">MyHeritage Virtual Program, "The Searching Eye" Exhibit, Michigan Author Award Event, Michigan Words, and Michigan Yearbooks Campaign<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<h2 style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in">
<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
<v:stroke joinstyle="miter" />
<v:formulas>
<v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0" />
<v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0" />
<v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1" />
<v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2" />
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth" />
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight" />
<v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1" />
<v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2" />
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth" />
<v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0" />
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight" />
<v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0" />
</v:formulas>
<v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" />
<o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t" />
</v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Library of Michigan Programs for the Public" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:134.25pt;height:75.75pt;z-index:251658240;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:5.25pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:5.25pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page' o:allowoverlap="f">
<v:imagedata src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2024/03/9193685/mindy-at-computer_original.jpg" />
<w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="179" height="101" style="width:1.8645in;height:1.052in" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2024/03/9193685/mindy-at-computer_original.jpg" align="left" hspace="7" alt="Library of Michigan Programs for the Public" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Virtual
Program: MyHeritage Library Edition for Power Users<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thursday, October 3, 2024 6:30PM - 7:30PM, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Zoom</span></em><br>
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZYtduGtrzojGNb8bfwou5gcHRaAE6m7Eoji/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/L0_tlGNnReCmFRhUl_eZJfTuZilfDbEWo0KHWxb1vx0=372"><span style="color:#006EB6">Register
For This Program</span></a><br>
MyHeritage Library Edition is a family history database available through the Michigan eLibrary with access to a wide range of historical documents, images, and public records. Go beyond the basics of navigating MyHeritage and learn advanced strategies for
discovering records within its collections.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Find registration information and more at
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fpublic%2Fprograms-for-the-public/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/m5wHsr38liig465_o-mSUSFElJeGQQig-h6MDADUw6A=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/LMPublicPrograms</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<hr size="2" width="100%" align="center">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<h2 style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in">
<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Zadoorian Exhibit" style='position:absolute;margin-left:83.05pt;margin-top:0;width:134.25pt;height:141.75pt;z-index:251659264;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:5.25pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:5.25pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page' o:allowoverlap="f">
<v:imagedata src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2024/09/10235376/5726536/chrome-buildings_crop.jpg" />
<w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="179" height="189" style="width:1.8645in;height:1.9687in" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2024/09/10235376/5726536/chrome-buildings_crop.jpg" align="right" hspace="7" alt="Zadoorian Exhibit" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_3"><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Upcoming
Exhibit - "The Searching Eye"<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Come explore a different view of Detroit through “The Searching Eye: Images of Mid-Century Detroit” photo exhibit at the Library of Michigan.
Opening Saturday, October 12, 2024 in the Library of Michigan’s Lake Erie Room, the exhibit highlights the work of industrial photographer, Norman Zadoorian, father of award-winning Michigan author
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/http:%2F%2Fwww.michaelzadoorian.com%2F/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/CdD-wowE6xKE9pfmGZua4Oa_OUdrksuiIvVD4q6qheU=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michael Zadoorian</span></a>. Over the course of his career, Norman photographed nuclear power plants, supermarkets, strikes, local politicos, and workers from all walks of life. The photographs in “The Searching Eye” are unique
glimpses of mid-century Detroit from mid-1940s to mid-1960s and are complimented with essays composed by Norman’s son Michael. More information soon at
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fpublic%2Fexhibits/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/T5QtqmZNJl51q9ium-QvzRidHKVS5ilOIye7EBwhfN0=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/LibraryExhibits</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<hr size="2" width="100%" align="center">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<h2 style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Celebrating 2023-24 Michigan Author Award Recipient Anne-Marie Oomen<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Library of Michigan celebrated 2023-24 Michigan Author Award recipient
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fanne-marieoomen.com%2F/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/_dl9O9bb2S5OGwMuvg6T0zw38hPuITQl1Pd6pBprxNE=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Anne-Marie Oomen</span></a> during an event on Saturday, September 7 in the Library's Lake Erie Room. The program included refreshments, remarks from State Librarian Randy Riley, and a choreographed Q&A presentation with Annie-Marie.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Anne-Marie has been honored previously by the Library of Michigan for writing several
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fpublic%2Fmnb/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/WunrYnYvGTTae4vu3LUcgXZgJxWkyHuNS_u-UlqsObo=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Notable Books</span></a> selections, including
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As Long as I Know You: the Mom Book
</span></em>(2023)<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, Pulling Down the Barn
</span></em>(2005)<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, House of Fields
</span></em>(2007)<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, and The Lake Michigan Mermaid (with Linda Nemec Foster)
</span></em>(2019)<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. </span></em>Her edited work
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ELEMENTAL: A Collection of Michigan Nonfiction
</span></em>was also a Michigan Notable Book title in 2019<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Learn more about the Michigan Author Award by visiting the Michigan Center for the Book site:
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Flibraries%2Fmcfb/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/mgP2mDPzh9z-e3Ed8Xx_AOOhwXmfp2_WInvntqut0Zc=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/MCFB</span></a>. The nomination period for the 2025 Michigan Author Award recipient will start in December.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="560" height="560" style="width:5.8333in;height:5.8333in" id="_x0000_i1050" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2024/09/10235917/5726537/mixcollage-09-sep-2024-04-54-pm-7549_crop.jpg" alt="Michigan Author Award Event Anne-Marie Oomen"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Michigan Author Award event at the Library of Michigan.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<hr size="2" width="100%" align="center">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<h2 style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Michigan Words Poetry Billboards<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Explore Michigan poetry and poets through the
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fpublic%2Fpoet-laureate%2Fmichigan-words/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/UDtmtq0WBLU1Gl4OtEQBU9Bfzbw7X-8NW51QLcHQFBw=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Words Project</span></a>! Developed as part of the
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fpublic%2Fpoet-laureate/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/gwkbP93BcjXDciHRdCy2lEGNnrEfyaQgMm7TMym-pXY=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Poet Laureate program</span></a>, Michigan Words is a statewide billboard campaign celebrating contemporary Michigan poetry. The billboards feature excerpts of the works of contemporary Michigan poets. The full poem as well
as biographical information about the poet is available on the <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fpublic%2Fpoet-laureate%2Fmichigan-words/2/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/_rMV2SRrRH-ALif5m_dJrwT3p6-n2zQCDdOrch7OQbc=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Words</span></a> site. The three featured poets and their works are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">M. Bartley Seigel -
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fpublic%2Fpoet-laureate%2Fmichigan-words%2Fbartley-seigel/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/A6FE1M4u04gNQ4WqHyU1qgm9e3yIvLTENvqsO_yD4KI=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">In the Bone-Cracking Cold</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brittany Rogers - <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fpublic%2Fpoet-laureate%2Fmichigan-words%2Fbrittany-rogers/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/N8BAGNRO1SAdWP9vRYuV1-RqDPe3g9gc0ZJDEGKd-l4=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Detroit Pastoral</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jonah Mixon-Webster -
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fpublic%2Fpoet-laureate%2Fmichigan-words%2Fjonah-mixon-webster/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/buHqgXt4Bsk1G_IWwxIk0J6hC05UNf_1mdoBUs_yg18=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Rising Moons in the Needles of Trees Bring Us Water</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Find billboards featuring excepts by the poets in Detroit, Flint, Marquette, and Escanaba. Look for more information by visiting
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fpublic%2Fpoet-laureate%2Fmichigan-words/3/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/aHs75j-4jrmnRl9bK8y7L1K_k__RafRAyM0DjGGA46A=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/MichiganWords</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="560" height="261" style="width:5.8333in;height:2.7187in" id="_x0000_i1049" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2024/09/10238266/posting-7149-9-23-24_original.jpg" alt="Michigan Words Poet Laureate Jonah Mixon-Webster"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A billboard featuring Johan Mixon-Webster and an excerpt of "Rising Moons in the Needles of Trees Bring Us Water" near Flint.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<hr size="2" width="100%" align="center">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<h2 style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">"We Want Your Yearbooks" Campaign Continues<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A big thank you to all the libraries, organizations, and individuals who have contributed to the Library of Michigan's "We Want Your Yearbooks"
campaign! The response we have received so far has been amazing as we work to build a comprehensive collection of Michigan yearbooks. We also appreciate the efforts by everyone who has assisted in publicizing the project. Despite the response so far, there
are still many schools not represented in the Library of Michigan's yearbook collection. Look for periodic posts about the initiative on the Library of Michigan's social media accounts as the campaign continues throughout the fall season. More information
about the project as well as downloadable/printable graphics to help spread the word is available at
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fabout%2Fmake-a-gift/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/em2GLTN04i4Pmdtcb9T1sGDOM-wm1dUwzDNQ2GKn3Tc=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/LibraryGift</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="560" height="420" style="width:5.8333in;height:4.375in" id="_x0000_i1048" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2024/09/10237889/5726538/20240927-102305_crop.jpg" alt="Yearbooks"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Donation of yearbooks and other school-related publications.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 22.5pt 15.0pt" id="main-body-2">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Library Card 2023" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:134.25pt;height:89.25pt;z-index:251660288;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:5.25pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:5.25pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page' o:allowoverlap="f">
<v:imagedata src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2023/12/8730576/5164495/library-card_crop.jpg" />
<w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="179" height="119" style="width:1.8645in;height:1.2395in" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2023/12/8730576/5164495/library-card_crop.jpg" align="left" hspace="7" alt="Library Card 2023" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_4"><![endif]><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Library
of Michigan Library Card</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Harness the resources of your state library with a Library of Michigan Library Card. Apply online at
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.Michigan.gov%2FLibraryCard/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/KxC6JEA8zmvypq9kWCAPP19QdCm_Dqxm0WcrL9x3Lcg=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:black">www.Michigan.gov/LibraryCard</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Donate to the Collections of the Library of Michigan</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Library of Michigan actively accepts additions to its collections and holdings. Find more information on the types of items accepted
at <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.Michigan.gov%2FLibraryGift/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/1bAlDXsA6TNOpEKURcQOrd84zKhd50T00m9WrlSaOoU=372" target="_blank">
<span style="color:black">www.Michigan.gov/LibraryGift</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sign-Up for the Special Collections Update</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Go to <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fpublic.govdelivery.com%2Faccounts%2FMILOM%2Fsignup%2F24046/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/AzH9nEV0j_2F0NL639OFQx12L_dxaFSA8IJDx58Qh2s=372" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/signup/24046</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fcontent.govdelivery.com%2Faccounts%2FMILOM%2Fbulletins%2F3b87f4c%3Freqfrom=share/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/z4MXDcBgfNbCn_8HqNYsaUsa6rGcDW_vNCvyxVqzpzw=372" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="83" height="16" style="width:.8645in;height:.1666in" id="_x0000_i1047" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/assets/share_this-795413ad3d604760a450815a10e46c8ea06b7315facb759ffdacbc7b7830f87b.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share"></span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Issue URL:</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/bulletins/3b87f4c">https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/bulletins/3b87f4c</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div id="mail_footer">
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN">
<hr size="2" width="100%" align="center">
</span></div>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="310" style="width:232.5pt;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="98" style="width:73.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.Michigan.gov%2FLibraryofMichigan/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/vqXTMmNSgVqmm6YpEEQYhilaAcbsr-xungjbULyBhw4=372" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="85" height="70" style="width:.8854in;height:.7291in" id="_x0000_i1046" src="https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/-/media/Project/Websites/libraryofmichigan/About-The-Library/Library-Media-Kit/LOM-stacked-RGB-Transparent.png?rev=21c3c64fb445424ca63ea4b9372d09f1&hash=657FD1C713384FD8E3AB1A316C1D391A"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="212" style="width:159.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> Questions?<br>
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fabout%2Fcontact-and-visit-us/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/T11AYab2dhduILmW2KPaEC-qNf0ail4Vrt9EM6UoWAw=372" target="_blank">Contact
Us</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Your generous tax-deductible gift today will help assure
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/http:%2F%2Fwww.libraryofmichiganfoundation.org%2F/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/tnTg2Qaq2Pzj1yUlgpDNHSHtxVhNokMVFbnG0JrNDUs=372">
The Library of Michigan Foundation</a> continues to support the Library of Michigan in improving crucial services and ensuring a rich literary culture.</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="150" style="width:112.5pt;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr style="height:.25in">
<td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.25in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">STAY CONNECTED:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" style="width:24.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/http:%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FLibrary-of-Michigan%2F54064216770/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/3uZF90HzYD2Z3uQwxn_om2j6WJiRXffoWuCJbgrheUU=372" title=""Visit us on Facebook" t "><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="27" height="26" style="width:.2812in;height:.2708in" id="_x0000_i1045" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2019/01/2362019/fbicon_large.jpg" alt="Visit us on Facebook"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="33" style="width:24.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FLibraryofMich/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/V53dhKzxElVAC6dEly5h1q2iTjkWG1Av_EXgeIr9mO0=372" title=""Follow us on Twitter" t "><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="27" height="24" style="width:.2812in;height:.25in" id="_x0000_i1044" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2019/01/2362101/twitter_large.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="33" style="width:24.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/http:%2F%2Fpublic.govdelivery.com%2Faccounts%2FMILOM%2Fsubscriber%2Fnew/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/bejKFraum5k9phfy3kV-9tEnWJudjAkk_L1TrLtTYMA=372" title=""Subscribe to Receive Library of Michigan Updates""><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="28" height="28" style="width:.2916in;height:.2916in" id="_x0000_i1043" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2019/01/2362025/govdeliveryiconjpg_original.jpg" alt="Sign up for email updates"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="33" style="width:24.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flibraryofmichigan%2F/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/pRNrgvuKOBOPwWTFm23r-nviSfwmldySbxRh431lLPE=372" title=""Follow us on Instagram" t "><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="26" height="26" style="width:.2708in;height:.2708in" id="_x0000_i1042" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2019/01/2362116/instagram_large.jpg" alt="Instagram Icon"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="41" style="width:30.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td>
<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">SUBSCRIBER SERVICES:<br>
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/http:%2F%2Fpublic.govdelivery.com%2Faccounts%2FMILOM%2Fsubscribers%2Fnew%3Fpreferences=true/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/oPFGubsf6AcDKAX-KC-lMYAeGE2_aUbgvn6A-L_iWmQ=372" target="_blank" title="Manage Your Subscription Profile">Manage
Preferences</a> | <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fsubscriberhelp.govdelivery.com%2F/1/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/UIbtX7Cj6LjSeJ_0pC2Bxl50KLg95GznpzSpB8vJ-Ss=372" title="Email Questions About This Subscription Service">Help</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div id="tagline">
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN">
<hr size="2" width="100%" align="center">
</span></div>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="89%" style="width:89.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#757575">This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Library of Michigan · 702 W. Kalamazoo St · P.O. Box 30007 · Lansing, MI 48909-7507 · 1-877-479-0021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><img border="0" width="1" height="1" style="width:.0104in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1041" src="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CI0/0101019234920e36-efe372df-9448-44d0-8798-c0456bc90c5e-000000/hHKHT4f6otUFicvuBkfgMJH3QClUoDZ3U7saGz4c2Ss=372"></span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>