<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 - November 30, 2024</title>
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Helvetica;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@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";}
/* 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:404496814;
mso-list-template-ids:-2137766170;}
@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;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:667951435;
mso-list-template-ids:-100479528;}
@list l1: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 l1: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 l1: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 l1: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 l1: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 l1: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 l1: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 l1: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 l1: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;}
@list l2
{mso-list-id:962422158;
mso-list-template-ids:-2103395948;}
@list l2: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 l2: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 l2: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 l2: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 l2: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 l2: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 l2: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 l2: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 l2: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;}
@list l3
{mso-list-id:1283877594;
mso-list-template-ids:-371588894;}
@list l3: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 l3: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 l3: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 l3: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 l3: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 l3: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 l3: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 l3: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 l3: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="1030" />
</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",sans-serif;color:white">Virtual Program, Holiday Closings, Michigan Yearbook Project, History Detectives GR, 2025 MNB, and Author Conversations
<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_i1042" 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 - November 30, 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">Annual Reports Virtual Program, Holiday Closings, Michigan Yearbook Collection Project, History Detectives Grand Rapids, 2025 Michigan Notable Books, and MNB Author Conversations<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_14" o:spid="_x0000_s1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Mindy Virtual Presenting" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:134.25pt;height:89.25pt;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/2022/12/6819441/5056149/img-2296-smaller_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/2022/12/6819441/5056149/img-2296-smaller_crop.jpg" align="left" hspace="7" alt="Mindy Virtual Presenting" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_14"><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Annual
Reports: Supplemental Documents for Family History Research<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, December 5, 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%2FtZ0kfuuvrT8tHdBMd7nzm4OB_b2sx2mlSi1a/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/26COpJrAa975WhyYWgMZRYo276nTAFT5-YogcJGGlq4=381" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Register
For This Program</span></a> <br>
Governments, businesses, and a variety of other organizations produce annual reports that describe the activities of the entities throughout the preceding year. These reports provide vital information for genealogical researchers when investigating the greater
context of the lives of their ancestors. Learn more about these useful documents and see examples from the collections of the Library of Michigan.<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 details and other information at
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fpublic%2Fprograms-for-the-public/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/vzHiXr0OMKNzk-r2ZpY_wy8-VpeJeJeCC4oTTRa-R9o=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/LMPublicPrograms</span></a>.<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">The 2025 schedule of Virtual Programs is being finalized and will be announced in December.<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_13" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Snow Carl Courtyard" style='position:absolute;margin-left:83.05pt;margin-top:0;width:134.25pt;height:134.25pt;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/2024/11/10623351/5862511/winter-carl-courtyard_crop.jpg" />
<w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="179" height="179" style="width:1.8645in;height:1.8645in" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2024/11/10623351/5862511/winter-carl-courtyard_crop.jpg" align="right" hspace="7" alt="Snow Carl Courtyard" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_13"><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Library
of Michigan Closing Announcement<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 will be closed for the following days for the Christmas and New Year holidays.<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:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday - Wednesday, December 24-25, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday - Wednesday, December 31, 2024– January 1, 2025<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">All reference questions and library card applications will be processed during the week after reopening.<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">Michigan Yearbook Collection Project<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">Thank you to everyone who has reached out so far to contribute to the Library of Michigan's Yearbook Collection project. Libraries, historical
organizations, and individuals from all over the state have contacted the Library of Michigan will donations. An additional thank you goes to the news organizations that have spotlighted the initiative. News outlets that have showcased the project so far include:<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:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WILX (Lansing): <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.wilx.com%2F2024%2F11%2F25%2Flibrary-michigan-looking-your-old-yearbooks%2F/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/vJLjoh-DlNYHL3tRd3yv7X2WyXjfalVBy7L0jYhxybo=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">https://www.wilx.com/2024/11/25/library-michigan-looking-your-old-yearbooks/</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:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Detroit Free Press:
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.freep.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmichigan%2F2024%2F11%2F26%2Flibrary-of-michigan-seeks-yearbook-donations-across-state%2F76571672007%2F/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/NFfHSUAQB6GoKMxadpnqagO2hKZ-WLumfGIjiGGVob4=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/11/26/library-of-michigan-seeks-yearbook-donations-across-state/76571672007/</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:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WoodTV (Grand Rapids):
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.woodtv.com%2Fnews%2Fmichigan%2Fhave-old-yearbooks-lying-around-the-state-library-wants-them%2F/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/jHOEjVYKfr5pb6npGNFe1jSrR47wl0bnJ7_jCD6U3Wc=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/have-old-yearbooks-lying-around-the-state-library-wants-them/</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:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lansing State Journal:
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.lansingstatejournal.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2024%2F11%2F26%2Flibrary-of-michigan-seeks-yearbook-donations-across-state%2F76585740007%2F/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/-xb8VbF5205opHK1jt-8_R9e8ZkBsKP3k-yTtd-Suvs=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2024/11/26/library-of-michigan-seeks-yearbook-donations-across-state/76585740007/</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:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WLNS (Lansing): <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.wlns.com%2Fnews%2Fhave-old-yearbooks-lying-around-the-state-library-wants-them%2F/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/E_aZn_DLfnkmKj15aWvxYw4E24NvmRlhGTvyWuHQetw=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">https://www.wlns.com/news/have-old-yearbooks-lying-around-the-state-library-wants-them/</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:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WKAR (MSU/Lansing):
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.wkar.org%2Fwkar-news%2F2024-11-27%2Fthe-library-of-michigan-is-building-its-yearbook-collection-and-needs-michiganders-help/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/UHgzamd98tNCzo3t8t3LN37Zn3SkF4y0x_JgwqxY9X0=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2024-11-27/the-library-of-michigan-is-building-its-yearbook-collection-and-needs-michiganders-help</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:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MLive: <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.mlive.com%2Fnews%2Fann-arbor%2F2024%2F11%2Fwacky-hairstyles-out-of-date-business-ads-state-library-collecting-old-school-yearbooks.html/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/E2PW20tmFulqpVrKSwjKNor7V-e0arRXCDkUohjKeAk=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/11/wacky-hairstyles-out-of-date-business-ads-state-library-collecting-old-school-yearbooks.html</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:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Metro Detroit Today:
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.metrodetroittoday.com%2Fnews%2Fschools%2Flibrary-of-michigan-wants-your-yearbook-for-collection/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/F0VAmoMo2Jrqp_qEM7dzY3FSjM7Vdjie5UlQrNhhGaY=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">https://www.metrodetroittoday.com/news/schools/library-of-michigan-wants-your-yearbook-for-collection</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:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan Public: <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michiganpublic.org%2Feducation%2F2024-11-27%2Fyou-can-donate-your-yearbooks-to-the-library-of-michigan/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/aAeauKcESl7gwJmw5mXCA_CglQ3F_lN1Foafgq4rwnU=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">https://www.michiganpublic.org/education/2024-11-27/you-can-donate-your-yearbooks-to-the-library-of-michigan</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:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WDIV/ClickOnDetroit:
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.clickondetroit.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2024%2F11%2F27%2Fthe-library-of-michigan-wants-your-old-yearbooks-heres-why%2F/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/jrWwd7SHxJXsBXm8mgxzTN31h2NPL0VXIMGt8d9IA3U=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/11/27/the-library-of-michigan-wants-your-old-yearbooks-heres-why/</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">Library of Michigan staff are currently processing the dozens of email messages and phone calls with yearbook contributions received so
far. There may be a short delay due to the Thanksgiving holiday, but Library staff will respond to them as soon as possible. Find more information about the project at
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fabout%2Fmake-a-gift/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/-hj_LHcJ9emkVNoGs-4V1efUDJ4Zqx_X-b8I_jZzRJ4=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/LibraryGift</span></a>. Donation inquiries and questions should go to
<a href="mailto:Librarian@Michigan.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Librarian@Michigan.gov</span></a> or 517-335-1477.<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_i1041" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2024/11/10625929/5862512/thank-you-social-media_crop.jpg" alt="Michigan Yearbook Project Thank You"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Michigan Yearbook Collection Project.<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">2025 History Detectives Grand Rapids<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 is again joining several Grand Rapids area local history organizations in presenting
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fhistorydetectivesgr.org%2F/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/JvMr3AYM-_JVZgWKC0b9jnxNsTvdY2mpbNITSqNyohE=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">History Detectives Grand Rapids</span></a> on January 18, 2025 at the
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.grpl.org%2Flocations%2Fmain-library%2F/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/3umQGYwAM6QZclpxrBYzULfgy-_DgYzYQrv4GwUpTEo=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Grand Rapids Public Library</span></a>. Hear 6 programs highlighting historical topics including:<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:l1 level1 lfo3">
<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan’s Lady Senator: Eva McCall Hamilton</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> - Valerie Marvin<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Anywhere on the Face of Creation, but Michigan: Colonizing and Developing the Grand Rapids Fruit Ridge</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> - Jayson Otto<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunken Stories of the Grand River and It’s Lost History</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> - Adam Gross<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Stanley Ketchel: Origins of American Achilles; Grand Rapids’ First World Boxing Champion</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> - David Votta (*Library of Michigan
Special Collections Manager)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The WPA-funded City Tax Survey – A Literal Snapshot of Grand Rapids 1936-1938</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> - Pam VanderPloeg<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baseball and the African American Experience in West Michigan</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> - GF Korreck and George Bayard<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 program details, presenter bios, and additional information about History Detectives Grand Rapids by visiting
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fhistorydetectivesgr.org%2F/2/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/LAaHXjwTE_52_4rpfAixZOKi5AjE_1OS_tEPPEGTMZE=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">https://historydetectivesgr.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="560" height="725" style="width:5.8333in;height:7.552in" id="_x0000_i1040" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2024/11/10623352/2025-hd-4_original.jpg" alt="2025 History Detectives"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2025 History Detectives Grand Rapids<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>
<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_4" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Michigan Notable Books logo" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:134.25pt;height:74.25pt;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/2022/08/6360888/4296901/lm-mnb-rgb_crop.png" />
<w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="179" height="99" style="width:1.8645in;height:1.0312in" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2022/08/6360888/4296901/lm-mnb-rgb_crop.png" align="left" hspace="7" alt="Michigan Notable Books logo" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_4"><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Coming
Soon: 2025 Michigan Notable Books List<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">Look for the 2025 Michigan Notable Books list to be announced in January 2025. Look for the list on the Michigan Notable Books page on
the Library of Michigan's website: <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.Michigan.gov%2FNotableBooks/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/4mRMXZUzRBEH4gka4YMy5odtkaa-NaGVLo_mqsBOJmw=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/NotableBooks</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">2024 Michigan Notable Books Author Conversations<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 the
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Fpublic%2Fmnb%2Fprevious-notables%2F2024-michigan-notable-books/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/c-lez2rrfEpEAt9yKQKrPnweIgJHUXjCcYtqW5kM3x0=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">2024 Michigan Notable Books</span></a> selections through the
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fyoutube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist=PLQNv-MrTjyhIngpYBxjWI7fg46Nu0vLQ1%26si=BH-I0Lyb76FbtG2D/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/6MgSCbPMbJy9nHjgajlOs_No-p78cnHS5wDWuvpYGgM=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">MNB Author Conversations</span></a>. Viewers of the author conversations video series can explore the backgrounds of the authors on the 2024 Michigan Notable Book list, as well as uncover their creative processes, and hear readings
from book selections.<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">Featured 2024 author conversations titles include:<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 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F5fRWYhvJqpc%3Fsi=EMXD8Vd-7DB9j3Lg/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/t7GnFvsdxkPul7UB6yej9YIa0QizDds_IzhVnSh8wdE=381" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">The
All-American</span></a> by Susie Finkbeiner<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 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FHtQRIGZjRxY%3Fsi=K4-0PxUtkRPy2dDO/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/Ht8pvX-X22RCzaUPN00hl_1dAA_o1HtyHuiCE8T6wl0=381" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Cinema
Ann Arbor: How Campus Rebels Forged a Singular Film Culture</span></a> by Frank Uhle<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 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FYIlYlm996Fo%3Fsi=cdzANMT1pYCQob-b/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/8nUVmQefbNlhTQESh8T2NAKCFfmy4OWoJnl_PxD-zbU=381" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">A
Cold, Hard Prayer</span></a> by John Smolens<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 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FCmSCw1bkR8I%3Fsi=5TszFlBcuxa7i30R/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/EHWofgdvnTog-BTUFuXOh8VDy3FU2D5kxyy-4b8j-DU=381" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Enough
to Lose</span></a> by R.S. Deeren<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 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FFvnFU_0qVL8%3Fsi=eHtdeGJyDVInR-Ek/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/JpWLGP7bbuYmJkB3Cb9sz5DmIOLM3KxwxSu5n5m4K6Y=381" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Everything
I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir</span></a> by Curtis Chin<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 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2Fa4rmA5KtPS0%3Fsi=bnnHgU_mGwZXKN9m/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/32ZT7iObv1pwIv5fNB6VLS2E1W04pEFTJKhI4PRyU4A=381" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Everything
is Just Beginning: A Novel</span></a> by Erin Bartels<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 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2Fz3vMq60C8rk%3Fsi=Ma09Qy9oYc8vyh96/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/7LFuTCE73iN2BlUW7TfV8352PvK4o8lba5-AesRaAu8=381" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Girls
and Their Monsters: The Genain Quadruplets and the Making of Madness in America</span></a> by Audrey Clare Farley<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 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FXsS_TD6EEYE%3Fsi=B8XgfVkBi9pJVNYh/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/sBKokYg2v2WtvLk4mLh0pDxZbviQB0EbwOVqD2or2ms=381" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">My
Murder: A Novel</span></a> by Katie Williams<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 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2Frsuyh1QzUPw%3Fsi=hYSxhhbgwHXjo9f7/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/vL0-uG3AHHqxGDMd3XStXCT4wiG6z_1ZAxOzYrZTw7Q=381" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Pulp:
A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit</span></a> by Abra Berens<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 the full compilation of
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fyoutube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist=PLQNv-MrTjyhIngpYBxjWI7fg46Nu0vLQ1%26si=htrCb-gTM-x8J687/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/-WMGMYEpfITVGUEr6wzyGZbZeic2Wj31d2_3-V2xn5g=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">2024 MNB Author Conversations</span></a> along with interviews from past years on the
<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F@michdepted/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/6LfNUviUlFTxNFGWjw9RIevvHivJX2J6pj94f4pUK5k=381" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Department of Education YouTube Channel</span></a>. Libraries and literary organizations are encouraged to share the video links to their social media accounts.<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_i1039" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MILOM/2024/11/10623372/5862513/lm-mnb2024-social-authorconversations_crop.jpg" alt="2024 Michigan Notable Books Author Conversations Videos"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2024 Michigan Notable Books Author Conversations.<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_12" 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:251661312;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_12"><![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/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/amXEvwVRgil3voJVme8YngL44-q3xLiz-F4rVprmPi4=381" 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/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/bkPy1p1gseqNxYbCRJbvyqNcGeFJG8b5L5_A7Zl_JeU=381" 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%2F24046/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/5uFvUIge5sBtqVSma-trsEvX8yNNqceZbZ6Rlsw1bow=381" 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%2F3c482bf%3Freqfrom=share/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/9HmzWW3M9t-yw9Xrj4xrUIuOj5zn1wCwytW_U6PMZ0A=381" 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_i1038" 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/3c482bf">https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/bulletins/3c482bf</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/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/_YA4gVZmJntXbwOsurrQfvTMLg3WHzF2zhL6F86uyOk=381" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="85" height="70" style="width:.8854in;height:.7291in" id="_x0000_i1037" 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/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/4bP7d0N5B0KDhmIQiLKgbUClxKiye1glUAp47GJlkcc=381" 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/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/lxBfH6PbUEU8KTXrJJW1te1rND8yHNME46QzfyB0ATE=381">
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%2F54064216770/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/9HhgKUMAHBJRVrpICDKoBCYDZrpe4kNdRzhLo8pI0pE=381" 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_i1036" 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/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/A_JdIIRC-pSAWn-hcytMknihjti6UMbfglrwNAujTO8=381" 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_i1035" 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/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/Gvvwwmv9d5A_41rIyt4zfPx99HK-DN5YCBA9RGz2fIQ=381" 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_i1034" 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/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/PTkdj5pt-eea-F3gVPi82rMPd6V7XtjQKuBO4jncsiY=381" 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_i1033" 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/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/YSrEnKGTVjp9P9Z_GOGoR-0LtH0VDFXCF18iJaxEmXs=381" target="_blank" title="Manage Your Subscription Profile">Manage
Preferences</a> | <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fsubscriberhelp.govdelivery.com%2F/1/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/737nG7LFO_cWxppJWCZwUQu4DbA0ZY5pz5HsFQcGsY4=381" 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_i1032" src="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CI0/010101937f8d1109-74fc381f-8931-4a17-82d3-c8e5983a1e11-000000/sUVso3vTZuVEQ9mYEs9JFblj4qvrm6d_0SwVRupRo8M=381"></span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>