<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Friends of Michigan Libraries (FOML)
group membership for 2025 is now open. We need your support to continue
our work helping Friends groups around the state. Dues for 2025 are still
$50 for a group membership. All members of your Friends group are included
in a group membership.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">What is new at FOML?</font>
<ul>
<li><font size=2 face="sans-serif">We will begin soon to work with a web
design firm to refresh the look, functionality and navigation of our website.
Coming early in 2025!</font>
<li><font size=2 face="sans-serif">”Consult-A-Friend" is up and operational
to help provide answers to your questions or even assist your group in
developing a strategic plan. If you have a question, click on </font><a href="https://foml.org/consult-a-friend-home/"><font size=2 color=#0082bf face="sans-serif"><u>https://foml.org/consult-a-friend-home/</u></font></a>
<li><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Cordelia Anderson will be the featured
speaker at our Annual Meeting, April 11, 2025. In 2022 she talked
to us via Zoom and gave a great presentation. Now you can meet her
in person!</font>
<li><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Grants for both the Harriet Larson Founders
Award and the annual FOML Award of Merit are now $750.</font>
<li><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Our Facebook page is continually updated
with information about what your and other Friends groups are doing.</font></ul>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Our theme for 2025 is <b>Connecting
Across Michigan</b> - Creating a Strong Community of Friends. If
you would like to be a part of this, it’s easy to purchase your membership
online. Follow this link to the FOML website and choose group or
individual membership. </font><a href=https://foml.org/membership/><font size=2 color=#0082bf face="sans-serif"><u>https://foml.org/membership/</u></font></a><font size=2 color=#0082bf face="sans-serif"><u>
</u></font><font size=2 face="sans-serif">FOML is accepting online
(credit card or PayPal) payments only. </font>