<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Hi Kristin,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">We have a Senior Advisory Board at Ypsilanti District Library.  They have been very vital in providing feedback on</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">future programs and services for seniors.  We meet on the third Thursday of every month.    At the end</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">of the year, we have an Appreciation Celebration for them and bring in food and good conversation. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">We do bring in speakers from our current and future partners on topics that interest them at </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">the meetings.  We now have a senior newsletter out of the hard work of the Senior Advisory Board.  I </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">have shared our newsletter from last month. </div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div align="left"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000">Monica Porter, MLIS<br></font></font></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><div align="left"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">Head Librarian of Outreach Services,</font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker<br></font></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">734-879-1316</font></span></div><div align="left"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><a href="mailto:monicadp@umich.edu" target="_blank">mporter@ypsilibrary.org</a></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Pronouns: </span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">she, her, hers -</span><a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/" style="font-family:georgia,serif" target="_blank"> why pronouns matter</a></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><i><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Want to request the Bookmobile or the Outreach Team?</span><a href="https://www.ypsilibrary.org/services/bring-the-library-to-you/" style="font-family:georgia,serif" target="_blank"> Click Here</a><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">!</span></i></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><div align="left"><font color="#000000"><i><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">"I have learned that SUCCESS is to be measured not so much </span></i><i><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">by the position </span></i></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#000000"><i><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">that one has reached in life </span></i><i><font face="georgia, serif">as by the </font></i><i><font face="georgia, serif">obstacles which they have overcome </font></i></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#000000"><i><font face="georgia, serif">while trying </font></i><i><font face="georgia, serif">to succeed." - Booker T Washington</font></i></font></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font color="#ff00ff"><b><br></b></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font color="#ff00ff"><b><br></b></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font color="#ff00ff"><b><br></b></font></span></p><div align="left"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font color="#ff00ff"><b><br></b></font></span></div><div align="left"><font color="#ff00ff"><b><br></b></font></div><div align="left"><div><font color="#ff00ff"><b><br></b></font></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM Kristin Skinner via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello,</div><div><br></div><div>I'm looking for feedback from any libraries that have an Adult Advisory Board, similar to a Teen Advisory Board, consisting of volunteers that recommend programming, materials, etc. Do you specify an age range for the group? Do you have active volunteers and how often do you meet? Also what kind of activities do you do with them? Any feedback would be appreciated.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br></div><div>Kristin</div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Kristin Skinner (she/her/hers)<br>Adult Services & Programming Specialist<br>Flat River Community Library<br>200 W Judd St<br>Greenville MI 48838<br>Phone: (616)754-6359<br><div>Email: <a href="mailto:kristin@flatriverlibrary.org" target="_blank">kristin@flatriverlibrary.org</a></div><div><img src="https://www.flatriverlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/01/cropped-logo-clear-one-wave.png" width="96" height="96"><br></div></div></div></div>
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