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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">Hello fellow libraries!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">Our library is beginning to explore the possibility of hosting public discourse sessions. The aim is to create a space where community members with diverse viewpoints can come together to discuss
various topics in a respectful and constructive environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">We are very interested in learning if any of your libraries have already implemented similar programs. If so, could you share some insights into your experiences?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">We are particularly curious about:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">The format of your sessions (e.g., facilitated discussions, debates, specific topics each session, open forums).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">How do you gauge the success of these programs?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">What advice would you offer to a library just starting out with such sessions?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">Have you encountered any challenges, particularly regarding disagreements or disruptive behavior, and what strategies did you find effective
in managing them?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">Any information, resources, or contacts you could provide would be very helpful to us in this planning process.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">Please email me directly, off the list-serv. I can share my findings if anyone is interested.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">Thank you!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300";color:#2F5496">Mary Beauchamp<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">Collection Development & Adult Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300""><a href="https://www.petoskeylibrary.org/en/index.aspx">Petoskey District Library</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">500 E. Mitchell St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">Petoskey, MI 49770<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Museo Sans 300"">231-758-3125<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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