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We would like the following books if still available (1 copy each) - our RIDES code is zv077.<br>
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Al Ana's Curse by Jerome McGinn<br>
Beaches, Boats and Birds: a Lake Michigan Alphabet Book by Julie Dickerson<br>
Davenport's Michigan Wills and Estate Planning Legal Forms<br>
Donovan's Revolution by Michael Loyd Gray</div>
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If a Petoskey Stone Could Talk by Brittany Darga<br>
Kids Read 2 Kids Presents....Amazing Tales by KR2K<br>
Memoirs of a Dog by Devin Scillian<br>
The Polite Act of Drowning by Charleen Hurtubise<br>
Silent Judgment by Zaire Crown<br>
Sticky Note Manifesto of Aisha Agarwal by Ambika Vohra<br>
Woe is Me...It's Spring! By Amy Dua</div>
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Thanks so much,</div>
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Alicia Ford, Assistant Director<br>
Coloma Public Library<br>
151 W. Center St.<br>
P.O. Box 430<br>
Coloma, MI 49038<br>
(269) 468-3431</div>
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<b>From:</b> Bacon, Betsy (MDE)<br>
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<b>To:</b> michlib-l@mcls.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Library of Michigan Book Offers </div>
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Hello – the Library of Michigan has free materials we are offering to the library community. To take advantage of this opportunity, see the information below and the attached spreadsheet. Feel free to forward this message to other library groups or listservs
within Michigan.</p>
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<b>Content and condition</b></p>
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The titles listed are extra copies of fiction and non-fiction (hard and soft cover) books submitted to the Michigan Notable Books program over the last year and either contain Michigan content and/or were written by a Michigan author. Also available are new
and used Michigan government documents (on the second sheet of the document), items weeded from our collections, and donated materials we cannot use.</p>
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Most of the non-MNB items are old library books and come with library markings/stickers but are otherwise in the condition noted on the spreadsheet. If you’d like to only consider the newer books, you can either sort by condition or publication year.</p>
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<b>How to request</b></p>
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Please submit requests by email to <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:baconb1@michigan.gov" id="OWAe9c9c93c-1949-0470-a434-d0bad0fa4d52" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">baconb1@michigan.gov</a></u></span> .
If you are local or passing through, you are welcome to schedule a time to select and claim materials on-site from 9am-5pm, Mon.-Fri. Email
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:baconb1@michigan.gov" id="OWAe745f732-409a-cd43-515b-da8ca6e36909" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">baconb1@michigan.gov</a></u></span> if you
want to schedule a visit.</p>
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Email requests are handled on a first-come basis by date and time. Some, or all requested materials may no longer be available at the point we receive your email.</p>
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It may take a couple weeks to process the requests, depending on staff time and availability of RIDES totes. I will send you an email when I am able to ship the materials to you.</p>
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<b>Shipping</b></p>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;">Due to budget constraints, at this time we can only ship to libraries that participate in RIDES.</span> We might be able to ship to other state institutions, such as prison libraries, through I.D. mail.</p>
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Email requests must include the title as noted on the spreadsheet, how many copies you want (if applicable), RIDES code, contact name, phone number and email address. Emails should be directed to
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:baconb1@michigan.gov" id="OWA1d507651-07f3-d5bc-3af2-d628aa6017f7" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">baconb1@michigan.gov</a></u></span> .</p>
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<b>Deadline</b></p>
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If you are interested in any of these materials, please respond to this email no later than June 13<sup>th</sup>, 2025. Materials will be shipped as soon as time and resources allow.</p>
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Thanks for your time, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.</p>
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Betsy Bacon</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:BaconB1@michigan.gov" id="OWA1736f977-d580-0de4-6f9b-91a8c608daee" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">BaconB1@michigan.gov</a></u></span>
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Collections Technician</p>
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Library of Michigan</p>
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Michigan Department of Education</p>
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