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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2025-2026 Michigan Author Award Nominations<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Author Award</span></a>. The award recognizes an outstanding published body of literary work by an author who is either from Michigan or has substantial ties to Michigan. The Michigan Author Award was established in 1992
with the intention of recognizing significant Michigan authors with a lifetime achievement award. Over the years, the award has been given to a diverse collection of writers working in a variety of genres and styles. A panel of judges representing the Library
of Michigan and Michigan Center for the Book determines the recipient on overall literary merit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Library of Michigan Partners with Michigan Department of Natural Resources with Michigan Field Guides on ReadMichigan.org<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">Next time you’re about to head to your favorite Michigan state park, be sure to first check out new curated
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Field Guides</span></a> – this special collection offers insights into local wildlife, native plants and outdoor adventures.<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">Offering these guides is part of a new partnership between the Library of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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to anyone with a mobile device. Whether identifying wildflowers along the trails, spotting native birds or learning about Michigan’s unique ecosystems, users can dive deeper into the natural world around them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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's recent Michigan Yearbook Collection campaign may seem like a view unique initiative by the Library of Michigan.
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Dime Novels. An image of the library's Reader Services Division director Franscis Scannell (who later served as State Librarian from 1968-1983) often accompanied the article. It described the value of the dime novels to the State Library and provided examples
of titles already acquired through the collection project. Many of these same dime novels are still preserved in the Rare Book Room at the Library of Michigan and can be viewed by making an appointment with library staff at
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Youth Selection - "Strikers: A Graphic Novel" by Kiel Phegley<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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