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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006EB7">Virtual Program, Labor Day Closing, Yearbook Project 1-Year Update, 2025 National Book Festival, Michigan Author Award Nominations<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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family history information. Explore the many newspaper resources available onsite and online through the Library of Michigan and from other institutions.<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 has reached the one-year milestone of our
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Yearbook Collection Project</span></a> campaign. Since the campaign began in August 2024, we have been contacted by libraries, schools, historical organizations, and hundreds of private donors. Sometimes, the donations arrive
in the form of several boxes. In most cases, a donor will mail or drop off anywhere from one to four yearbooks. These are often the donor’s own yearbooks or those of a close family member who has passed away.<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">Donations have come from across Michigan as well as from other states throughout the country. No matter how they reach us, we are deeply
grateful for the generous response we have received. Over <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3,000</span></strong> yearbooks have been donated to the Library of Michigan since the campaign began last year. Each yearbook represents the stories
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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">To learn more about the Michigan Yearbook Collection Project, visit the
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Make A Gift</span></a> page on the Library of Michigan website: Michigan.gov/LibraryGift<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Yearbooks donated to the Library of Michigan since August 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></i></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">Library of Michigan staff will soon be traveling to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. to represent Michigan
at the <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.loc.gov%2Fevents%2F2025-national-book-festival/1/01010198f706dae8-cfa37b5c-b2ea-4992-8ac1-18aca5059e13-000000/RyhDTu9nKJ22IQq42BRDX3ZU0dC1rpcJtcIDQNxgbJU=420" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">National Book Festival</span></a> on Saturday, September 6. The National Book Festival is an annual literary event organized by the
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Library of Congress</span></a> that celebrates books, reading, and authors from across the United States and around the world. It features author talks, book signings, panel discussions, and activities for readers of all ages. The
festival promotes literacy and fosters a love of reading through direct engagement with writers and their works.<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">For anyone who wants to connect with the festival, but cannot go in-person, a selection of programs will be livestreamed online, and videos
of all programs will be available shortly after the festival. To see a full schedule of activities, visit the National Book Festival website at:
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<span style="color:#006EB6">https://www.loc.gov/events/2025-national-book-festival</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Library of Michigan staff at past National Book Festivals and the poster for the 2025 National Book Festival.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2025-2026 Michigan Author Award Nominations - Final Day for Submissions<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">The <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2FLibraryofMichigan/1/01010198f706dae8-cfa37b5c-b2ea-4992-8ac1-18aca5059e13-000000/xD5CPfOAh_3r1INBDxUkza0NSRLfGWnysZZSC8sckzw=420" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Library
of Michigan</span></a> and <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2FMCFB/1/01010198f706dae8-cfa37b5c-b2ea-4992-8ac1-18aca5059e13-000000/HF7VcI1PtAxkAbd3FvIBHEhy4xyocDzBG9PP4IjkSb0=420" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan
Center for the Book</span></a> are seeking nominations for the 2025-2026 <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2FMIAuthorAward/1/01010198f706dae8-cfa37b5c-b2ea-4992-8ac1-18aca5059e13-000000/wj3Evj8ZD2Npp-Susb7bz5cxRSOs-p6akREwix-15vg=420" target="_blank"><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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