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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Michigan! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <a href="https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8425235/2025-Training-Opportunity-Assessment">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Library of Michigan Training Opportunity Assessment</span></a> survey is open through the weekend. Almost 100 Michigan public library staff have shared their thoughts on training timing and topics, preferences regarding format, and
staff availability. If you have a few minutes, we’d love to hear from you too! And if there are others at your library who might like to add their voice, please feel free to share the link with them. We’d love to hear from as many Michigan public library staff
as possible. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also want to remind everyone about some upcoming vendor-provided MeL database trainings available to support Michigan library staff who are helping patrons utilize MeL resources, whether in a school library or public library. You can
register for those trainings below. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=9751&">Back to School with Brittanica</a> – September 9, 9 - 9:30 am<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=9746&">National Geographic Virtual Library</a> – October 15 at 2 -2:30 pm<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As always, if you want to talk about CE and libraries, please feel free to reach out! Have a good weekend!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Andrea<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#174E86">Andrea Vernola</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Continuing Education Coordinator | Library Development</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo St, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">vernolaA@michigan.gov</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> | 517-335-0123<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:#467886">https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Nourishing Michigan’s Future during the summer!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan’s children to Meet Up and Eat Up! <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup"><span style="color:#467886">Michigan.gov/MeetUpEatUp</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/"><span style="color:#467886">Michigan.gov/Vote</span></a>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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