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<p class="MsoNormal">Registration for the 2015 Beginning Workshop will be open in March. When the online registration is available messages will be posted to Michlib-L and links will be available from the LM website,
<a href="http://www.michigan.gov/beginningworkshop"><span style="color:windowtext">www.michigan.gov/beginningworkshop</span></a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Library of Michigan’s Beginning Workshop is a 3-day event geared for library staff members that have not had the opportunity for formal library coursework. Its aim is to introduce library staff to a variety of topics and offer them
practical skills that they can use working in a Michigan public library. Anyone new to the profession or just hired at a library, no matter what their academic credentials, is welcome to attend the event.
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For those seeking an initial Level 3 or Level 4 certificate from the Library of Michigan attendance at the entire Beginning Workshop is obligatory. For more information on Library of Michigan’s certification program visit the <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/librarycertification"><span style="color:windowtext">Library
Certification</span></a> page. (Other workshops that may be needed for State Aid disbursements are the New Directors’ and the Advanced Directors’ workshops scheduled each fall.)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Beginning Workshop</b><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Date:</span></strong> May 12-14, 2015<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Location: </span></strong>Shanty Creek Resorts, Bellaire, MI<br>
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Registered attendees will be able to pick up their packets from 6-8pm on Monday, May 11 in the lobby of the hotel. You can also pick up packets on Tuesday, May 12 at 8:00am during breakfast. The event concludes by 3:00 on Thursday, May 14.<br>
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Pricing will be very similar to that of the 2014 event. If you are interested in budgeting for the 2015 event, please view last year’
<a href="http://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/LM_2014_BW_Attendee_Info_449158_7.pdf" target="_blank">
<span style="color:windowtext">2014 Attendee Information Packet </span></a>for details on the event.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shannon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Shannon D. White<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909-7507<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ph: 517-373-9489; Fax: 517-373-5700<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Toll free: 877-479-0021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:whites29@michigan.gov">whites29@michigan.gov</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan">http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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