<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">Hello Trustee Alliance Friends,</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font face="garamond, serif"><font size="4">The next FOML Trustee Alliance workshop is called <b><i>"</i></b></font><font size="4"><b><i>Knowledge is Power:  What Trustees Need to Know about Library Governance</i></b></font><font size="4"><b><i>"</i></b> and it's coming up on <b>Friday, April 15, 2016</b> at the <b>Hoyt Library in Saginaw!</b></font></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">We have special guest speaker <b>Josie Parker</b> and her topics include:</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:arial"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="garamond, serif">"The Power and Limitations of Library Trustees: What's Being a Trustee All About?"<br></font></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="garamond, serif">"Knowledge Is Power: Lessons Learned About Trustee Governance"<br></font></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="garamond, serif">"Talk About Trustees: What Knowledge About Governing Your Library Can You Share?"<br></font></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="garamond, serif">"Knowledge Is Power: Lessons Learned and Knowledge Gained from Today's Workshop"</font></li></ul></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">FOML Trustee Alliance workshops are a great time to network with other Trustee groups, tour the <b>Hoyt Library</b>, and spend a day learning how to support your library! </div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=380bf84d37&view=fimg&th=153392d68037d8f4&attid=0.0.1&disp=emb&realattid=ii_153392707253cbf6&attbid=ANGjdJ_m3rhk3spkc4UVLpB-ArXrsG40cak7PVh4GvSe9EYRkrn_ahih6CorH-PNZJT1BjAGR0P1Rja4KE_xcFjmor6qGyhMyD5OpaPci1g3yPGN8_ZdFnEiNH1t4aw&sz=s0-l75&ats=1457552538372&rm=153392d68037d8f4&zw" alt="Inline image 1" width="562" height="253" style="margin-right: 0px;">                                                    <img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=380bf84d37&view=fimg&th=153392d68037d8f4&attid=0.0.2&disp=emb&realattid=ii_1533929825f1ccde&attbid=ANGjdJ_OwqZoDW_y-UpM6amHWDKu6sbFM2soyIiHFCaxm3QRTWZNj6YYDnnJBLU6rUcFu5Hx2goiJgkGGhFecc7vePGdCC7BTNUhSdQLSAHyCYTEoZMRql1bbY35LCc&sz=s0-l75&ats=1457552538372&rm=153392d68037d8f4&zw" alt="Inline image 2" width="224" height="205" style="margin-right: 0px;"></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">This project is supported in part by the Library of Michigan with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.<br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">You can also register online <a href="http://fomltrusteealliance.org/2016-spring-workshop/" target="_blank">here</a>. If you aren't able to download the form, contact Linda Pierce at <a href="mailto:LPierce1@kettering.edu">LPierce1@kettering.edu</a> or (810) 762-9840.</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:arial"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">If you'd like to also attend the FOML Friends Group workshop on Thursday, April 14th, you can register online <a href="http://foml.org/eventsconferences/2016-spring-workshop/" target="_blank">here</a>.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:arial"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:arial"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">Remember, 2016 FOML Trustee Alliance members receive a discount. I</font><span style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">f you want to attend BOTH workshops,</span><span style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"> you save even more</span><span style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">. If you haven't had time to renew your Trustee Alliance Membership, <a href="http://fomltrusteealliance.org/membership/">here's a link</a> to our membership page. You can find all of this information on the Trustee Alliance website at <a href="http://www.fomltrusteealliance.org">www.fomltrusteealliance.org</a>.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">I hope to see you there!</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Shirley Bruursema</div><div class="gmail_default">FOML Trustee Alliance Representative</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div><font color="#000099" size="4">Linda Pierce</font></div><div>Administrative Specialist</div><div>Kettering Library</div><div><br></div><div>Phone: (810) 762-9840 </div><div>Fax: (810) 762-9744 </div><div>1700 University Avenue ~ Flint, MI 48504</div><div><br></div><div><font color="#000099" size="4">Kettering University</font></div></div>
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