📢 Library Directors: Join MLA Connect Advocacy Hour on Feb. 20 at 10 AM with Lance Werner to discuss director contracts & negotiations. Free to attend, but registration is required! 🔗 Link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #MLAConnect #LibraryAdvocacy

Support the MLA Equity Fund & empower future library leaders! Your donation helps break financial barriers & supports racially & ethnically diverse library workers. We raised $4,614 in 2024—let’s keep it going! 💙 Donate today: milibraries.org/donation#fund

The best third place out there, your local library! 🙌 #LOVEMILibraries Check out this round-up of some of the awesome free resources that libraries provide!👇 🔗apartamento710.substack.com/p/10-free-reso…

Make your library’s digital space inclusive by joining us on February 12 at 11:00 AM for an MLA Connect webinar on Website Accessibility & ADA Compliance! Register Here: milibraries.org/index.php?opti…

Are you a newly appointed library director seeking guidance and resources? Aspiring to step into a library leadership role in the future? Learn more about MLA's Surviving and Thriving as a Library Director and register at milibraries.org/surviving-and-…

Discover how library cards can save you big! Users saved $1,100+ by borrowing things like movies, tools, & even musical instruments! From games to carpet cleaners, libraries offer resources that help you save money & live sustainably. #LOVEMILibraries 🔗: thecooldown.com/green-home/tra…

Exciting news for creators 🎨🎬 The Lincoln Township Library expands its digital lab with a $10,000 grant from the Berrien Community Foundation! Now offering video editing, graphic design, and podcasting tools, plus classes for all! #LOVEMILibraries 🔗: wsjm.com/2025/02/01/pod…

🗣🎙New episode just dropped! Hosts Debbie Mikula and Steven K. Bowers sit down with Azita Frattarelli, director and youth librarian at the Riverview Veterans Memorial Library. Check it out! 👇 #LOVEMILibraries michiganlibrarypodcast.podbean.com/e/how-librarie… ❤️Sponsored by Midwest Tape | hoopla

📢 MLA Connect Advocacy Hour: Director Contracts & Negotiations! Join MLA for insights on director contracts & key advocacy topics like funding, property taxes, & internet access. 📅 Feb 20, 2025 | ⏰ 10-11 AM 🎤 Lance Werner, Kent District Library 🔗: milibraries.org/advocacy-hour

📚✨ Jackson District Library is leveling up! With $4.7M in branch upgrades and more renovations coming through 2026, expect refreshed study spaces, better accessibility & modernized facilities. A brighter future for our libraries starts now! 🔗 Read: mlive.com/news/jackson/2…

💰 Libraries offer so many helpful resources! Some will even help you with your taxes! 🔗 Read Here: ourmidland.com/news/article/a…

📚 The Pentagon has suspended access to library books in military schools for a “compliance review” under Trump’s executive orders, targeting titles on gender and equity. Critics call it censorship, with concerns over broader educational restrictions. 🔗: theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

📚 Boost Your Library Career with the MLA Mentorship Program! Whether you're a new librarian or making a career change, the MLA Mentorship Program connects you with experienced professionals for guidance and support! Mentee Applications are due Feb. 28 🔗 milibraries.org/mentor-program

Library board in Michigan community works to dispel rumors of possible book ban mlive.com/news/flint/202…

📢 Michigan Library Advocacy Day 2025! Join us April 30 at the Capitol in Lansing to advocate for libraries! 📚💡 There is a $25 registration includes a tee & lunch. Virtual training on April 17 (no prior experience needed). Register now! 🔗 milibraries.org/advocacy-day

From board games and museum passes, to air fryers, libraries are full of surprises! Read this article to learn more about 27 unusual things you can borrow for free 📚🔬 🔗: thepennyhoarder.com/save-money/wei… #LOVEMILibraries

No advocacy experience? No problem! Register for Michigan Library Advocacy Day, and you’ll automatically be signed up for a virtual training session on 📅 April 17 to help you prepare for meetings with legislators! 🔗 milibraries.org/advocacy-day

"We thank you for your work that impacts so many lives in Michigan and for your continued trust in MLA and investment in our steadfast mission." Read this month's note from MLA Executive Director Debbie Mikula: 🔗ow.ly/s4e150V9rnQ

After years of controversy, Alpena County Library Board Selection Expected Soon. thealpenanews.com/news/local-new…

These two remarkable women (Veronica Paiz, MI State Representative and State Representative Carol Glanville) have re-introduced the FREEDOM TO READ bills - they are now HB4250 and HB4251. Looking forward to working with them during this new legislative cycle.