Michigan Library Association

ALA Advocacy Alert: #FundLibraries in FY25

It's time to take action to #FundLibraries in Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25)! With the release of the President's proposed FY25 budget and the launch of Dear Appropriator letters in Congress, the annual funding process has begun.

MLA 2020 Board of Directors Election Results

April 23, 2020

Congratulations to MLA's new Directors! Kelly Richards, Library Director, Muskegon District Library was voted President-elect. Tim Gleisner, Head of Special Collections, Library of Michigan; Jasmine Parker, Youth Services/Teen Librarian, Ferndale Area District Library; and Kate Van Auken, Director, White Pine Library Cooperative were elected as Members-at-Large to serve three-year terms.

"Stay Home, Stay Safe" EO 2020-59 - Update For Libraries

April 26, 2020

On Friday, Governor Whitmer released Executive Order 2020-59 which continues to state that all individuals are ordered to stay home unless considered essential and that all activities are suspended if they do not sustain or protect life until May 15th. We urge our library members to remain patient, continue your online services, and to begin preparation of your reopening plans to serve your patrons in the future.

Letter from Debbie – Johns Hopkins Report Response

April 23, 2020

When the Governor releases libraries to reopen our doors, we want to be ready. We want to make sure that reopening plans are in place and that we have thought of every contingency for keeping patrons and staff safe from a resurgence of the coronavirus. We recognize that our services and workflow will need to change; that our cleaning will need to be performed more often and with deeper, longer-lasting techniques; that our staff will need access to PPE and to explore new ways to serve patrons in a way that is safe for both; and that we need to prepare for differing patron behaviors in light of the coronavirus including updating all of our existing room and use policies. From all that we’ve heard, Michigan libraries will be ready when the time comes to reopen our doors.

New Strategic Plan and Mission

March 20, 2020

Last August, when we began asking what you wanted from MLA you stated that you want MLA to be intentional about our future, to move the needle on advocacy, to look outward at other industries to address global trends, and bring a fresh, new perspective to our collective impact. With that said, MLA is proud to unveil our 2020-2022 Strategic Plan that will serve as a road map for MLA.

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