Note From Debbie
October 24, 2024
I would like to say that now that the MLA Annual Conference is over, the MLA staff can slow down and get back to our daily routine, but truthfully, I don’t think there is a daily routine any longer. The fall and winter are just as busy with Think Space, the legislative lame-duck session, audit prep, annual report writing, preparing for Spring Institute and Advocacy Day in the spring, recording our first podcast, and already meeting to plan next year’s annual conference. We are back to work, a little tired, but planning, preparing, producing and always thinking ahead to what else we might work on that is of benefit to our members.
And, of course, this fall there is also an election to take into account in just under two weeks which will affect and provide the foundation for MLA’s advocacy work over the course of the next couple of years.
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Governor Whitmer Proposes No Increase to State Aid to Libraries in FY25 Budget
As we have experienced for 8 years of the Snyder Administration and the 6th year of Governor Whitmer’s administration, the FY25 State Aid to Libraries budget remains flat. We also saw no increases for Library of Michigan programs/staff. (Link to the full GF budget below – Library of Michigan budget is on page 76.)
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New Podcast Debuting in November
What can happen when a few very creative individuals sit around a table with a glass of wine and a good idea? At the PLA Conference in Columbus this past spring, we found out. One of the coop directors, a few library directors, and MLA staff were enjoying conversation when they hit upon a great idea for a joint project that would be fun and inspiring – a monthly podcast celebrating the lives of library workers throughout Michigan. For the past 6 months, MLA and the Library Cooperatives of Michigan have been working together to plan and prepare for a grand debut of Chapter and Verse on November 14, 2024.
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NEW MLA Community Forums
Connect with other Michigan librarians and library workers right from your computer with the new MLA Community Forums!
The purpose of MLA Community Forums is to provide a platform for members to exchange ideas and resources. Each forum has a designated topic of discussion: Library of Things, Marketing and Promotions, and Makerspaces. Community Forums are also intended to act as a repository of these conversations that MLA members can reference in the future. All active MLA members are welcome to read and post on the forums.
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Local Library Funding From Voter-Approved Millages Facing Opposition
What Would Happen if Libraries Were No Longer Funded by Property Taxes?
A small group in Michigan is questioning if property taxes should be eliminated by changing the Michigan Constitution and is actively working to get this question onto the November ballot. Over 446,000 valid voter signatures are needed by July 8, 2024, to make this a reality. And then it would be left to the voters.
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