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News - Advocacy
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 12:00 AM |
FY25 Budget Recommendations for Libraries
In the Governor’s Version – no additional support has been allocated to libraries – the budget remains flat based on FY24
In the House Version - $500,000 has been allocated to State Aid for Libraries.
In the Senate Version - $25M has been allocated to School Libraries in the School Aid Fund.
In the Senate version of the budget, there is $15.5 million allocated for “Community Revitalization and Municipal Support.” The list of permitted recipients of these grants includes “municipal library improvements.”
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News - Advocacy
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:00 AM |
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.
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News - MLA
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:00 AM |
MLA 2024 Board Election Results and Board Appointments
The 2024 MLA Board of Directors Election results are in! This year MLA members voted for an MLA President-elect and four Member-at-Large Board positions and the Board appointed a Member-at-Large Director to fill a newly vacated seat.
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News - Advocacy
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:00 AM |
Take Action to Support School Libraries!
In early March, State Senator Darrin Camilleri (District 4) and Senator Rosemary Bayer (District 13) introduced a package of tie-barred bills requiring a library staffed by a certified school librarian in every public school in the state. These bills replicate the house bills that were introduced in the last three legislative cycles but didn’t move any further.
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:00 AM |
Michigan Library Advocacy Day
On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, MLA hosted our 2nd annual in-person Michigan Library Advocacy Day at the Capitol. This sold-out event brought together more than 160 library advocates representing public, school, academic, tribal, and special libraries from across Michigan. Our unified message: Strong Libraries = A Stronger Michigan!
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:00 AM |
FREE MLA Office Furniture Up For Grabs
In two months, the MLA staff will be fully remote and that means lots of great stuff needs to be re-homed. First dibs go to our organizational library members for free.
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:00 AM |
Say Yes to Getting Involved With MLA!
The 2024-2025 Call for Ambassadors closes tomorrow!! Take advantage of this opportunity to make a difference in the Michigan library community, develop your leadership skills, grow your network, and represent MLA.
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