[Michlib-l] [SASManagers] [All-Circ] Friday is MAP Day: 253 (maybe more!) New and Cool MAP Destinations Coming on May 24, 2015

[Patricia Braden]

Ditto what Wendy said! 


Patty Braden 
Library Director 
Romulus Public Library 
11121 Wayne Road 
Romulus, MI 48174 
(734) 942-7589 
www.romulus.lib.mi.us 



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From: "Wendy Teagan" <WTeagan at novilibrary.org> 
To: "Jim Flury" <jflury at tln.lib.mi.us> 
Cc: "everyone" <everyone at lists.tln.lib.mi.us>, "michlib-l" <michlib-l at lists.mcls.org>, "coopdirs" <coopdirs at lists.tln.lib.mi.us>, "directors" <directors at lists.tln.lib.mi.us>, "sasmanagers" <sasmanagers at lists.tln.lib.mi.us>, "sasdirectors" <sasdirectors at lists.tln.lib.mi.us>, adult-services at lists.tln.lib.mi.us, acquisitions at lists.tln.lib.mi.us, "teen-services" <teen-services at lists.tln.lib.mi.us>, "youth-services" <youth-services at lists.tln.lib.mi.us>, "all-circ" <all-circ at lists.tln.lib.mi.us> 
Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 1:14:31 PM 
Subject: RE: [SASManagers] [All-Circ] Friday is MAP Day: 253 (maybe more!) New and Cool MAP Destinations Coming on May 24, 2015 

This is a wonderful achievement, Jim, and it just keeps getting better! We're so proud and grateful for all the efforts that you and Brigette continue to put forth for our benefit. 
We can't thank you enough- 

Wendy Teagan |Head of Support Services 
Novi Public Library |45255 West Ten Mile Road | Novi, MI 48375 
Phone 248-869-7221 
www.novilibrary.org 
Inform. Inspire. Include. 

-----Original Message----- 
From: all-circ-request at lists.tln.lib.mi.us [mailto:all-circ-request at lists.tln.lib.mi.us] On Behalf Of Jim Flury 
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 1:30 PM 
Cc: everyone; michlib-l; coopdirs; directors; sasmanagers; sasdirectors; adult-services at lists.tln.lib.mi.us; acquisitions at lists.tln.lib.mi.us; teen-services; youth-services; all-circ 
Subject: [All-Circ] Friday is MAP Day: 253 (maybe more!) New and Cool MAP Destinations Coming on May 24, 2015 

All, 

Those of a certain age (like me) will recall a time when "Wednesday is (pasta by a certain manufacturer) day." Indeed a restaurant near where we live maintains that tradition with what it calls "Warehouse Wednesdays", on which their spaghetti which normally sells for $10.99, costs only $5.99. It is a great place to have dinner before walking to the nearby baseball stadium to watch the most famous team in minor league baseball history take the field. If they can have Wednesday as spaghetti day, I am ready to declare "Friday is MAP Day!" Who's with me here??? 

But I digress. Today we are proud and pleased to announce that effective May 24, 2015 a total of 253 new venues (maybe more!) will be available in the MAP program. Assuming each and every one of our current 112 partner venues chooses to renew with MAP for next year (and why wouldn't they!?), that means 365 destinations! That's one destination for every day of the year! I sense a new marketing slogan here! Maybe we can pick up one additional destination so as to cover the coming leap year... 

What do I mean by "maybe more?" Well, I've yet to begin the drive to recruit additional venues for MAP for next year. So perhaps we can expand beyond 365, and the leap year 366, and to who knows where. Along those lines, if you have potential MAP partner venues in your library's service area, please reach out to them to explain the benefits the program can bring. Or provide me with their contact information, and I would be glad to do so. 

If you've looked at the http://michiganactivitypass.info site recently, and I know you all have, you will see that there are a total of 123 venues included. 112 of these are current partners, and 11 are the state historic sites that will be available on May 24. The "map within MAP" is nicely filling up with green balloons. While we are still a bit sparse in some parts of the state, ie the far western U.P., the I-75 corridor in the northern L.P. as well as the far southwestern corner of same, you will see those areas populated with green balloons, too once we begin the data entry process of the additional 253 venues. We are also looking at a revamp of the user software, so that beginning May 24 library patrons will be given a choice as to what type of venue they would like to search for, ie campground, art museum, performing arts venue, etc. 

Good stuff! 

Thank you for your promotion of and participation in, the Michigan Activity Pass program. 

Sincerely, 

Jim Flury 

Jim Flury 
Technical Services Manager 
The Library Network 
41365 Vincenti Court 
Novi, MI 48375 
248-536-3100 x133 
Fax 248-536-3098 
jflury at tln.lib.mi.us 


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