[Michlib-l] We're All Over the MAP in the U.P.!

[Jim Flury]

All,

In addition to Old Reliable yesterday, today I am pleased to welcome FOUR NEW U.P. partners to the MAP program. 

For your patrons who may not be up to venturing a half-mile underground to see native copper in its natural state, suggest they 'check out' the cleaned up version of that mineral, plus a whole bunch of other ones, at the Mineral Museum of Michigan http://www.museum.mtu.edu/ 

The Keweenaw Peninsula "ear" that used to squeak every time Sonny Eliot pinched it, is filling up very nicely with MAP partners! 

And Dickinson County Library, well, what can I say about their recruitment efforts on behalf of MAP, other than Thank You Very Much! Thanks to DCL, we have now added as U.P. MAP partners the World War II Glider and Military Museum http://www.menomineemuseum.com/glider.htm the Cornish Pumping Engine and Mining Museum http://www.menomineemuseum.com/cornish-pump.htm and the Menominee Range Historical Museum http://www.menomineemuseum.com/museum.htm

I know that our U.P. libraries in particular will want to be sure to promote these cultural partners by including the http://michiganactivitypass.info link on their library homepages.

Thank you for your support and promotion of 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

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Flury" <jflury at tln.lib.mi.us>
To: "michlib-l" <michlib-l at lists.mcls.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2015 3:20:53 PM
Subject: MAP Sinks To A New (7th Level) Low

All,

In our never ending quest to deliver to you new and exciting MAP adventures that you can in turn share with your patrons, we have mined the depths, sunk to new lows, and hit (poor) rock bottom. How low can we go? How about 2,400 feet underground, to the seventh level! Beginning May 24, 2015 your patrons can do the same, thanks to our newest MAP partner http://quincymine.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=4&chapter=4 Quincy Mine was known as "Old Reliable" for its long record of dividend paying to the company's shareholders. Old Reliable hasn't produced copper in 70 years. But thanks to MAP, in cooperation with Old Reliable you will soon be able to produce dividends for and with your patrons in the form of a fun and educational opportunity for them.

Those who don't have U.P. roots (like I do) may be wondering what the "poor rock" reference in the first paragraph means. Poor rock is the rock that is left over following copper extraction. We would call it "tailings" today. You can still see piles of poor rock around the Keweenaw, and you can find leftover copper in that poor rock, too. I know, on account I've done it :)

Thank you for your promotion and support of 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