[Michlib-l] Reminder to Join Michigan Libraries for Life 2016!

Tue Aug 9 12:43:09 EDT 2016

Please see below about the Michigan Libraries for Life campaign for 2016. The campaign encourages people to consider signing up for organ donation. For more information, see below for this great public program!

Karren Reish
Library Grants Coordinator
Library of Michigan
517-241-0021
reishk at michigan.gov<mailto:reishk at michigan.gov>
www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup<http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup>

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From: Kate Saylor [mailto:kmacdoug at umich.edu]
Subject: Reminder to Join Michigan Libraries for Life 2016!

Join Michigan Libraries for Life 2016!

Registration form: http://bit.ly/ML4L2016
A list of currently registered libraries is posted at the bottom of this message.

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If you could save a life, would you?  Most people would say “Yes!” without hesitation.  One of the simplest ways to save and improve lives is by supporting organ, tissue, and eye donation.

Since 2010, libraries across Michigan have participated in a simple and effective campaign to educate patrons about donation and transplantation, and to give them an opportunity to join the Michigan Organ Donor Registry<http://bit.ly/ML4Life>. The campaign is called Michigan Libraries for Life<http://www.librariesforlife.org/>. This statewide campaign, which includes public, academic, special and hospital libraries of all sizes, has inspired nearly 2,900 people to sign up as donors!

“Libraries have been great partners in saving and healing lives,” said Rick Hillbom, Gift of Life Michigan’s Interim CEO. “They’ve been very successful at educating the public about the facts of organ, tissue and eye donation. Thanks to this partnership, Michigan Libraries for Life gives hope to the 3,500 Michigan patients waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.”

More than 95% of Americans<http://organdonor.gov/dtcp/nationalsurveyorgandonation.pdf> support organ, tissue and eye donation. Yet in Michigan, only 54% of adults have joined the state’s donor registry. That discrepancy is largely due to residents not knowing how to properly join the donor registry.  Michigan Libraries for Life helps to address that information need.

“Someone you know probably needs - or will someday need - a lifesaving organ or tissue transplant.  People die waiting because not enough organs are available. Your library can be a great help by registering donors and providing information about organ donation,” said Anne Rau, Capital Area District Library librarian and living kidney donor. “By participating in Michigan Libraries for Life your library is helping to save lives.”

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We are excited to bring this lifesaving event back in 2016!  Libraries are welcome to participate by staffing a registration table in their libraries for however long they are able, from just a few hours to all 7 days. This year’s drive will start on Monday, October 3rd and run through Sunday, October 9th. Gift of Life Michigan<http://giftoflifemichigan.org/> will provide a free in-person training for library representatives at the Redford Township District Library on Wednesday, August 17th and a session at their Ann Arbor office on Friday, August 19th. We have also developed web-based training materials for those who are unable to attend the in-person sessions.

“I enjoyed taking part in this well-orchestrated event,” commented one 2015 Michigan Libraries For Life participant. “I hope to participate again next year.”

The key to this program's success is the participation of many libraries across the state. Your library is warmly invited to join the 2016 Michigan Libraries for Life organ donor registration drive. If your organization would like to participate in this year’s program, please complete this registration form: http://bit.ly/ML4L2016. If you would like more information, please contact us at MichLib4Life at umich.edu<mailto:MichLib4Life at umich.edu> or (734) 936-1394<tel:%28734%29%20936-1394>.

You can also find Michigan Libraries for Life on Facebook! www.facebook.com/ML4Life<http://www.facebook.com/ML4Life>

For additional information visit: http://www.librariesforlife.org<http://www.librariesforlife.org/>

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The 2014-2016 Michigan Libraries for Life program is generously funded by a Community Grant from the Gift of Life Foundation.

Registered libraries as of 8/9/16 12:25pm:
Alcona County Library

Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library

Bangor Branch of the Van Buren District Library

Boyne District Library

Branch District Library: Coldwater Branch

Brandon Twp Public Library

Bronson Health Sciences Library

Buchanan District Library

Burr Oak Township Library

Canton Public Library

Capital Area District Libraries - Aurelius Branch

Capital Area District Libraries - Downtown Lansing Branch

Capital Area District Libraries - Haslett Branch

Capital Area District Libraries - Leslie Library

Capital Area District Libraries - Mason Branch

Capital Area District Libraries - Okemos Branch

Capital Area District Library - Holt Branch

Chesterfield Township Library

Chippewa River District Library: Veterans Memorial Library

Clarkston Independence District Library

Clinton Macomb Public Library / Main Branch

Cromaine District Library

Davenport University - Lansing Campus

Davenport University - Midland Campus

Dearth Union Township Library

Dowagiac District Library

East Lansing Public Library

Eau Claire District Library

Garden City Public Library

Genesee District Library-Genesee Valley Center

Gogebic Community College Library

Ham Library - Rochester College

Harbor Beach Area District Library

Henry Ford Centennial Library

Hesperia Community Library

Homer Public Library

Houghton Lake Public Library

Howell Carnegie District Library

Hudson Carnegie District Library

Huntington Woods Library

Jonesville District Library

Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo Valley Community College Libraries, Texas Township Campus

Kellogg Community College: Morris Learning Resource Center

Kendall College of Art and Design Library

Kent District Library

Loutit District Library

Michigan State University SE MI

Monroe County Library System, Bedford Branch

Muskegon Community College: Hendrik Meijer Library

Northville District Library

Novi Public Library

Oak Park Public Library

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Library

Ogemaw District Library

Ontonagon Township Library

Orion Township Public Library

Oxford Public Library

ProQuest

PUBLIC LIBRARIES OF SAGINAW - BUTMAN-FISH

PUBLIC LIBRARIES OF SAGINAW - HOYT

PUBLIC LIBRARIES OF SAGINAW - WICKES BRANCH

PUBLIC LIBRARIES OF SAGINAW - ZAUEL

Putnam District Library

Redford Township District Library

Roseville Public Library

Salem-South Lyon District Library

Saugatuck-Douglas Library

South Haven Memorial Library

Southfield Public Library

Taylor Community Library

Three Oaks Township Public Library

Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere Branch Main Library

Troy Public Library

University of Michigan-Dearborn Mardigian Library

University of Michigan-Flint, Thompson Library

University of Michigan: Hatcher Graduate Library

University of Michigan: Taubman Health Sciences Library

Van Buren District Library - Antwerp Sunshine Branch

Van Buren District Library - Bloomingdale Branch

Van Buren District Library Gobles Branch

Van Buren District Library: Covert Branch

Van Buren District Library: Lawrence Branch

Van Buren District Library: Webster Memorial Branch

Vermontville Township Library

Warren Public Library: Civic Center Branch

Waterford Township Public Library

Western Michigan University School of Medicine: WMed Library

White Lake Township Library

Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Branch

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Kate MacDougall Saylor, MSI
Health Sciences Informationist
University of Michigan
Taubman Health Sciences Library
734.936.1394
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