[Michlib-l] U.P. Notable Books Program Honored by State and Regional Library Systems

[Victor R. Volkman]

      /U.P. Notable Books /Program Honored by State and Regional Library
      Systems//


*Official Seal of the U.P. Notable Books 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=2642d62085&e=2efc3cf0fe>* 


The U.P. Notable Books initiative from the Upper Peninsula Publishers & 
Authors Association (UPPAA) has received two important recognitions in 
the past month. The Upper Peninsula Region of Library Cooperation 
(UPRLC) awarded the U.P. Notable Books Club 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=434ca83857&e=2efc3cf0fe> 
the distinction “Program of the Year” at its annual conference, which 
was held virtually on September 28th, 2021.

The second distinction awarded to the initiative is its inclusion on the 
Great Lakes Digital Libraries front page as a curated collection of 
winning books. Currently, 16 different editions (eBooks and audiobooks) 
of past U.P. Notable Books winners can be found on the home page 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=0b38eb0aa0&e=2efc3cf0fe>.

<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=c12fdcf9c0&e=2efc3cf0fe>

Winners of the first two years of U.P. Notable Books have been asked to 
donate a single digital copy of their book to this lending library 
available to anyone in the state of Michigan with a local library card 
of any kind. The UPPAA expects this curated collection to eventually 
include all of the 20 past winners and the next batch of 10 to be 
announced in January 2022.


    Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in the Collection

“We have a very strong bias towards inclusion of all the ethnicities and 
cultures that are in the diverse regions of the U.P.,” opined Victor R. 
Volkman, current UPPAA president. He tells the club has awarded 
distinction to Anishinaabe writers Phil Bellfy (/Three Fires Unity/) and 
Linda LeGarde Grover (/In The Night of Memory/). Other books, such as 
Mary Doria Russel’s /Women of the Copper Country/ highlight the 
contributions of Scandinavian immigrants to the rich tapestry of U.P. life.


    About the U.P. Notable Books Club

The U.P Notable Books Club is a spinoff of the original U.P. Notable 
books list and is the brainchild of Evelyn Gathu, Director, Crystal 
Falls District Community Library. Each month, the Book Club holds a Q&A 
session for the public with a different winner of the U.P. Notable Books 
award. U.P. Notable Books is an annual list of essential new books that 
emphasize U.P. content or have been written by U.P. authors. Each year, 
UPPAA consults with Upper Michigan booksellers, book reviewers, writers, 
and publishers to winnow down the notable books to a bare ten titles. 
You can find reviews of many of these books on the UP Book Review. It 
must be emphasized that the list is unranked; each title deserves equal 
merit as U.P. Notable Book. These ten books have been deemed essential 
reading for every U.P. lover and we highly recommend you ask your local 
librarian or booksellers for them today!

For more information, visit the site http://www.upnotable.com/ 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=46d5b5a647&e=2efc3cf0fe>.

*About the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA)*
Established in 1998 to support authors and publishers who live in or 
write about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, UPPAA is a Michigan nonprofit 
association with more than 100 members, many of whose books are featured 
on the organization’s website at www.uppaa.org 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=debd38e3d8&e=2efc3cf0fe>. 
UPPAA welcomes membership and participation from anyone with a UP 
connection who is interested in writing.
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Regards,

Victor R. Volkman, President
L H Press Inc.
www.LHPress.com
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