[Michlib-l] Hello, library directors! New LM/UMSI project is now taking applications!

[Kristin Fontichiaro]

If you're a public library director in Michigan, this email is for you!

In May 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the World
Health Organization formally ended COVID-19 as a global health emergency,
formally ending three years of unprecedented changes to public libraries.
What comes next for us? How do we reconnect with community members so we
can better attune our services, maintain our foundational ideals in a
changed landscape, tell more compelling stories of libraries’ access and
impact, communicate more effectively with others, and bring staff along as
we forge a “new normal” for our communities?

Join the Library of Michigan and the University of MIchigan School of
Information (UMSI) as we explore these and other questions in this free
program for Michigan public library directors.

We will select *100 Michigan public library directors* based on application
<https://libacad.sites.uofmhosting.net/apply/> to join us for monthly
meetings from *January - December 2024. *Participants will be divided into
25-member cohorts *based on library class size* for monthly meetings over
Zoom.

Each session <https://libacad.sites.uofmhosting.net/schedule/> focuses on a
different angle of libraries’ “new normal” and features speakers from the
field, communication and strategic experts, targeted activities, and open
conversation. Additionally, each participant will receive a customized
training session with communications experts from Hennes Communications,
who will prepare them to better respond to challenging and difficult
conversations, and can take advantage of a short community survey with
analysis by UMSI.

At the end of 12 months, each participant will share advice and celebrate
growth by participating in a short presentation at either a *free
face-to-face conference at the Library of Michigan (March 21, 2025)* or a *free
virtual conference (April 25, 2025)*, where they’ll mingle and learn with
those from the other cohorts.

Workshop costs, conference hotel rooms, and a modest travel stipend are
paid for by the Library of Michigan.

*Applications <https://libacad.sites.uofmhosting.net/apply/> are due
Monday, November, 20, *at noon Eastern. Participants will be notified by
December 24, 2023.

To learn more, read our FAQ
<https://libacad.sites.uofmhosting.net/faqs/>or join/view
our* Wed., 10/25 informational webinar*
<https://libacad.sites.uofmhosting.net/informational-webinar-wed-10-25-23-2pm/>
.

*Got questions? **Stop by the UMSI session Thursday at 5:10pm at MLA, check
out the website at http://bit.ly/michiganpppl <http://bit.ly/michiganpppl>,
or email me!*




-- 
Kristin Fontichiaro
Clinical Professor
University of Michigan School of Information
4427 North Quad
105 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285
734.647.3593
Blog <http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning> | Book an Appointment (school
year only)
<https://www.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUFHX1E5cXRtYUVQfGRlZmF1bHR8YmY3NDdlYzA4ZDM2MjFmMzAzMDM2OTA3NGM3NjliMzQ>

*Projects:*
Michigan Makers <http://michiganmakers.si.umich.edu> | Making in Michigan
Libraries <http://makinglibraries.si.umich.edu>
Data Literacy in High School <http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu> | Public
Library Management MOOC
<http://ai.umich.edu/portfolio/public-library-management/>
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