Let's continue our discussion, from our September 17th meeting in Novi, on the Library using Social Media to reach customers. Check our web site, www.detroitpubliclibrary.org, and click through to Facebook & Twitter. I'd appreciate your comments. Conrad Welsing

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Hi Everyone! I invite you to become a fan of the Michigan eLIbrary on Facebook and to join the Michigan eLibrary Group on LinkedIn. I also encourage you to brand the MeL databases on your library's Web site. Please have a look to see how Canton Public Library has done it, http://www.cantonpl.org/resource/index.html Thanks again, Laurie!

Looking forward to seeing everyone next month at the Bloomfield Twp. Library...
Deb

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Hello All...
Someone (Maybe Canton PL???) brought a sample of their cool tote bags to the first meeting we had. They had a very cool design and a small logo...which library was that? And if it was YOUR library, would you mind emailing me at christine.ayar@gmail.com? I would like to blog about the bags.
Thanks
Christine

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Get Through Tough Times...@ your library.
Nine ways libraries can help the public get through our country's economic slowdown:

1 - Try it before you buy it. Money is tight. Don't buy a CD, DVD, or book without "test-driving" it first. Come to the library and borrow it to see if it's a purchase that is right for you. If we don't have it, we'll try our hardest to get it for you.

2 - Two words: FREE INTERNET.

3 - Bolster your business. We have access to databases and research tools that will help you reach new and different markets, even during tough times.

4 - Get the skills you need. Libraries offer classes on a variety of topics. Pick up your library newsletter or visit their website. You'll quickly find you can learn new things ranging from basic computer skills to knitting to how to start a business.

5 – Find entertainment. Libraries offer classes, events and activities for children and adults, almost always at no cost. A fun night out doesn't need to be an expensive night out.

6 - Hold meetings that get results. Libraries often offer low-cost or no-cost meeting spaces. Whether your a school group trying to develop a fundraiser or a CEO trying to launch a business, stop in to see if you can hold your meeting at the library.
7 - Be a well-informed investor. The library has up-to-date stock market information that will help you get through tough times. Make smarter investment decisions with the most current financial information.

8 - Find a new job, a better job, or a different job. Use computers, books, newspapers, and more to find a employment and build resumes and cover letters.
9 - Regain a sense of community. Feeling a bit disconnected during tough times? Libraries are places where communities come together. Stop in and take a moment to take in the action...you'll find it abuzz with information, people, and possibilities!

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I wanted to pass along a great program success we had. On February 13th, Southfield Library and the Idlewild Foundation teamed up to present that program: A night at the Idlewild Clubhouse. It's a living history program with 3 of Idlewild's most famous residents: Madam C. J. Walker, W.E.B. DuBois and Dr. Daniel Hale Williams portrayed by local actors Rosie Chapman, Rudy Barker and Paul Jackson-Miles. It drew 53 people on the night of one of our snow storms.

The audience gets a chance to eavesdrop on this fictional meeting with some of the “Talented Tenth” as they discuss Idlewild, their lives and opinions in 1918. After the dinner the audience gets the chance to ask these pioneers questions as if it were 1918 and then in 2008.

About Idlewild: Called the "Black Eden" it was one of only a few resorts in the country where African-Americans could vacation and purchase property. From 1912 - mid-1960s, Idlewild was an active year-round community and visited by well-known entertainers and professionals from throughout the country. At its peak it was the most popular resort in the Midwest and as many as 25,000 would come to Idlewild in the height of the summer season.

About Madam C. J. Walker - Madam Walker was an entrepreneur who built her empire developing hair products for black women becoming the first African-American millionaire.

About W. E. B. DuBois - Mr. DuBois was a civil rights activist, leader in Pan-Africanism, sociologist, author and scholar. He helped to found NAACP and was editor of their newspaper Crisis.

About Dr. Daniel Hale Williams - Dr. Williams was a surgeon who performed the first successful open heart surgery and the founder of Provident Hospital in Chicago.

If you would like more information about this program or contact information please let me know.

Thanks,
Kelly

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Just wanted to give a shout out to Kelly for putting this wiki together. This is something the PR group has needed. Since many of us wear more than one hat, sharing should be a huge asset.

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