Annual Meeting 2018

Eric Guthrie, State Demographer, will speak on changing population trends in Michigan, especially rural communities.  Collaborators for the Future: Values, Trends, and Our Changing World How do we think about the future? As something for someone else to worry about? As something that will happen to us, not with us? Over the past three years, Read More

Good to Great: Becoming High Achieving Trustees

  Discription Shirley Bruursema, Trustee Kent District Library, will review the new Trustee Manual from the Library of Michigan. Larry Neal, Director Clinton Macomb District Library, will outline roles for directors and trustees. Please join Shirley and Larry along with other trustees from the White Pine Library Cooperative area to discuss why your “job” is Read More

Annual Meeting 2017

James LaRue An overview of trends in intellectual freedom, and updates on a couple of our recent office initiatives. This would include running occasionally controversial civic engagement programs – where some part of the community gets upset and wants to disinvite a speaker, for instance. An overview on “getting ready” for challenges (which policies you Read More

Zinio Presentation with Lunch

Zinio Presentation Following the April 26, 2017 Advisory Council Meeting, there will be a Zinio presentation. A light lunch will be provided for those who wish to stay for the presentation. If you plan to attend the presentation please registerby April 21, 2017 and indicate if you would like lunch. Please contact Bryon Sitler at Read More