Michigan Library Association

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Leading the advancement of all Michigan libraries through advocacy, education and engagement. #strongertogether #mirighttoread #lovemilibraries

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Group of Michigan library staff and MLA staff in a large ballroom holding up signs that promote collaboration.
American Library Association graphic asking everyone to show up for our libraries to advocate.
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Niche Academy logo. Emerging Best Practices for Responding to Book Challenges text in bold font set against a light gray background.
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MLA Member Benefit: FREE One-Year SLI Membership, featuring a colorful venn diagram of sustainability: environmentally sound, socially equitable, and economically feasible. MLA's and Sustainable Libraries Initiative's logos are at the bottom.
Did you know? Libraries are not the same everywhere. MLA logo in white, bottom center.
A person highlighting phrases from books, promoting MLA's webinar today on Managing Intellectual Freedom Through Key Library Policies at 10 AM.
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Fund Libraries: Tell Congress to invest in libraries. #FundLibraries on a dark blue background with a light blue graphic of U.S. Capitol building
Did you know? Libraries offer more than books-- they help people connect, belong, contribute to the community, and create memories with family and friends. MLA's logo in white centered at the bottom. An image of a father and child in a library is the background with a blue-green gradient overlay.
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Three presenters at the front of the room, behind a podium, giving their introductions to a room full of attendees.
A graphic drawing of a library and people gathering around it, with a banner in pink that says "Find your joy!" Celebrate National Library Week April 19 - 25, 2026.
MLA call for proposals for the annual conference in Novi, October 28 through 30, with a list of potential topics from AI to Sustainability. Images feature sessions from past conferences.
MLA Spring Institute for Youth Services 2026 Special Events: Reception at the Grand Rapids Children's Museum on Wednesday, March 18 from 6 - 8 PM.
Tell Congress: Protect Library Funding in bold letters against a dark blue background. Federal funding supports essential services at libraries nationwide. Those services are in jeopardy if federal funding is eliminated. Contact your Senators and Representative and urge them to save federal funding for libraries. Show up for our libraries!
Text that reads MLA Connect Advocacy Hour, The Llano Decision and the Right to read, Thursday, February 19 at 10 AM, with the MLA logo in the lower right corner.
White text that says "Written in the Stars: Books and BEyond" against a dark purple background with a book constellation.
A man dressed in a maroon sweater standing in front of a bookcase full of library books. MLA's logo at the top, centered. Text in black reads: Dillion Geshel appointed as new Executive Director.
Group of library supporters at the Michigan Capitol for Library Advocacy Day 2025.
An aerial shot of Grand Rapids set above text that reads: Spring Institute for Youth Services: Thursday, March 19 - Friday, March 20, in Grand Rapids. Registration now open! With MLA's colorful logo in the lower right corner. Youth-inspired graphics decorate the image.
A collage of library logos rests above text that reads MLA Connect, Advocacy Hour. PRotectig Library Funding in Michigan, Thursday, January 15 at 10 AM, with a computer mouse graphic to indicate that it's online.
Screenshot of Anita de Monte Laughs Last ebook in the Libby App.