Friends of Michigan Libraries

2026 Annual Membership Meeting

Delta Township District Library

5130 Davenport Drive

Lansing, Michigan  48917

Friday, April 10, 2026, 10:00 am

Registration and Refund deadline: April 9, 2026

AGENDA

                9:00 -9:30 a.m.  –  Registration, check-in, morning refreshments and get acquainted

             9:30 – 10:00 a.m.  –  Call to Order & Welcome – Joe David, FOML President,

Annual Membership Meeting with Determination of Quorum of Members Present

  Motion to Approve Roster of FOML Board Officers & Board Members 2026

10:30 -10:40 a.m.  –  Group photo

10:40 -11:00 a.m.  –  Morning Break

 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon  –  Guest Speaker, Steven Bowers, Executive Director, The Library Network

“Unity:  Moving Forward Together in Service”

12:00 Noon – 12:30 p.m.  –   Lunch

AFTERNOON

                          12:30 – 12:45 p.m.  –  Recognition of 2025 FOML Merit Award winners – Outstanding Friends of the Library 2025

             12:45 – 1:45 p.m  –  Panel Discussion– Joe David, FOML President, Moderator

“How Library Directors and Friends Groups Manage Their Relationship.”

Panelists: Maria McCarville, Director, Warren Public Library;

Clare Membiela, Library Law Consultant, Library of Michigan;

Sue Johnson, FOML Vice President;

        1:45 0 2:15 p.m.  –   Afternoon Break

         2:15 – 3:15  p.m.   –   Table Talk

             3:15 – 3:30 p.m. – Closing & Evaluation

             3:00 p.m. –  Adjournment