Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE, ADVOCATE, AND CONSISTENTLY WORK TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF LIBRARY SERVICE TO THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AND ITS RESIDENTS.
TO SUPPORT SPECIAL LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AND ITS RESIDENTS.
THE MICHIGAN NOTABLE BOOKS PROGRAM PROMOTES THE WORK OF MICHIGAN BOOKS AND AUTHORS. EVERY YEAR THE LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN SELECTS TWENTY OUTSTANDING FICTION AND NON-FICTION TITLES ABOUT MICHIGAN. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A TOUR OF LIBRARIES BY THE MICHIGAN NOTABLE AUTHORS WHO VISIT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE, ENGAGING RESIDENTS IN READINGS, LEARNING AND DIALOGUE. THE MICHIGAN NOTABLE BOOKS PROGRAM BROADENS PEOPLE'S UNDERSTANDING OF MICHIGAN'S HISTORY AND CULTURE AND RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE EVENTS AND IDEAS THAT HELPED SHAPE MICHIGAN AS WE KNOW IT TODAY.
BRAILLE AND TALKING BOOK LIBRARY (BTBL): THIS EXTRAORDINARY PROGRAM SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR ARE PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO HOLD A BOOK OR TURN PAGES. BTBL PROVIDES FULL LIBRARY SERVICE TO ITS USERS BY MAILING BRAILLE BOOKS, TALKING BOOKS (IN DIGITAL FORMAT) AND DESCRIBED VIDEOS. IT ALSO TEACHES PATRONS ABOUT ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY. MORE THAN 1,200 REQUESTS ARE FILLED PER DAY. BTBL CUSTOMERS PARTICIPATE IN THIS LENDING PROGRAM AT ABSOLUTELY NO COST TO THEM, WITH MATERIALS MAILED ELECTRONICALLY. THE BTBL COLLECTION INCLUDES MORE THAN 12,271 DIGITAL TITLES, 10,615 BRAILLE TITLES AND 650 DESCRIBED VIDEOS.
READY TO READ MICHIGAN IS A ONE STATE, ONE CHILDREN'S BOOK PROGRAM THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF READING AND SHARING BOOKS WITH CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO SECOND GRADE. READY TO READ MICHIGAN REACHES KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THEIR CRITICAL DEVELOPMENTAL TIME. THE PROGRAM FOSTERS EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AS A WAY TO BETTER PREPARE CHILDREN FOR LATER SCHOOL SUCCESS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dan Arbour | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Veronica Wilkerson Johnson | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Brian A Hare Cpa | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Anne E Harcus | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Randy Riley | STATE LIBRARIAN | 1 | $0 |
| Kristen E Pearless | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Pamela R Christensen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Janice M Fedewa | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Edward Surovell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Martin L Gibbs | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Hays | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Roger Mendel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Irwin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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