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1994-95, Sandra A. Scherba, Cromaine Library, Hartland
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1951-52, Robert M. Orr, Grosse Pointe Public Library
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1996-97, Beverly Papai, Farmington Community Library
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211:2010-11, Christine Berro, Portage District Library
705:1923-24, Constance Bement, State Library, Lansing
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608:1940-41, Dorothy T. Hagerman, West Side Branch,
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315:1990-91, Jule Fosbender, Adrian Public Library
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1027:Association for Rural & Small Libraries
183:Northern Michigan University, Olson Library
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989:Library associations of the United States
122:Library and Information Science Abstracts
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1017:American Theological Library Association
395:1975-76, Roberta Cheney, Powell Branch,
388:1976-77, Robert Gaylor, Kresge Library,
364:1980-81, Howard Lipton, St. Clair Shores
78:and the Library of Michigan Foundation.
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814:"Library Dean Elected President of MLA"
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1384:Southeastern Library Association
177:Howell Carnegie District Library
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591:, Department of Library Science
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195:Detroit Area Library Network
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276:1999-2000, Denise Forro,
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