<div dir="ltr">Today's article at <a href="http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/">http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/</a> is a link to this great story in School Library Journal.<br><br><div><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;font-size:31px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif;line-height:37px;text-align:center;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slj.com%2F2016%2F01%2Flegislation%2Fa-92-year-old-activist-to-the-rescue-in-michigan%2F&t=OWUwMGU2Y2U4NWEzZGUwMTc5N2NiYTE0NThiNjc3ZmU3YWYxNzlmYyw3cG9RUGs1Zg%3D%3D" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;font-size:31px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;text-transform:uppercase;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">A 92-YEAR-OLD ACTIVIST TO THE RESCUE IN MICHIGAN</a></h2><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;display:inline!important;float:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>But Muskegon Heights is also home to an active base of community advocates. One of the driving forces is 92-year-old Doris Rucks, a retired professor of sociology and African studies and former organizer with the Urban League. Twelve years ago, Rucks founded the Coalition for Community Development (CCD); among its many committees is the Friends of the Muskegon Heights Branch Library.... More<br></span><div><a href="http://www.slj.com/2016/01/legislation/a-92-year-old-activist-to-the-rescue-in-michigan/">http://www.slj.com/2016/01/legislation/a-92-year-old-activist-to-the-rescue-in-michigan/</a><br><br></div><div>Submission information:  <a href="http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/submit2016">http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/submit2016</a><br><br><br></div><div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt">Diedre Conkling</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><br><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Lincoln County Library District</span></i><br><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">P.O. Box 2027</span></i><br><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Newport, OR 97365</span></i><br><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066</span></i><br><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Work email</span></i></span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal">: </span></i><a href="mailto:diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><font color="#0000ff">diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org</font></span></i></a><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><br><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Home email: </span></i></span></i><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt">diedre08@gmail.com</span></i></a></div>
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<span>“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.”―Maya Angelou</span><span></span></h6><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"></span></div></div>
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