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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">I am the first full-time Local History Librarian and Archivist for the Jackson District Library. I started on November 30, 2023.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">JDL created my position to expand public access to its growing local history collection. JDL's local history collection includes a wide variety of materials chronicling
the history of Jackson County.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">This year, I plan to reduce JDL's processing backlog, have more of our material available online, and forge long-term relationships with the county's museums, colleges,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">I am happy to participate in this listserv and look forward to talking to everyone here. I will do my best to answer any questions you have about my work, JDL, or Jackson
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible";color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Nathaniel Arndts, MLIS., MAPH<br>
Local History Librarian<br>
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible";mso-ligatures:none">Jackson District Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible";mso-ligatures:none">290 W. Michigan Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible";mso-ligatures:none">Jackson, MI 49201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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