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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>On Wednesday, July 10th at 3 pm, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson will kick off the ExpressSOS-Library partnership at a press event with Sterling Hgts. Public Library Director Tammy Turgeon and yours truly representing the Library of Michigan. Area library directors both public and academic are more than welcome to come and stand with Secretary Ruth and Director Tammy at the press event which will be videotaped. Attached is the letter that I sent out via Michlib-l a week ago or so, announcing the partnership. We're hoping that libraries will start displaying the table tents and window clings recently mailed to you in support of ExpressSOS and Libraries. Please let Cathleen Simlar know if you did not receive them, <a href="mailto:simlarc@michigan.gov">simlarc@michigan.gov</a> as I'm sure she'd be glad to send you a packet! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Deb<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>~Deb Biggs Thomas<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>MeL & Library Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Library of Michigan/Michigan Department of Education<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>P.S. to Jim--would you please forward to TLN members? Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#7030A0'>Deb Biggs Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>Michigan eLibrary & Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>702 W. Kalamazoo St.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>Lansing, MI 48909<br>Phone: 517-373-4466<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'><img border=0 width=624 height=92 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE7C87.B4DB4060" alt=LMSigforEmail><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#7030A0'>Visit MeL at: <a href="http://mel.org/"><span style='color:#7030A0'>http://mel.org</span></a> and on Facebook at: http://facebook.com/mel.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>