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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">After nearly ten years as your state librarian, I have decided that it is time for me to retire with my last day of work being April 30, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I do plan to continue to act upon the passion I have had for libraries throughout all of my life. I have enjoyed working with all of you and will miss our interaction. I wish you and your libraries
all the best in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I have the utmost confidence that you will continue to provide the great service I have seen throughout my tenure as state librarian.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Respectfully yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Nancy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Nancy R. Robertson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">State Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Lansing, MI 48909-7507<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Ph: 517-373-9464<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Email: </span>
<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:robertsonn@michigan.gov">robertsonn@michigan.gov</a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">URL: <a href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan">
http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Visit the Michigan eLibrary at
<a href="http://mel.org/">http://mel.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";background:white">The Library of Michigan is pleased to share a new video series highlighting Michigan libraries and how they are making a difference in their communities. To experience
Michigan libraries in a new light, v</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">isit
<a href="http://brightside.cedam.info/">http://brightside.cedam.info/</a> and watch the 21<sup>st</sup> Century Libraries episode.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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