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<p class="MsoNormal">FYI – Important information…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.miala.org/">http://www.miala.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">“The following message was sent to directors of Michigan academic and community college libraries and to the Executive Board and Executive Director of the Michigan Library Association
on Monday, June 2, 2014:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:black">This message is to inform the Michigan Library Association that the librarians listed below have been constituted to develop the documentation necessary for the establishment of a new
academic library association to serve the needs and interests of academic libraries and librarians within the State of Michigan. Additional information will be forthcoming and will be available at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.miala.org/"><span style="color:#0072B6;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">www.miala.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">It is our reluctant conclusion that the Michigan Library Association (MLA) no longer serves the needs of academic librarians and libraries in the
state.<span class="apple-converted-space">”</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Have a wonderful day,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nyama<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nyama Y. Marsh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"There are many ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all." ~Jacqueline Kennedy</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">“Leaders don’t force people to follow – they invite them on a journey.” ~</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">
Charles Lauer</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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