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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I tend to agree.. He can ask the law makers to go back and make it right but I am sure it won’t be done. The whole thing is nonsense and only hinders us from doing our jobs as well as schools. It is very upsetting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Melissa Armstrong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Assistant Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Caro Area District Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>840 W Frank Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Caro, Michigan 48723<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>989-673-4329 ext. 107<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>melissa@carolibrary.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img width=200 height=113 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image002.png@01D14C85.C88CFF60" alt="Signature SizeCaro-Area-District-Library-Logo"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Lenze<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 11, 2016 1:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> jmarks@baycountylibrary.org; michlib-l@mcls.org; Pam Withrow<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] SB 571<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>While this is nice, how much weight does the Governor’s interpretation carry in a court of law? I mean, this is not the same as an Attorney General’s Opinion, is it? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>James B Lenze, Director <a href="mailto:jamesl@gardencitymi.org">jamesl@gardencitymi.org</a><br>Garden City Public Library<br>31735 Maplewood St<br>Garden City, MI 48135<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/ch/46-2488901"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=610 height=240 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01D14C85.C88CFF60" alt=smile></span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org">michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org</a> [<a href="mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org">mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeanette Marks<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 11, 2016 1:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>; Pam Withrow <<a href="mailto:pwithrow@uproc.lib.mi.us">pwithrow@uproc.lib.mi.us</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] SB 571<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you so much for sharing, Pam. I did not interpret the new bill as preventing librarians from providing reference service to patrons with election questions. Hopefully others will feel comfortable in providing reference service as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Jeanette Marks, Managing Librarian<br>Bay County Library System<br>Pinconning Branch Library<br>218 Kaiser St.<br>Pinconning, MI 48650<br>PH 989-879-3283 ext. 207<br>FAX 989-879-5669<br><a href="mailto:jmarks@baycountylibrary.org">jmarks@baycountylibrary.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>: "Pam Withrow" <<a href="mailto:pwithrow@uproc.lib.mi.us">pwithrow@uproc.lib.mi.us</a>><br><b>Sent</b>: Monday, January 11, 2016 12:42 PM<br><b>To</b>: <a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a><br><b>Subject</b>: [Michlib-l] SB 571</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Because we have a millage coming up in March, we’ve been watching this legislation pretty closely. Governor Snyder offered a letter of clarification that should help put librarian minds at ease. <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/documents/snyder/SB_571_signing_letter_510083_7.pdf">http://www.michigan.gov/documents/snyder/SB_571_signing_letter_510083_7.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F3864'>Pamela Withrow, Director</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Forsyth Township Public Library</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>180 W. Flint St.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>PO Box 1328</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Gwinn, MI 49841</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>906-346-3433</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>