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<p class="gmail-p1">Hello All--Join us for a Twitter chat from <b>12:30 to 1:30 p.m.</b> on
<b>Tuesday, Sept. 13</b> for a discussion ranging from MeL’s digital business resources to how tools like MeL’s are helping to support Michigan’s economic development.
<b>#MeLBizChat</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-p1">Michigan eLibrary has launched the revamped MeL Business, a no-cost digital resource that provides access to relevant, powerful tools for entrepreneurs and small businesses.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-p1">MeL Business lets you explore core eResources, identify key partners, conduct research and connect with your local library to help you succeed in running your business. MeL Business is here for you and has the tools and connections you need.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-p1">MeL is a program of the Library of Michigan and is made possible with federal grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, with additional funding from the State of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>MeL Minutes are brought to you by the Library of Michigan. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for next week’s MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at contact<a href="mailto:contact@mel.org"><span style="color:windowtext">@mel.org</span></a> or
visit <a href="http://mel.org/"><span style="color:windowtext">mel.org</span></a>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your public service colleagues and partners.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#7030A0">Deb Renee Biggs, MA AMLS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Library Consultant/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>
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<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:
<a href="http://facebook.com/mel.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://facebook.com/mel.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;background:white">Check out the curated content on the LM homepage including state and national CE offerings, LM events, stats reports, headlines from around the library world and
</span><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">intriguing snapshots of our varied collections<span style="background:white"> at
<a href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:blue">http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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