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All:  </span><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The libraries of St.
Joseph County Michigan held our 11th annual One Book One County author event
this last Thursday. (<a href="http://www.OneBookOneCounty.org">www.OneBookOneCounty.org</a>)<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We had an incredible
turnout and I wanted to share that those in attendance were excited to see her.
 550 people showed up, which is high compared to prior years’ events.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Our Speaker/Author
this year was Mahtob Mahmoody who authored "My Name is Mahtob", (<a href="http://www.MyNameisMahtob.com">www.MyNameisMahtob.com</a>).<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">She is The daughter
from the 1987 book "Not Without My Daughter."<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">She is a Michigan
author and is represented by <a href="http://www.aeispeakers.com">www.aeispeakers.com</a>.<span style="font-size:12pt"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal">Regards, </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br></p><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Todd Reed, Director<br>Sturgis District Library</div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div>
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