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<p class="MsoNormal">The new issue of the American Libraries magazine has an article on library referenda from the fall, which includes an analysis of Michigan’s results with comparisons of the referenda by library type. Interesting reading and congratulations
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/01/03/referenda-roundup-2016/">https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/01/03/referenda-roundup-2016/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Karren Reish <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Grants Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:reishk@michigan.gov">reishk@michigan.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517-241-0021<o:p></o:p></p>
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