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<p class="MsoNormal">News below about National Friends of Libraries Week…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">National Friends of Libraries Week (Oct. 15-21, 2017) is quickly approaching!
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<p class="MsoNormal">United for Libraries is seeking Friends groups and libraries that are celebrating the week to share images and their plans with us so we can feature them on social media during that week, including the United for Libraries takeover of ALA’s
Instagram account (<a href="http://www.instagram.com/americanlibraryassociation">www.instagram.com/americanlibraryassociation</a>) during National Friends of Libraries Week.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please tag United for Libraries in your social media posts about your celebrations:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">United for Libraries on Facebook: </span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/unitedforlibraries" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue">www.facebook.com/unitedforlibraries</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">National Friends of Libraries Week on Facebook:
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1417091895038794">https://www.facebook.com/events/1417091895038794</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">United for Libraries on Twitter: </span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://twitter.com/ala_united" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue">http://twitter.com/ala_united</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Instagram: #unitedforlibraries #nationalfriendsoflibrariesweek<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please send your photos and other publicity/promotional images to
<a href="mailto:jwentworth@ala.org">jwentworth@ala.org</a>. We are seeking strong images that have Instagram appeal.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A special highlight of the week this year will be United for Libraries Lifetime Honorary Board Member Sarah Jessica Parker, who is the Honorary Chair of Book Club Central (<a href="http://www.bookclubcentral.org">www.bookclubcentral.org</a>),
announcing her second book club pick. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information and resources, including how to apply for National Friends of Libraries Week Awards, visit
<a href="http://www.ala.org/united/events_conferences/folweek">www.ala.org/united/events_conferences/folweek</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">like United for Libraries on Facebook:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/unitedforlibraries" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue">www.facebook.com/unitedforlibraries</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><br>
follow United for Libraries on Twitter: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://twitter.com/ala_united" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue">http://twitter.com/ala_united</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>like Friends of Michigan Libraries on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FOMLibraries/">
https://www.facebook.com/FOMLibraries/</a> <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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