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you remember when Michigan had a </span><span class="spellingerror">MeLCat</span><span class="normaltextrun"> search widget that matched the </span><span class="spellingerror">MeL</span><span class="normaltextrun"> color scheme? Those days are back. We have
an updated widget in two sizes with a modern, attractive look. What's more, you can have your choice of Classic </span><span class="spellingerror">MeLCat</span><span class="normaltextrun"> with keyword searching or the New (Encore) search. We know that having
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<span class="normaltextrun">As always, MeL.org is your one-stop shop for </span><span class="spellingerror">MeL</span><span class="normaltextrun"> support so both widget sizes are available on the site in the Library Staff section under </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://mel.org/library-staff/melcat-help/search-widgets" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;text-decoration:none">MeLCat
Search Boxes</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun">. There you will find screen shots of the widgets and the code that you can pick up and drop into your own library or school site. The CSS is built in and the images reference back to MeL.org
so you don't need to upload any associated files to your own server, just add the code snippet to your page where you want it to appear; we've made it easy.</span><span class="eop"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun">Are you one of Michigan's 120+ </span><span class="spellingerror">Ploud</span><span class="normaltextrun"> libraries? We've got code customized for you. One of the widgets is perfectly sized for the </span><span class="spellingerror">Ploud</span><span class="normaltextrun"> portlets
and you can find instructions and </span><span class="spellingerror">Ploud</span><span class="normaltextrun">-specific code in the </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://support.enfoldsystems.com/support/solutions/articles/13000067461-michigan-elibrary-mel-library-resource-links" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;text-decoration:none">Ploud
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<span class="normaltextrun">Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First.</span><span class="eop"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black;background:white">Want more information on MeL?  Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, visit </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="http://mel.org/" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white;text-decoration:none">http://mel.org</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black;background:white">,
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<span class="spellingerror"><span style="color:black;background:white">MeL</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span class="spellingerror"><span style="color:black;background:white">eResources</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black;background:white"> are
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<span class="normaltextrun">#</span><span class="spellingerror">IMLSGrant</span><span class="eop"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Liz Breed<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Michigan eLibrary Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan | Michigan Department of Education<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517-335-1497 | <a href="mailto:breedl@michigan.gov">breedl@michigan.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mel.org/">www.mel.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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yo</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">u<span style="color:#2F5597"> know an outstanding Michigan educator?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2F5597">Nominate them for 2020-2021 Michigan Teacher of the Year!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5597">The MTOY Program is accepting nominations through October 6.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5597">Nominate an educator at </span><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2020-2021MTOY&data=02%7C01%7CBreedL%40michigan.gov%7C602b331f8f2f487cf9c408d7354fd7e3%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637036489382136519&sdata=t129nry21eDvPeJrNZ2ksDkczeNheEOitBycd1qKsqg%3D&reserved=0">http://bit.ly/2020-2021MTOY</a>.
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