<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif">Start 2020 off with a mini-grant from the Michigan Center for the Book!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">MCFB is offering a limited number of competitive literacy grants for matching funds up to $500. This is double last year’s maximum.  Applications are due by March 1, 2020, for programs taking place in any part of 2020. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Apply online today at <a href="https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4740625/Michigan-Center-for-the-Book-2019-minigrant-appl" target="_blank">https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4740625/Michigan-Center-for-the-Book-2019-minigrant-appl</a> (preferred) or submit hardcopy applications to Michigan Center for the Book c/o Tim Gleisner, Library of Michigan, P.O. 30007, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48909.  Questions may be emailed to Tim at <a href="mailto:gleisnert@michigan.gov" target="_blank">gleisnert@michigan.gov</a>   </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Fun fact: MCFB affiliates get points toward grant application consideration! Don’t miss this opportunity!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Happy New Year!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Donna</span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"><b>Donna Olson, Director</b></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"><b>Salem-South Lyon District Library</b> </span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">9800 Pontiac Trail, South Lyon, MI 48178  </span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(7,55,99);font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Phone: (248) 437-6431 ext. 206 | Fax: (248) 437-6593</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="http://www.ssldl.info" style="font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" target="_blank">http://www.ssldl.info</a><span style="color:rgb(7,55,99);font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SSLDL" style="font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/SSLDL</a></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ssldl" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ssldl</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ssldl" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ssldl</a> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#073763" face="Corbel, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/olsondonna/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/olsondonna/</a> </span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=ljx181101Stars2018Main" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1be21OPctX6SOWWu87JwkDYgT9iMf9pIn&revid=0B242_N70qWgIQVdYR1J5Yy9RV0JIdlZteW1RUGFFOFUvSkswPQ" alt="America's STAR Libraries 2018"></a></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;font-size:7pt"><p style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><br></p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>