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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In the fall, more than 100 libraries shared the screening of
<b>COUNTRY MUSIC: A Film By Ken Burns </b>with their communities in collaboration with PBS Books, WETA, and their local PBS station. PBS Books received more than 225 surveys with feedback from library partners and event participants. I'd like to share a few
takeaways as you contemplate sharing some other PBS Books Screening offerings:</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More than 90% of libraries would recommend the partnership/screening to a colleague.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:top">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More than 90% of libraries reported that they believed that the screening content was Very Good or Excellent. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:top">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More than 95% of libraries stating that they were interested in continuing/growing a partnership with their local PBS station and hosting another screening.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:top">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nearly 90% of attendees said that they would participate in future events hosted by their library in partnership with their PBS station.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As a former library director, I know the value of being able to share quality educational content that sparks community conversation. If you are interested
in having a conversation about gentrification in your library community and missed the deadline for the <b>East Lake Meadow screening,
</b>then please email me directly. Otherwise, I wanted to remind you that the screening application deadline for THE GENE is rapidly approaching: February 1. (Nearly 50% of attendees to COUNTRY MUSIC screenings said that they were Ken Burns fans! You have
a built-in audience for this one.) </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:top"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">KEN BURNS PRESENTS THE GENE: AN INTIMATE HISTORY</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">APPLICATION DEADLINE IS February 1, 2020.</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Screenings may be held between March 1 and May 31, 2020 (adjusted from earlier announcements due to production delays)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The film will premiere on PBS on April 7 and April 14, 2020. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">An approximately 30-minute screening reel was exclusively designed for community engagement events</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:top"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">KEN BURNS PRESENTS THE GENE: AN INTIMATE HISTORY</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">APPLICATION DEADLINE IS February 1, 2020.</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Screenings may be held between March 1 and May 31, 2020 (adjusted from earlier announcements due to production delays)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The film will premiere on PBS on April 7 and April 14, 2020. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">An approximately 30-minute screening reel was exclusively designed for community engagement events</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:top"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:top"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">KEN BURNS PRESENTS THE GENE: AN INTIMATE HISTORY</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> is a two-part,
four-hour limited series developed with Ken Burns, Barak Goodman and Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the book upon which the documentary is based. </span><a href="https://www.pbs.org/show/gene/">https://www.pbs.org/show/gene/</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The series uses science, social history, and personal stories to weave together a historical biography of the human genome while also exploring
the stunning breakthroughs in understanding the impact genes play on heredity, disease, and behavior. The documentary is a journey through key genetics discoveries that are some of the greatest achievements in the history of science.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you are interested in sharing the screening with your community, please complete the application here </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhWeIdS8dS75WsyFsG6vp-8qUk9IvAha8DmX1Z_1NKgSI1CQ/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhWeIdS8dS75WsyFsG6vp-8qUk9IvAha8DmX1Z_1NKgSI1CQ/viewform</a><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, we look forward to partnering with you soon.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best,</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Heather-Marie Montilla</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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