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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The webinar, <i>Civil Legal Justice: The Crucial Role of Libraries</i>, will take place this afternoon,
<b>Tuesday, February 11 from 3:00 pm to 4 pm</b>. Join us in watching it at the Library of Michigan or
<b>register to view it online</b> at <a href="https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/civil-legal-justice-the-crucial-role-of-libraries.html">
https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/civil-legal-justice-the-crucial-role-of-libraries.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The webinar ties into the <a href="https://www.webjunction.org/explore-topics/access-civil-legal-justice.html">
Improving Access to Civil Legal Justice through Public Libraries Project</a>,<span lang="EN" style="color:#333333"> a grant-funded training initiative that will strengthen library staff’s knowledge and ability to help identify when there is a civil legal issue
at play and to direct library users to relevant, helpful information to narrow the justice gap in their communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:#333333">To learn more about Michigan’s own access to civil justice initiatives, and how your library can become part of the discussion through town hall meetings and other events, please see the
<a href="https://courts.michigan.gov/News-Events/Pages/Justice-for-All.aspx">Justice for All Task Force website</a>. A copy of the
<i>Michigan Justice for All Task Force Newsletter</i> may be found here: <a href="https://courts.michigan.gov/News-Events/Documents/JFANewsletter_Issue1_Feb2020_FINAL.pdf">
https://courts.michigan.gov/News-Events/Documents/JFANewsletter_Issue1_Feb2020_FINAL.pdf</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kim<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Contracts, criminal law, and constitutional issues! Explore Michigan’s circulating law collection through the Library of Michigan
</span></b><a href="http://www.answercat.org/"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">ANSWER</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"> catalog and
</span></b><a href="https://mel.org/welcome"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">MeLCat</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">State Law Library and Library of Michigan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Michigan Library and Historical Center</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">702 W. Kalamazoo</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Lansing, MI 48909</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:lmlawlib@michigan.gov"><span style="color:blue">lmlawlib@michigan.gov</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Law Desk: 517-335-1480<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Main Library: 517-335-1477</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/lawlibrary"><span style="color:blue">www.michigan.gov/lawlibrary</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:blue">www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">
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