<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Following the recommendation of the Michigan Library Association, Stair District Library will close through April 5.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">See their letter below.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><span class="gmail_default"></span>Colleen Leddy, Director<div>Stair District Library</div><div>228 W. Main St.</div><div>Morenci, MI 49256</div><div>517.458.6510</div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><table style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-m_1433764722532858996editor-col gmail-m_1433764722532858996OneColumnMobile" width="100%" valign="top" align="left"><div><table style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-m_1433764722532858996editor-text gmail-m_1433764722532858996headline-text" style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:18px;color:rgb(152,160,95);display:block;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;padding:10px 20px" valign="top" align="left"><div><div><div style="text-align:right" align="right"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">March 14, 2020</span></div></div></div>
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<div>Dear Members of the Michigan Library Community,</div>
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<div>The Michigan Library Association wants to commend the libraries and
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<span style="font-weight:bold">MLA is using our role as a leader and 
advocate of Michigan libraries to call on all public libraries in 
Michigan to close their doors until Sunday, April 5th.</span> </div>
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<div><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">This
 is staying in line with Governor Whitmer's Executive Order 2020-5 to 
close all Michigan K-12 public schools from Monday, March 16 until 
Sunday, April 5. We are living in an unprecedented time of uncertainty 
as we face this worldwide pandemic, and public libraries must do their 
part to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and protect our citizens from 
exposure.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">We
 believe that school closures put an increased burden on public 
libraries as children and families turn to us for social, educational 
and even childcare needs. Increased dependence on our spaces and 
resources for children and families displaced by school closures will in
 all likelihood contribute to the continued spread of the coronavirus.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">This
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 novel coronavirus and the uncertainty surrounding it. MLA will do our 
best to stay on top of this quickly evolving and fluid situation and to 
communicate with you regularly and fully as conditions change. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Be safe, stay well.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold">More Information</span></div>
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<div><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a2Qei9d86QoC8nJl1B-HLyR_hrt-GciKDfTE1x6DrUn6IPYmoAdrUNPCd7gmLCxcTsM6GXYpBvuyHOSLutON9cBI_9rVTOcZPvuUi2R-Ilh5Ryf816ifZ1qkQAvbuDagJZcDRXmk2td0CneyldN4V6ymtidYp9SBVGR0zW7XcVeUyHEDtRe3Dz1JyxDFX86B3QG1klpZKMq3m5NHEsxqY1QKYT5UyZ0D&c=S3MIXO5wNWRHcSXzMToJlfbnHFCaItChgflGonprtIbK61xHcapZBg==&ch=eothPNM1F2vF_CzJNfeHqm7T95cUMIi1gl9KdmnKkqXpquyWreDg4A==" style="color:rgb(152,160,95);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Governor Whitmer Orders Temporary Prohibition on Large Assemblages and Events </a></div>
<div>Events and shared-space assemblages over 250 people should be canceled or postponed. </div>
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<div><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a2Qei9d86QoC8nJl1B-HLyR_hrt-GciKDfTE1x6DrUn6IPYmoAdrUNPCd7gmLCxcnzYOURHXlh_AHqt_dYtUVYkSfrtXGsWsmxinM2-CitWg-SHMtmAiIOP_t6lMBez_yOFaqo4KyLGtYcUOTFjHprwisyJt2LBkY4wRyQ8b8Z4DRmquWQ5Ac3we5daPeKVOjhnxLOHz1sDBY4P5zL56USk8C7sQs-8N&c=S3MIXO5wNWRHcSXzMToJlfbnHFCaItChgflGonprtIbK61xHcapZBg==&ch=eothPNM1F2vF_CzJNfeHqm7T95cUMIi1gl9KdmnKkqXpquyWreDg4A==" style="color:rgb(152,160,95);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Governor
 Whitmer Announces Statewide Closure of All K-12 School Buildings; 
School building closures will last Monday, March 16 through Sunday, 
April 5. </a></div>
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Governor Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) released community mitigation strategies to slow the transmission of COVID-19 that urge residents to avoid gatherings of more than 100 people. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a2Qei9d86QoC8nJl1B-HLyR_hrt-GciKDfTE1x6DrUn6IPYmoAdrUNtcB1RFSi8Bf8y66-x4kl4blmfMQRkdUiVmEvsuRZvEuYLDLu9uPZHaTpdqZRjvVLymJTXdsVk2GO2DPdVFEfhdvlLnTI5-bYa-9XQ7nso_2q8xpqDK0tJYKWoDpojAa6zgD8TOoSREYe3ZwFsP_Ds=&c=S3MIXO5wNWRHcSXzMToJlfbnHFCaItChgflGonprtIbK61xHcapZBg==&ch=eothPNM1F2vF_CzJNfeHqm7T95cUMIi1gl9KdmnKkqXpquyWreDg4A==" style="color:rgb(152,160,95);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">A video of Governor Whitmer's press conference is available here.</a>
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View the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a2Qei9d86QoC8nJl1B-HLyR_hrt-GciKDfTE1x6DrUn6IPYmoAdrUNtcB1RFSi8B6Twa6ejnjrVGVQakyP13-w_CxmaEfRVehjDjZA74FHrPQ6Kna4tgAxC297yrsNIKfWtvIleIP3Hqcleoq65QG1fHeBk97nJfn6Qq00VS7Ka3TvLyghwcTyCmM16pxy3_t4IM8n676H5eEDj03VIXWKbK3rYxQ6NEkDaUNESTIBmTAkcF8Cyd5bNmgxlpz1LwVr938E-qfkNCFDpd0Rk5RH2FWNfD8EqAmKK5mKzQQZIvMTpOZygodLc5vof1LsHh-VGdRtJ07u3___pSx7ZWuX5JKXs8G9WBPF2geiu7_u4=&c=S3MIXO5wNWRHcSXzMToJlfbnHFCaItChgflGonprtIbK61xHcapZBg==&ch=eothPNM1F2vF_CzJNfeHqm7T95cUMIi1gl9KdmnKkqXpquyWreDg4A==" style="color:rgb(152,160,95);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Interim Recommendations for COVID-19 Community Mitigation Strategies</a>
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<div>The <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a2Qei9d86QoC8nJl1B-HLyR_hrt-GciKDfTE1x6DrUn6IPYmoAdrUNtcB1RFSi8BSG6UjUK2_j2CaXEosHMTRvTFPFzoM_kYjiMw5QJ7jPq5XrmyNdBl44IhnXIvUZaWQPzkv30itRQGU9FA3k17-3RgOsvXxpNlAVmMZoQPbtXEgfHKRyA0Wd77stZatqYj6fFNufaWOyiXs-AUq_BBnLueKKhvc76zHzieTQeB2-ZfzEqEttU2BvLJEPNKtjwpufu3-gtwq9dNMFKMqj1Tmdj5E2-OXB2g&c=S3MIXO5wNWRHcSXzMToJlfbnHFCaItChgflGonprtIbK61xHcapZBg==&ch=eothPNM1F2vF_CzJNfeHqm7T95cUMIi1gl9KdmnKkqXpquyWreDg4A==" style="color:rgb(152,160,95);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 a pandemic</a>. View more information at <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a2Qei9d86QoC8nJl1B-HLyR_hrt-GciKDfTE1x6DrUn6IPYmoAdrUNtcB1RFSi8BCuPhq4xPpDNZ4uf4dxzoJL9a4Pg-IHbPxixFbjtPs_G78LNhas_kx4CU9ReiNBWvSLB-SRf_3Segej8G_x9i2anQq5FMFd_wTpbXOdqDJwzcBwxKnvpKx_SC7gHoGrwf5wRJIiy2ZFU=&c=S3MIXO5wNWRHcSXzMToJlfbnHFCaItChgflGonprtIbK61xHcapZBg==&ch=eothPNM1F2vF_CzJNfeHqm7T95cUMIi1gl9KdmnKkqXpquyWreDg4A==" style="color:rgb(152,160,95);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019</a>
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Please visit the American Library Association (ALA) <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a2Qei9d86QoC8nJl1B-HLyR_hrt-GciKDfTE1x6DrUn6IPYmoAdrUBlQsErH0IIBLKMCdIqCn4nvKnMxl9q2SwPG0JbdMh7Hl7GBHgH9F3x-8AAVwdDLUGBnfNAp8DiuFlYaFjpUZGFYXslCmpaPJYHCpXM6SX4femksLRioT09hd-VbXpMnirB3wKRmSk7I&c=S3MIXO5wNWRHcSXzMToJlfbnHFCaItChgflGonprtIbK61xHcapZBg==&ch=eothPNM1F2vF_CzJNfeHqm7T95cUMIi1gl9KdmnKkqXpquyWreDg4A==" style="color:rgb(152,160,95);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">pandemic preparedness resource page</a> for more information about how libraries can be community partners in response to this outbreak.
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