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<p class="MsoNormal">Join us in celebrating the RLC 2020 award winners! Details about each winner’s considerable accomplishments will be broadcast on Michlib-l one per day Mon.-Thurs. of next week.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>Trustee/Friend award</b> goes to:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jackie Kemler, White Pine District Library<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>Outstanding Librarian</b> award goes to:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fran Hotchkiss, Brandon Township Library<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>Community Programming Innovator</b> award goes to:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jane Gyulveszi, Bellaire Public Library<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>June B. Mendel Award for Excellence in Rural Library Service</b> goes to:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Portage Lake District Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director: Dillon Geshel<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The committee did not give a Patron Services Award this year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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take a moment to Raise a Sweet Treat to congratulate the winners in a selfie and post it to the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/">Library of Michigan FaceBook</a> announcement that came out this morning. #MiSRLC20<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you to the award committee:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sonya Schryer Norris, Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carol Dawe, director, Lakeland Library Cooperative<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Angela Semifero, director, Marshall District Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dion Mindykowski, director, Tahquamenon Area Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Martin Gibbs, Library of Michigan Foundation Board Member<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">See you at the next RLC!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sonya Schryer Norris<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Michigan Department of Education<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Norriss2@michigan.gov">Norriss2@michigan.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan">https://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#1F5192">You have the power to shape your future, and the future of all children, by counting everyone in your home in the
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