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<span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#313131;letter-spacing:.95pt">MLA Connect Coffee Hour With U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-8)<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Thursday, July 16, 2020<br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Grab a mug of your favorite beverage and join MLA as we welcome Rep. Elissa Slotkin, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan’s 8th District, to this edition of MLA
Connect Coffee Hour. Rep. Slotkin will discuss how libraries are critical community resources throughout Michigan as well as tell us about any new federal developments that may affect libraries in the near future. There will also be time for audience Q & A.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-8)</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
United States House of Representatives<br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Each week we provide a platform for you to ask questions, share ideas, and provide input to other library professionals struggling with the global health crisis, remote work, reopening
concerns and how to prepare for the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:black">This coffee hour is free to attend to anyone interested in joining the conversation! A maximum of 500 attendees can join the live event. Registered attendees will receive information
and a link to access the meeting on the Zoom platform. A recording of the session will be available on the MLA website for those unable to attend the live event. Fill out this short form to register:<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclduGhrzkvEtJPJhAor_VB6IW-s1VHszY9"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#99A15E;letter-spacing:.2pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclduGhrzkvEtJPJhAor_VB6IW-s1VHszY9</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#698424">Amber Sheerin, CMP, CTA</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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