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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Greetings all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Melanie Van Patten of E-rate Central will present on the new monies available through the E-rate program for schools and libraries. If you apply
for E-rate, or would consider doing so, this workshop is for you. There's 7.1 billion earmarked for connectivity for schools and libraries through E-rate. The rules for how to spend it come out Monday, May 11.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Join us to learn the specifics on Friday, May 14 at 1 PM ET</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">.
E-rate is the federally funded program that provides for refunds of 20-90% on Internet bills and additional services. Participants will learn how a library can benefit from these additional federal dollars in the program.<br>
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Friday, May 14 at 1 PM ET<br>
<b>Register here</b>: <a href="https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=390&">
https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=390&</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Sonya Schryer Norris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Library of Michigan, MDE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">517-335-1498<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Are you interested in the full suite of continuing education provided through the Library of Michigan? Visit the
<u><span style="color:#6888C9"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmi.gov%2Flibraryce&data=04%7C01%7CWhiteS29%40michigan.gov%7C17027b7a91e049ae923008d8d415751c%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637492535903270126%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=z1bPdTY67vlXvQlT2DLp8xypmYZ9%2FcBge2TsC1lqrrI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fmi.gov%2flibraryce&data=04%7c01%7cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7c17027b7a91e049ae923008d8d415751c%7cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7c0%7c0%7c637492535903270126%7cunknown%7ctwfpbgzsb3d8eyjwijoi"><span style="color:#6888C9">LM
CE webpage</span></a></span></u> for all of our training opportunities, including WebJunction, United for Libraries, the
<u><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibraryofmichigan.z2systems.com%2Fnp%2Fclients%2Flibraryofmichigan%2FeventList.jsp&data=04%7C01%7CWhiteS29%40michigan.gov%7C17027b7a91e049ae923008d8d415751c%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637492535903280091%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=7gxY8G2vVGdmoqI3HHm72xLjks5dYwe8Xi1kh1R8H%2FA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2flibraryofmichigan.z2systems.com%2fnp%2fclients%2flibraryofmichigan%2feventlist.jsp&data=04%7c01%7cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7c17027b7a91e049ae923008d8d415751c%7cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225"><span style="color:#6888C9">LM
CE calendar</span></a></u>, and the <u><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.nicheacademy.com%2Fstaffskills&data=04%7C01%7CWhiteS29%40michigan.gov%7C17027b7a91e049ae923008d8d415751c%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637492535903280091%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Jjotod%2BeTmpn1sKB51Cs9%2Fqq64Ar%2Fi8LqfIlhRecXLA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fmy.nicheacademy.com%2fstaffskills&data=04%7c01%7cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7c17027b7a91e049ae923008d8d415751c%7cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7c0%7c0%7c637492535903280091%7cunknown%7ctwfpb"><span style="color:#6888C9">Niche
Staff Skills Academy</span></a></u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Funding is provided in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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