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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Good afternoon,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For the second year in a row,</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Capital Area District Libraries (CADL) will be airing a Christmas Eve Storytime on Lansing’s Christmas Station, 99.1 WFMK and 99wfmk.com. The storytime will air at 7 p.m. and repeat at the top of every hour
until midnight. This year, Tom Shilts, youth librarian for CADL’s Okemos branch will read
<a name="_Hlk90807605">Clement Moore's <span style="background:white">'<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Twas the night before Christmas</span></em></span></a><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">.<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">During the WFMK broadcast, there will be a special appearance by Mason Reeves, who plays Kristoff, the simple but kind-hearted ice harvester in Disney’s hit musical<i>
Frozen</i>. Reeves will provide details on how listeners can enter to win a four pack of tickets to see the musical on stage at Wharton Center from January 26 to February 6, 2022. Scott Duimstra, CADL’s executive director will also be providing a special
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This year, CADL is excited to air our first Christmas Eve Storytime in Spanish on WKAR’s NewsTalk 870 AM/102.3 FM around 3:45 p.m. during the station’s Latinx programming.
Clement Moore's <span style="background:white">'<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Twas the night before
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">by
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Marisela Garza, CADL’s youth services specialist.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This version will also be posted on station’s website to enjoy anytime.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We’re thankful for great partners like Townsquare Media-Lansing, WKAR, Disney and Wharton Center.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Trenton M. Smiley <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">517-367-6348 | <a href="mailto:smileyt@cadl.org"><span style="color:windowtext">smileyt@cadl.org</span></a>
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