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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,<b>
</b>Capital Area District Libraries (CADL) will be airing a Christmas Eve Storytime on Lansing’s Christmas Station, 99.1 WFMK and </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://99wfmk.com/">99wfmk.com</a><span style="color:black">. 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">.</span></em></span></span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></em></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. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It ends with<span style="color:black">
a special holiday message</span> from me<span style="color:black">.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This year, CADL is
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">also <span style="color:black">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 </span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal">will be told
</span></em></span>by Marisela Garza, CADL’s youth services specialist. This version will also be posted on
</span>the <span style="color:black">station’s website to enjoy anytime. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you’re looking for something to do on Christmas Eve, make some hot chocolate and gather around the old Bluetooth speaker with your family and enjoy a special reading of
<i>‘Twas the Night Before Christmas</i>. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Happy Holidays!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Scott Duimstra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Executive Director <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Capital Area District Libraries - Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">401 S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, MI 48933<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">517-367-0813| </span><a href="mailto:duimstras@cadl.org"><span style="color:blue">duimstras@cadl.org</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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