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Every PUBLIC LIBRARY in MICHIGAN is eligible to select and receive content-specific digital materials through Overdrive due to the MI-83 Digital Library Connection project funded by an ARPA grant at <span style="text-decoration: underline;">no cost to the library.</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;">Please select one person from your library to be the contact person and have them review the attached important <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>document that includes a FAQ about the grant, your library’s allocation of ARPA funds,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and a link to a brief survey that must be completed no later than January 24<sup>th</sup>, 2022. </span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;">On behalf of all the project partners, thank you for your cooperation and willingness to participate. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;">Funding is provided in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library of Michigan, an agency of the Michigan Department of Education. </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;">Project partners include the Michigan Library Cooperatives and the Michigan Library Association, Lakeland Library Cooperative, Mid-Michigan Library League, White Pine Library Cooperative and Woodlands Library Cooperative. (A full description of all partners is included in the attached document.) </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;">Sincerely,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;">Carol Dawe</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"><br></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;">Lakeland Library Cooperative Director</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"> and <b>ARPA Digital Connection Capacity Grant Administrator</b></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"><br></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;">616-559-5253 x2001</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"><br></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;">630-207-1205 <strong>(cell-best)</strong></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="mailto:carol@llcoop.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #005a95;">carol@llcoop.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"></span></p> </div><div><br><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.llcoop.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.llcoop.org</a><a href="http://www.llcoop.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></span><a href="http://www.llcoop.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></span><br></div><div><img src="cid:682fbeb5436b239a985990425fb97c2cfd379704@zimbra" data-mce-src="home/carol@llcoop.org/Briefcase/LLC_logo.jpg"></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Lakeland Library Cooperative | 4138 3 Mile Rd NW | Grand Rapids, MI 49534 | 616-559-5253 x2001</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br><i>Our mission is to strengthen our member libraries covering eight west Michigan counties by providing the means to share resources, services and expertise for the benefit of individuals and communities.</i></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>