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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Hello Michigan library community! </span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">The Library of Michigan is seeking a handful of organizations to participate in our digital hosting pilot program. If you have digital collections that you would like to share online
but don't have the resources to do so, please consider partnering with us! </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">Visit the<span> </span><a href="https://lmdigital.libraryofmichigan.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://lmdigital.libraryofmichigan.org/" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px">LMDigital
website</a><span> </span>to check out our digital collections, or explore<span> </span><a href="https://lmdigital.libraryofmichigan.org/presque-isle-area-digital-collections" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://lmdigital.libraryofmichigan.org/presque-isle-area-digital-collections" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px">Presque
Isle Area Digital Collections</a>, the first partner to have their collections hosted by the Library. </span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">This is open to libraries, museums, and archives throughout Michigan, so feel free to share widely. You can<span> </span><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=h3D71Xc3rUKWaoku9HIl0QCRi1FwuQ1Jm623ctyKWqpURTlLMFJESzhYWDVBSDZETUxONzkwWERKRC4u" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=h3D71Xc3rUKWaoku9HIl0QCRi1FwuQ1Jm623ctyKWqpURTlLMFJESzhYWDVBSDZETUxONzkwWERKRC4u" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px">fill
out this digital hosting request form</a><span> </span>to learn more about what's involved and see if your digital collection is a good candidate for the pilot program.</div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Thank you and we look forward to expanding the resources the Library of Michigan offers to its community! </span><br>
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|</span></span><span style=""><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> 517-335-1402</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=""><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><i><b>Discover digital collections from cultural institutions throughout the state at </b></i></span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><i><b><a href="https://michmemories.org/" title="https://michmemories.org/"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Michigan
Memories</span></a></b></i></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><i><b>!</b></i></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=""><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><i><b>Find out more about preserving Michigan's digital cultural heritage through
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