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 consider applying to participate in this IMLS grant-funded program. See call for public library participation below:</span></p>
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 local history, community voices, and neighborhood landmarks</span></em><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">. This is a 2022-23 initiative, thanks to an IMLS grant.</span></p>
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 is a growing need to</span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> </span><em><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">engage
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 will become a hub for making</span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> </span><em><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">our
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 and outdoor games. We provide live training and pay for materials, and even run workshops in game design for your patrons over Zoom.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Our remarkable approach to “</span><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">low
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 that feature resident voices and send archival photos by text message. The tool we will teach you is called</span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> </span><em><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Hive
 Mechanic</span></em><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">, and it does not require any programming experience to use; it was made by the Game Center at American University.
 Learn more at one of our info sessions below.</span></p>
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 libraries.</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Session 1</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">:
 Wednesday,</span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">July
 20</span><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> </span></span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">at
 1pm EST, 2022.</span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> </span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Finfo-session-on-the-ebow-project-engaging-beyond-our-walls-tickets-368564996827&data=05%7C01%7Cgallob%40michigan.gov%7C00efb312640d4017a4b208da6c2c3c84%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637941234506601309%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kTG%2B2t5opus0EwvxvwN1od4ASKLTtjsbulGRjiQdTOk%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/info-session-on-the-ebow-project-engaging-beyond-our-walls-tickets-368564996827" shash="SAdWyazLImQk7qXDZfZ/wsDwnNMvBvB/dHaH+NrsWc3Qf6HC86Zvemx2NPLyZghK0IsryORheGUb/5HtLcBARGofbRO3s3cpVaIs9GZKpvWelN2eg7U75VqbPtzYWgR+w9tDWvbdtU4Xiv9G7MTQdgD4Sd4qz0fbJKm7q27BlUM=" title="Original URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/info-session-on-the-ebow-project-engaging-beyond-our-walls-tickets-368564996827. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="14" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Register
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 until the event ends). Check back here for notes afterward.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<strong><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Session 2</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">:
 Thursday,</span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">July
 28</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">at 2pm EST, 2022.</span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> </span><em><span style="margin:0px"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Finfo-session-on-the-ebow-project-engaging-beyond-our-walls-tickets-368564996827&data=05%7C01%7Cgallob%40michigan.gov%7C00efb312640d4017a4b208da6c2c3c84%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637941234506601309%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kTG%2B2t5opus0EwvxvwN1od4ASKLTtjsbulGRjiQdTOk%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/info-session-on-the-ebow-project-engaging-beyond-our-walls-tickets-368564996827" shash="SAdWyazLImQk7qXDZfZ/wsDwnNMvBvB/dHaH+NrsWc3Qf6HC86Zvemx2NPLyZghK0IsryORheGUb/5HtLcBARGofbRO3s3cpVaIs9GZKpvWelN2eg7U75VqbPtzYWgR+w9tDWvbdtU4Xiv9G7MTQdgD4Sd4qz0fbJKm7q27BlUM=" title="Original URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/info-session-on-the-ebow-project-engaging-beyond-our-walls-tickets-368564996827. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="15" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Register
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 Zoom link (up until the event ends). Check back here for notes afterward.</span></em></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<strong><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Session 3</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">:
 Wednesday,</span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">August
 10</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">at 3pm EST, 2022.</span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"> </span><em><span style="margin:0px"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Finfo-session-on-the-ebow-project-engaging-beyond-our-walls-tickets-368564996827&data=05%7C01%7Cgallob%40michigan.gov%7C00efb312640d4017a4b208da6c2c3c84%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637941234506601309%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kTG%2B2t5opus0EwvxvwN1od4ASKLTtjsbulGRjiQdTOk%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/info-session-on-the-ebow-project-engaging-beyond-our-walls-tickets-368564996827" shash="SAdWyazLImQk7qXDZfZ/wsDwnNMvBvB/dHaH+NrsWc3Qf6HC86Zvemx2NPLyZghK0IsryORheGUb/5HtLcBARGofbRO3s3cpVaIs9GZKpvWelN2eg7U75VqbPtzYWgR+w9tDWvbdtU4Xiv9G7MTQdgD4Sd4qz0fbJKm7q27BlUM=" title="Original URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/info-session-on-the-ebow-project-engaging-beyond-our-walls-tickets-368564996827. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="16" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Register
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 Zoom link (up until the event ends). Check back here for notes afterward.</span></em></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
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