<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-ea76395f-7fff-c03d-d496-ea79b2020210"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello everyone! </span></font></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(20,24,39);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Brandon Township Public Library is holding a program with Michigan author Patti Smith and the history of beer in our state. You do not need to be a BTPL patron to attend, so please feel free to share with your staff and patrons. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(20,24,39);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Michigan Beer: A Heady History</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(20,24,39);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"open sans";font-size:16.002px">Join local author Patti F. Smith During her interactive presentation in which she will entertain with stories from local brewers and tell how early immigrants brought their distinctive beer styles from their home countries, how early local brewers made their mark in beer, and how the brewing industry consolidated after World War II. Along the way, participants will discover different styles of beer from ales to lagers and learn about the current state of local craft breweries.</span></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(20,24,39);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tuesday, August, 9th</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(20,24,39);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6:45pm-7:45pm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(20,24,39);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In person at the Brandon Township Public Library</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(20,24,39);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Register here: <a href="https://www.brandonlibrary.org/ecal/#/events/NJEeKIA62X/instances/SHW0G8BDyF/">https://www.brandonlibrary.org/ecal/#/events/NJEeKIA62X/instances/SHW0G8BDyF/</a></span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#141827" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap">We hope to see you there! </span></font></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial black, sans-serif">Alyssa Waldie</font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Public Services Manager</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Brandon Twp Public Library </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">304 South Street</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ortonville, MI 48462</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">(248) 627-1473</font></div><div><font face="arial black, sans-serif">ENGAGE · EDUCATE · ENRICH · EMPOWER </font><br><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div>