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<span style="font-size:12pt">MCLS offices are closing today at 3pm. </span><span class="ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">We will be back on Tuesday, Dec. 27 to answer your MCLS, MeL eResources, MeLCat, and RIDES questions.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">MeL eResources:</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> </span><a href="mailto:melerhelp@mcls.org" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0" data-loopstyle="link" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt">melerhelp@mcls.org</span></a><br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
<span style="font-size:12pt">MeLCat:</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> </span><a href="mailto:melcathelp@mcls.org" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="1" data-loopstyle="link" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt">melcathelp@mcls.org</span></a><br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
<span style="font-size:12pt">RIDES:</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> </span><a href="https://mcls.org/rideshelp" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt">https://mcls.org/rideshelp</span></a><br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
<span style="font-size:12pt">Accounting:</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> </span><a href="mailto:accounting@mcls.org" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="3" data-loopstyle="link" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt">accounting@mcls.org</span></a><br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
<span style="font-size:12pt">Engagement & Consulting:</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> </span><a href="mailto:engagement@mcls.org" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="4" data-loopstyle="link" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt">engagement@mcls.org</span></a><br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
<span style="font-size:12pt">Group Purchasing:</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> </span><a href="mailto:services@mcls.org" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="5" data-loopstyle="link" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt">services@mcls.org</span></a><br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
<span style="font-size:12pt">MCLS Training:</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> </span><a href="mailto:training@mcls.org" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="6" data-loopstyle="link" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt">training@mcls.org</span></a><br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
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