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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Scott Garrison (he/him/his)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1407 Rensen St. Suite 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lansing, MI 48910<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(517) 489-4071
<b><i>(new number)</i></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Deborah Robinson <drdrobin@umich.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:16 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Digest Recipients <bcala-listserv@bcala.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[BCALA] Volunteers Still Needed for Focus Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello BCALA Family,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We had a great Focus Group Tuesday evening, but need volunteers for the upcoming focus groups.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The University of Michigan, in partnership with the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) and the Public Library Association (PLA), was awarded a research grant to continue studying Black History
Month (BHM) Programming in public libraries with a nationally representative sample. We are also extending our focus to examine how specific competencies influence BHM programming.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">One competency is Knowledge of the Community. We need to hear more about what that means to people working in public libraries like you.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We will hold two more Focus Groups in January and hope you can join us at one of them. If interested, please click on the most convenient date link, which will take you to the registration page. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=eecb86abb&oeidk=a07ejk12woka5ef68cb" target="_blank">Wednesday, January 18<sup>th</sup>, 6:00- 7:30 pm eastern time</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=eecb86abb&oeidk=a07ejk12ws6ba917cab" target="_blank">Monday, January 23<sup>rd</sup>, 6:00 – 7:30 pm eastern time</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you so much!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Deborah</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Deborah Robinson, PhD, MBA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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