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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon to the MCLS community, and I hope you’re doing well.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Many of you have sent kind messages following our dear colleague Debbi Schaubman’s recent passing, and we at MCLS appreciate your kindness as we mourn this major loss to the library community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Many have experienced first-hand how Debbi made a huge difference for libraries, not just across the MCLS community, but also nationally and internationally. We’re creating a tribute page for Debbi on our website,
and invite you to share your stories of working with and knowing her. Please visit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://mcls.org/debbi-tribute" title="https://mcls.org/debbi-tribute"><span style="color:#0078D7">https://mcls.org/debbi-tribute</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and
share your story by February 15. We’ll compile the stories we receive, and can let you know when our tribute page is live.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">With my thanks again, on behalf of the MCLS staff who worked so closely with Debbi and benefited from her experience, knowledge, wisdom, care, and so much more,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black">Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:black">Scott Garrison (he/him/his)</span></b><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black">Executive Director </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black">Midwest Collaborative for Library Services </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">517-489-4071 <br>
<a href="mailto:garrisons@mcls.org" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">garrisons@mcls.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://calendly.com/garrisons/" target="_blank"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">Schedule a meeting with me</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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