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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Hello Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">I hope you will join us for a riveting conversation with Peter Pearson!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">FOML will hold its Annual Membership Meeting via Zoom on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Our speaker will be Peter Pearson, Library Consultant and his presentation
is entitled “What is being a friend of the library all about?”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">This event is open to all Michigan Friends. Registration is online with payment of $10 for members and $20 for non-members. Follow this link to register.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffomlevents.org%2Fevents%2Ffoml-2023-annual-membership-meeting%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ckshelley%40cityofeastlansing.com%7Cab50c6e53ea444a0fac908db2a1b5195%7C42c2237340d243c6b22f2c6f445fa115%7C0%7C0%7C638150069064442617%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qgGZWGEfjS6RjVy6JtxlOg%2BJozhMcYCT3cNJGHRPPy8%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">https://fomlevents.org/events/foml-2023-annual-membership-meeting/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Peter Pearson has a master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Minnesota. He has been a classroom teacher, school principal, and executive
director of two non-profit educational programs prior to the President of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, a position he held for 25 years. He is on the Board of Directors of the Library Foundation for Sarasota County and is chair of its political
advocacy committee. Mr. Pearson currently sits on the Board of Directors of United for Libraries, a division of the American Library Association representing Friends, Foundations, Trustees and Advocates. Pearson is a past Board President of this division.
A native of Chicago, Mr. Pearson lived in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area for over 45 years. He now resides full time in Sarasota, Florida.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The deadline for registration is Tuesday, April 4. We look forward to having you join us.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#888888">Friends of Michigan Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#888888">Thank you, Kristin</span><span style="color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kristin Shelley, Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">East Lansing Public Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">950 Abbot Road<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">East Lansing, MI<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517.319.6913 (office)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:kshelley@cityofeastlansing.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">kshelley@cityofeastlansing.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kristin Shelley, Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">East Lansing Public Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">950 Abbot Road<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">East Lansing, MI<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517.319.6913 (office)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">kshelley@cityofeastlansing.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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