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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The MCLS
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Board of Directors has three open seats for the <span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted5">2024-2026 term</span>.
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<span class="x_ContentPasted7" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">MCLS is a non-profit, member owned and governed organization whose mission is to facilitate sharing resources and to collaborate with other
organizations to benefit Indiana and Michigan libraries. Learn more about our work and values at </span><span class="x_ContentPasted7" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://www.mcls.org/about-mcls/" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.mcls.org/about-mcls/</span></a></span><span class="x_ContentPasted7" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span><br>
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learn more about Board terms and responsibilities, and to</span><span class="x_x_NormalTextRun x_x_SCXW53267935 x_x_BCX0 x_x_ContentPasted4 x_ContentPasted4 x_ContentPasted8" style="font-size:12pt; line-height:normal; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin:0px"><span class="x_ContentPasted4 x_ContentPasted8" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="x_x_NormalTextRun x_x_SCXW53267935 x_x_BCX0 x_x_ContentPasted4 x_ContentPasted4 x_ContentPasted8" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">s</span><span class="x_x_NormalTextRun x_x_SCXW53267935 x_x_BCX0 x_x_ContentPasted4 x_ContentPasted4 x_ContentPasted8" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">ubmit</span><span class="x_x_NormalTextRun x_x_SCXW53267935 x_x_BCX0 x_x_ContentPasted4 x_ContentPasted4 x_ContentPasted8" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> </span><span class="x_x_NormalTextRun x_x_SCXW53267935 x_x_BCX0 x_x_ContentPasted4 x_ContentPasted4 x_ContentPasted8" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">one
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