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--></style></div><div>We have been discussing exiting X (former Twitter), as it has never been an effective tool of communication for us. I think it's still a decent place to connect professionally, although you have to expect Moms for Liberty and others will be peeking in on the conversations, so I'm keeping my personal account there for the time being. But as a library, almost 100% certain we're getting out. </div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__">Jeffrey Babbitt, MLIS<br>Director<br>Dorr Township Library<br>1804 Sunset Dr.<br>Dorr, MI 49323<br>616-681-9678 (o)<br>269-598-6929 (m)</div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Irwin, Sandy via Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>To: </b>"DJ Bond" <dbond@tln.org>, "michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, July 27, 2023 8:41:53 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Michlib-l] The Website Formerly Known as Twitter<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Sandy Irwin (she/her/hers)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Director</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>DJ Bond via Michlib-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 27, 2023 7:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] The Website Formerly Known as Twitter</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TLN is taking a general poll to find out if libraries are still planning to stay on Twitter or planning to exit with the recent changes that have been happening.
Let me know what you all think as you, I'm sure, are also having these conversations.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">DJ Bond<br>
Member Engagement Coordinator<br>
The Library Network<br>
(248) 536-3100 x116<br>
<a href="mailto:dbond@tln.org" target="_blank">dbond@tln.org</a><br>
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