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<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please note MCLS's holiday closing schedule below:</span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><u>Christmas</u></span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">MCLS offices are closed from 3 p.m. Eastern (2 p.m. Central)
on Friday, Dec. 22 through Tuesday, Dec. 26. We will return to assist you on Wednesday, Dec. 27.<br>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">MCLS offices are closed on Monday, Jan. 1. We will return to assist you on Tuesday, Jan. 2.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Accounting:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(12, 100, 192); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="mailto:accounting@mcls.org" id="OWAd71ccde4-f2bf-5fd1-7a5b-3bf419c07e3a" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_ContentPasted4" title="mailto:accounting@mcls.org" data-linkindex="0" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">accounting@mcls.org</a> </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Engagement & Consulting:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="mailto:engagement@mcls.org" id="OWA17438470-28ff-624d-189e-6c414710b2f9" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_ContentPasted4" title="mailto:engagement@mcls.org" data-linkindex="1" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">engagement@mcls.org</a> </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Group Purchasing:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="mailto:services@mcls.org" id="OWA36a773e2-d771-cc14-bdcb-ad12901dbb20" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_ContentPasted4" title="mailto:services@mcls.org" data-linkindex="2" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">services@mcls.org</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
MCLS Training: </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="mailto:training@mcls.org" id="OWAa0199b4d-c2e0-f638-d0e6-04f5daf01617" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_ContentPasted4" title="mailto:training@mcls.org" data-linkindex="3" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">training@mcls.org</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Membership:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="mailto:membership@mcls.org" id="OWAe22470ce-36cc-5fd6-f79f-1a9c9f95c4a6" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_ContentPasted4" title="mailto:membership@mcls.org" data-linkindex="4" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">membership@mcls.org</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">RIDES:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(12, 100, 192); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://mcls.org/rideshelp" target="_blank" id="OWAcc250548-bf2e-07bf-3dd4-990edf3e2739" class="x_x_x_x_x1fey0fg x_x_x_x_xmper1u x_x_x_x_x1edh9d7 x_x_x_x_ContentPasted3 x_x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_x_ContentPasted3 x_x_ContentPasted5 x_x_ContentPasted4" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">https://mcls.org/rideshelp</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">TALK:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(12, 100, 192); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="mailto:talkhelp@mcls.org" id="OWA4c3471ec-9097-c72a-27d7-5e0288d80234" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="6" style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">talkhelp@mcls.org</a></span></div>
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</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(12, 100, 192); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="mailto:melerhelp@mcls.org" id="OWA3029023a-76ae-4f8e-bfcc-2a968a2eb308" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:melerhelp@mcls.org" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="7" style="margin: 0px;">melerhelp@mcls.org</a> </span></div>
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</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(12, 100, 192); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="mailto:melcathelp@mcls.org" id="OWAd691efa9-5472-f7be-3069-7211a884b756" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:melcathelp@mcls.org" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="8" style="margin: 0px;">melcathelp@mcls.org</a></span></div>
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Services through the Library of Michigan.</i></span></div>
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