<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div><div id="zimbraEditorContainer" style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000" class="8"><div>All,</div><br><div>I wanted to call to your attention today's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Joann <!--StartFragment--><a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/03/crafts-retailer-joann-files-for-bankruptcy.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background: #bfe6ff; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal;" data-mce-href="https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/03/crafts-retailer-joann-files-for-bankruptcy.html" data-mce-style="background: #bfe6ff; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal;">https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/03/crafts-retailer-joann-files-for-bankruptcy.html</a><!--EndFragment--> which in the public library world means Creativebug <!--StartFragment--><a href="https://www.creativebug.com/libraries" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background: #bfe6ff; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal;" data-mce-href="https://www.creativebug.com/libraries" data-mce-style="background: #bfe6ff; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal;">https://www.creativebug.com/libraries</a><!--EndFragment--> Sharing this article because so many public libraries subscribe to the Creativebug service.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>The article indicates that Joann will continue to pay its vendors, that the bankruptcy process could be complete by as early as April, and that Joann will emerge as a non-publicly traded company.</div><br><div>I reached out to our Creativebug contact and asked her for a statement. I will share her response with the lists when received.</div><br><div>Jim</div><br><div>Jim Flury<br>Technical Services Manager<br>The Library Network<br>41365 Vincenti Court<br>Novi, MI 48375<br>248-536-3100, ext 133<br>Note New Fax Number: 248-716-5584<br>Note New Email Address:jflury@tln.org</div></div></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>