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<b>The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) invites you to learn more about TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten!</b></div>
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<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.42px; color: rgb(35, 35, 51);">TALK is a text messaging service that encourages parents and caregivers of children under 6 to interact with their children
to promote early learning using Every Child Ready to Read practices: talk, sing, read, write, and play. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.42px; color: rgb(35, 35, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">MCLS Director Scott Garrison and Marketing and
Communication Coordinator Mary Ruthko are hosting live TALK demonstrations via Zoom covering how signup works, the library portal’s functions, TALK pricing, the marketing and partnership building toolkits participating libraries receive, and more. <b><i>These
demos are designed for libraries not currently using TALK. </i></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.42px; color: rgb(35, 35, 51);"> <br>
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2 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central)</b></span></div>
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Register: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsduivrjkjE9cGZtyGNrmxlEe5xkyB0GYM" id="LPlnk602576" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly">
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsduivrjkjE9cGZtyGNrmxlEe5xkyB0GYM</a></div>
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<b>Friday, April 26</b></div>
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<b>10 a.m. Eastern (9 a.m. Central)</b></div>
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<b>Thursday, May 2</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If you can't make one of the demos, but would like more information about TALK, please reach out to
<b><a href="mailto:talkhelp@mcls.org" id="OWAf3568964-4e1a-67b8-4c6a-ca2d9af9edb7" class="OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:talkhelp@mcls.org" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">talkhelp@mcls.org</a></b>.
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Check out the TALK website at<b> <a href="https://textandlearn.org/" id="LPlnk450576" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly">
https://textandlearn.org</a></b></span></div>
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We look forward to connecting with you! </div>
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