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Hello everyone, </div>
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Please note that MCLS offices will be closed for the holidays as follows:</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Monday, Dec. 23 (at 1 p.m. Eastern/ noon Central)</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>MCLS SERVICE AND PROGRAM CONTACTS</b></span></h3>
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<b> Accounting:</b> <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:accounting@mcls.org" id="OWA5a51657a-2c0f-1292-95ce-91d9811fdeef" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:accounting@mcls.org" data-linkindex="0" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">accounting@mcls.org</a></u></span> </div>
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<b> Engagement and Consulting:</b> <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:engagement@mcls.org" id="OWAcb8d34c5-e640-12e2-a743-dc15d10059f0" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:engagement@mcls.org" data-linkindex="1" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">engagement@mcls.org</a></u></span> </div>
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<b> eLicensing and Collection Resources:</b> <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:services@mcls.org" id="OWA5d489ebc-e2d1-1078-3531-e2c81300ac8a" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:services@mcls.org" data-linkindex="2" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">services@mcls.org</a></u></span></div>
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<b> Training:</b> <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:training@mcls.org" id="OWAd101b562-9b9a-a275-6e93-77bad2097e19" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:training@mcls.org" data-linkindex="3" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">training@mcls.org</a></u></span></div>
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<b> Membership:</b> <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:membership@mcls.org" id="OWAe595102a-08e3-7d1c-ac64-12f8ff003db0" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:membership@mcls.org" data-linkindex="4" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">membership@mcls.org</a></u></span></div>
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<b> TALK (Text and Learn for Kindergarten):</b> <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:talkhelp@mcls.org" id="OWA9254ac34-2ee4-a989-fb4c-13fe781d9004" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:talkhelp@mcls.org" data-linkindex="5" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">talkhelp@mcls.org</a></u></span></div>
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<b> RIDES:</b> <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="https://mcls.org/rideshelp" id="OWA73e19f5c-a609-3209-1999-9d35a4dd0dc2" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://mcls.org/rideshelp" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">https://mcls.org/rideshelp</a></u></span></div>
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<b> MeL eResources:</b> <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:melerhelp@mcls.org" id="OWA323db1b6-4047-7e50-6b22-61bbc12aae8b" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:melerhelp@mcls.org" data-linkindex="7" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">melerhelp@mcls.org</a></u></span> </div>
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<b> MeLCat:</b> <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:melcathelp@mcls.org" id="OWA9bf575b7-7b47-15d3-2772-24e61793f494" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:melcathelp@mcls.org" data-linkindex="8" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">melcathelp@mcls.org</a></u></span></div>
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<b> MDPN (Michigan Digital Preservation Network):</b> <a href="mailto:denaultc@mcls.org" id="OWAccdbd0ed-4758-db0c-faf3-2676606a0c77" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:denaultc@mcls.org" data-linkindex="9" style="margin: 0px;">denaultc@mcls.org</a><a href="mailto:denaultc@mcls.org" id="OWA41181583-9969-df24-2131-40121926d215" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:denaultc@mcls.org" data-linkindex="10" style="margin: 0px;"> </a></div>
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<i>--The MeL project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library of Michigan.</i></div>
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<i>--Support for the MDPN is provided in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Library of Michigan.</i></div>
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Kind regards,</div>
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