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<b><u>directly</u></b> supervising or just in the library…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F4E64">Cari Fry</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#800F4A">Head of Youth & Teen Services</span></i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#112021">6123 Central City Parkway, Westland, MI 48185</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://westlandlibrary.org/"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#800F4A">westlandlibrary.org</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sarah Rick via Michlib-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 3, 2025 1:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Michlib-l <michlib-l@mail.mcls.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jana Slisher <jslisher@bathtownshippubliclibrary.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Unattended Minor Age<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">I am emailing to ask at what age are kids permitted to be in the library unattended by a supervising adult? We are looking to review our policy and wanted to see what cap other libraries have.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Sarah Rick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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