<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hi All,<div><br></div><div>The Massachusetts Library System is going to be offering online classes, so you may want to subscribe to this mailing list. Also they shared the link to their past recordings, see the end of this email.</div><div><br></div><div>Suzanne <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Sarah Sogigian <sarah@masslibsystem.org><br><b>Date:</b> March 23, 2020 at 4:00:39 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> "allregions@mlin.lib.ma.us" <allregions@mlin.lib.ma.us>, "mls-announcements@mblc.state.ma.us" <mls-announcements@mblc.state.ma.us><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[MLS-Announcements] MLS Service Update</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Sarah Sogigian <sarah@masslibsystem.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear MLS Members, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m hopeful this message finds you and your families safe and healthy. I have a short update to share with you.
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<p class="MsoNormal">In accordance with Governor Baker’s most recent announcement, MLS staff will continue to work from home until at least April 7, 2020.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">Staff are working and are available to you for consultations. Email is the best way to reach us during this time, but staff will also be checking their phones and voicemails. </span><a href="https://www.masslibsystem.org/staff-contact-page/"><span style="color:#802145;background:white;text-decoration:none">Staff
Contact Page</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are continuing to update our Resource Guide and sending out emails to check in with member library staff, but please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need some company or a listening ear.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We've also begun hosting some online classes, with more coming soon! Check our
<a href="http://calendar.masslibsystem.org/">calendar</a> for registration info and our
<a href="https://vimeo.com/masslibsystem">Vimeo Page</a> is home to hundreds of past recordings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Be safe, <br>
Sarah<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sarah Sogigian<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Massachusetts Library System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">508.357.2121 x311<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">masslibsystem.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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