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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><a name="_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello everyone!</span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As you may know, on May 1, the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span><a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/NNLM_Cooperative_Agreement_Announcement_Statement.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">awarded
a new five-year cooperative agreement</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> grant to seven institutions to serve as the Regional Medical
Libraries (RMLs) for the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) beginning May 1.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Under the new redistributed geography of this grant, the NNLM Region 5 RML at the University of
Washington Health Sciences Library will serve Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Our vision for the NNLM Region 5 program in 2021-26 will advance data-driven health, health equity,
and health literacy to improve public health by reaching more people in more ways through NNLM outreach, funding, and training opportunities.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To learn more, we hope you will join us at one of the Town Halls we will host in June to introduce
our staff and provide an overview of our program. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Our Town Hall program will be repeated 3 times. Join us at a date and time convenient for you!<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Town Hall: June 8th, 9th, or 10th</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Pacific Time</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Zoom:
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span><a href="https://washington.zoom.us/j/96078807480?pwd=SmEyNDdDQmdMMmZWRnJqcDJac242dz09"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://washington.zoom.us/j/96078807480?pwd=SmEyNDdDQmdMMmZWRnJqcDJac242dz09</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">No registration required</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Also, here are other ways to stay connected with the new NNLM Region 5 office:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span><a href="http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/nnlm-region5"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Join our Region 5 News Listserv</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
to learn about</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> NNLM education, training, and funding opportunities and
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">for curated news and announcements
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">from NLM and NIH.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Follow us on social media:</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Facebook
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/nnlmregion5"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">https://www.facebook.com/nnlmregion5</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Twitter
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span><a href="https://twitter.com/nnlmregion5"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">https://twitter.com/nnlmregion5</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Instagram
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nnlm_region_5/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">https://www.instagram.com/nnlmregion5/</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Email us at
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span><a href="mailto:nnlm@uw.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">nnlm@uw.edu</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visit the
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span><a href="https://nnlm.gov/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">NNLM website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We are grateful for this opportunity to begin our important work serving NNLM Region 5 and look
forward to joining with you in these efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Warm regards,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michele Spatz<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 5 staff<br>
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span><a href="https://nnlm.gov/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">https://nnlm.gov/</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><br>
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span></a><a href="mailto:nnlm@uw.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">nnlm@uw.edu</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk71613950"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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