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<p class="MsoNormal">Brenda<o:p></o:p></p>
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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LIBRARY<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jennifer Lena MLC via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 18, 2025 4:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> lstac@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] [lstac] Dennis' response<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On a brighter note, here was Dennis’ response to the card that was sent:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">I think this brightened my year, not just my day! It’s been such a surreal couple of weeks, and I know I’m far from fully processing everything, but this is such a special gesture and I’m so grateful to have
this to look back on and treasure. I miss everyone so much already </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">❤</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">️</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Jennifer Lena</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">
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</span><span style="font-family:"Adobe Garamond Pro Bold";color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Deputy Executive Director</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-ligatures:none">Mississippi Library Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Connect with the Mississippi Library Commission:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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