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<p class="MsoNormal">With all that’s going on, I have a good thing to share. For the first time EVER, my subgrantees have completed all their reimbursements by the final deadline AND they all spent all their grant funds. I’m so happy with them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Karren Reish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Library Grants Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">517-241-0021 /
<a href="http://www.mi.gov/lsta"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.mi.gov/lsta</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Do you know an outstanding Michigan educator?
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Nominate them for 2026-27 Michigan Teacher of the Year!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The MTOY Program is accepting nominations through September 24.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nominate an educator using the
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For more information visit </b><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/mtoy"><b><span style="color:blue">www.Michigan.gov/mtoy</span></b></a><b>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="197" height="38" style="width:2.052in;height:.3958in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01DC23EC.0BCA65E0" alt="Michigan.gov/Vote logo
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at
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