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lor:rgb(36,36,36)"> </p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)">All are welcome; membership is conferred on all attendees.</p><p aria-hidden="true" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)"> </p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)">Visit NOTSL’s <a href="https://www.notsl.org/programs/it-s-official-implementing-rda-again" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://www.notsl.org/programs/it-s-official-implementing-rda-again" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">website</a> (<a href="https://www.notsl.org/programs/it-s-official-implementing-rda-again" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://www.notsl.org/programs/it-s-official-implementing-rda-again" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.notsl.org/programs/it-s-official-implementing-rda-again</a>) for full program information and to register. Registration closes 10/22 at 5pm.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Erin Valentine, MA, MLIS<br><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40)">Senior Catalog Librarian</span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Cleveland Public Library Catalog Department</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">5806 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44104</span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br style="color:rgb(40,40,40)"><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40)">216-623-2885 (telephone) --- 216-623-6980 (fax)</span><br style="color:rgb(40,40,40)"></font><a href="mailto:erin.valentine@cpl.org" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small" target="_blank">erin.valentine@cpl.org</a><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40)"> --- <a href="https://www.cpl.org" target="_blank">https://www.cpl.org</a></span><br><a href="mailto:erinelizabethvalentine@gmail.com" target="_blank">erinelizabethvalentine@gmail.com</a></font><br></div></div></div></div>