<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">I want to add my thanks to the Board for their work on the conference and for their conscientious decisions.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">If you have not already done so, please consider holding the conference virtually again in the spring. While not a perfect substitute for a face to face meeting, the virtual format this year was very good. And also consider charging a registration fee for it. While many of us don't have travel budgets, we likely can pay registration fees for an online meeting.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Elaine<br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt"><table style="border:medium none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="94"><col width="530"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;text-align:right"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:75px;height:75px"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/bpjlHkZIWY-VYFVLNA9ro5_6N4c7AxtzAPQhhzTKXaM1luxXME10aRo56LngwgoMXQ-OptUpmewQo8ljPZNpd7H2nZx09Xns4m_RVJ6D7NoWhha3cHDFxXExYWy2c7E0qfs3M5WC" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px" width="75" height="75"></span></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;text-align:left"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:9pt"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">J. Elaine Hardy</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PINES and Collaborative Projects Manager</span></font></p><hr style="margin-left:0px;margin-right:auto"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:9pt"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Georgia Public Library Service</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:9pt"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2872 Woodcock Blvd., Suite 250 | Atlanta, GA 30341</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:9pt"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(404) 235-7128</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> | <a href="mailto:ehardy@georgialibraries.org" target="_blank">ehardy@georgialibraries.org</a></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:9pt"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(404) 548-4241 | Cell<br></span></font></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-hei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ng new approaches to traditional conferences, and we will be able to learn from their successes. <br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt"><table style="border:medium none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="94"><col width="530"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:123pt"><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:medium none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:75px;height:75px"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/fJoF6o0xl9XByQZmykva1sv2n_cKGUXL_BH4crkpJgSqDu-yU7-5jIypuXBsEuoXCCBAAUQ2jUztJlZDNUVOlwl1bWZIL1W4wmFuEEzCLVMxUyhzdkV7jkcRcdZZni2z8OPz4xJA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="75" height="75"></span></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:9pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Terran McCanna, PINES Program Manager</span></p><hr><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:9pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Georgia Public Library Service | University System of Georgia</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 250 l Atlanta, GA 30341</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(404) 235-7138</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> | <a href="mailto:tmccanna@georgialibraries.org" target="_blank">tmccanna@georgialibraries.org</a> <br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(30,67,155);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://help.georgialibraries.org" target="_blank">http://help.georgialibraries.org</a> | <a href="mailto:help@georgialibraries.org" target="_blank">help@georgialibraries.org</a><br></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:9pt"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/georgialibraries" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:medium none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:36px;height:36px"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/77DYzuoZ-zqC0pyQuYNKCrWaPuOANHsYTJze0JxE_iK4yW2sCswywdPCC8hCHOIyhO7KKIO-L6dlN1wIqdHFcyJmTa1fuc5Ok34dR8FQTtZHawpgNmovGxjg9RS0-WI74dFDHw0_" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="36" height="36"></span></span></a><a href="https://www.twitter.com/georgialibs" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:medium none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:35px;height:35px"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/1bKX66xWgHe-v5FD5l-hYX4FrZDXi1Y2aKr0DZLDA_oEHy7s01WVqgVilQcwGBzRQZAg3yOePmZncGwtiYGSgavOkb0T5Tj3c46iUJ7ZE7h-MUEhVwXQs7Oc3cahIYMN2SGlk_6b" style=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It is with great regret that I inform you that on careful review of the current situation, notice of many ongoing travel restrictions into 2021, and to avoid impossibly high financial penalties if we wait, the Evergreen Project Board has voted to cancel the
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This was a very difficult decision as it comes with a heavy fiscal penalty for the project and is very disappointing for all who hoped to gather again next spring.  In fact it is impossible for the project to cover the cost of the cancellation with the current
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We are asking that the community consider donating to the project so that we can cover the cost of the cancellation and incidentals while we get our feet back under us.  At this time, we need between $15,000-$20,000 to cover the cancellation and operating costs. 
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Because we successfully completed our non-profit application, any personal donations are eligible for writing off of your taxes.  Multiple members of the board have already committed to contributing, and we are exceedingly grateful for your consideration.</div>
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Thank you so much for your understanding and consideration as we work through this.  I know what a supportive and generous community this is, and I know, without question, that you will get us through it all.</div>
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<p>Anna Goben</p>
<p>Evergreen Indiana Coordinator</p>
<p>Indiana State Library</p>
<p>140 N. Senate Ave.</p>
<p>Indianapolis, IN 46204</p>
<p>Telephone: 317-234-6624</p>
<p>Fax: 317-262-3713</p>
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