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<p class="MsoNormal">On 1/11/23, the PaILS board approved an RFP to look at hosting providers for our Evergreen installation. The RFP is available on our website:
<a href="https://sparkpa.org/2023-hosting-rfp/">https://sparkpa.org/2023-hosting-rfp/</a> -- please send any questions to
<a href="mailto:pails@sparkpa.org">pails@sparkpa.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to receiving proposals to serve our growing consortium of Pennsylvania public libraries!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Katie <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="83" height="83" style="width:.8645in;height:.8645in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D92A96.42A7BB50"></span><b>Katie
 Greenleaf Martin </b>(she/her), <b><i>Executive Director</i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#16697A"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#3366CC">Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS) | SPARK</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#3366CC"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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