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href='https://mypcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Board-Meeting-12-11-2024-NR-FINAL.pdf ' class='avia-button av-2m6lj-a7755daedb8df2ca8fac41676ffef75b av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-small avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color' aria-label="Read the complete story"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Read the complete story</span></a></div></div><div class='flex_column av-2cmm7-de9a20c00f33e781e67d533a268efe27 av_one_third avia-builder-el-10 el_after_av_one_third el_before_av_hr flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin' ><div class='av-special-heading av-l5blsv8x-af733d38bf4b96980ef905af31b4b04d av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote avia-builder-el-11 el_before_av_button avia-builder-el-first box-heading left-pad-20 av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag ' itemprop="headline" ><a class="av-heading-link" href="https://mypcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Tools-for-Students-2023-NR-FINAL-1.pdf" >The Pierce County Library System closed Dec. 24-25 for Christmas</a></h4><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>The Pierce County Library System will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 24, and Wednesday, Dec. 25, for Christmas.</p> </div><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div> <div class='avia-button-wrap av-l5blt82p-a384becd3913a36236ce6be80df55036-wrap avia-button-left avia-builder-el-12 el_after_av_heading avia-builder-el-last btn-main left-pad-20 btn-bottom'><a href='https://mypcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Christmas-Dec-2024-Media-Advisory.pdf' class='avia-button av-l5blt82p-a384becd3913a36236ce6be80df55036 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-small avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color' aria-label="Go to the full article"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Go to the full article</span></a></div></div><div class='hr av-7gi5k-2244e1b9ba816d1b0e057105b3bb40a5 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-13 el_after_av_one_third el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> <div class='flex_column av-29dd1s-e3b3949588db410aa85862e688bd083c av_one_full avia-builder-el-14 el_after_av_hr el_before_av_hr first flex_column_div ' ><section class='av_textblock_section av-l8xgmr3r-37b697c8193ec44abb1be9a1ef941688 ' itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock' itemprop="text" ><p><strong>All Pierce County Library News</strong></p> <p><a href="https://pubweb.mypcls.org/library-news/news-releases/">News Releases</a></p> <p><a href="https://pubweb.mypcls.org/library-news/news-links/">News Links</a></p> </div></section></div><div class='hr av-2b1wj-bb0e686ed47426bbea28dfa674d8b02e hr-invisible avia-builder-el-16 el_after_av_one_full el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> <div class='flex_column av-25a11c-b6c7d2be2386267032deab6e726179e6 av_one_full avia-builder-el-17 el_after_av_hr el_before_av_hr first flex_column_div ' ><section class='av_textblock_section av-l8xgnbp0-d120cdd4fbe6f664e3fb6412679ddf68 ' itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock' itemprop="text" ><p><strong>Media Relations</strong></p> <p><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW188873422 BCX9" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188873422 BCX9">For all media relations inquiries, contact <strong><a href="mailto:mgetchell@piercecountylibrary.org">Mary Getchell</a></strong></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW188873422 BCX9" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188873422 BCX9">, Marketing and Communications Director, at 253-548-3428.</span></span></p> </div></section></div><div class='hr av-1vch4g-042f674d865bcae7f7a3cfe5a0f7a90a hr-invisible avia-builder-el-19 el_after_av_one_full el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner '><span 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