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                <text>Please browse the more than 8000 knit- and crochet-related treasures in the CKC Collections Resource &lt;a href="http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/collections/show/1"&gt;Museum and Library Collections&lt;/a&gt; (drawn from &lt;a href="https://dp.la/info/developers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Digital Public Library of America&lt;/a&gt;). CKC is seeking new partner organizations to share their collections of knitting and crochet with visitors to this resource. Contact us at &lt;a href="mailto:collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org"&gt;collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org&lt;/a&gt; for more information about participating. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Hb_Y75HnhkCE5i4mKpcTlB8Msp_lB0XUtQr5S8XXKA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Learn more about criteria for Share Your Treasures.&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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