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New members will be required to furnish a non-refundable deposit of $ 350 with their application to CLN. This fee will be applied to the new member's fee due upon "Go Live". If the member with a signed CLN agreement withdraws, the fee will be used by CLN to off-set costs for the preparation of the
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Unified library catalog & Library resource sharing
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