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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Greetings Directors!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please pardon the duplicate email – and please pass this along to your colleagues and staff.)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The State Library of Oregon is pleased to announce that we are providing free, statewide access to the upcoming Neurodivergence & Libraries Summit. This
<b>one-day online event</b> is being hosted by the Washington Library Association and will take place on Friday, September 8!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sign up NOW </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to receive the free access code and registration instructions starting later this week by
<a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestFreeRegistrationForWLAsbrNeurodivergenceLibrariesOnlineSummit">
submitting this form</a>. <b>You must be associated with a library in Oregon (any type) as a staff person, volunteer, or library board member or a member of an Oregon library’s Friends group or Foundation.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What the summit is about:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What is neurodiversity? What does the umbrella-term "neurodivergence" encompass? And how can all library types – academic, public, school, and special libraries — feel
confident in their ability to combat ableism, to robustly serve neurodivergent patrons with care, and to support their neurodivergent staff?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The virtual Neurodivergence & Libraries Summit offers day-long programming around neurodivergence: a broad overview of what neurodivergence is, how to improve library
services for your neurodivergent patrons, current research around the experiences of neurodivergent library workers, conversations around special autism libraries, and more. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Whether you are new to the field or deeply versed, we are hoping that a gentle program that offers breaks, time for questions, and different presentation styles will
equip you to feel more confident and to serve as an advocate for your neurodivergent patrons and staff. <b>All sessions will be recorded and made available to all registrants.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any questions in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact me :)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator<br>
<b>Continuing Education Resources: </b><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted">https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted</a><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Library of Oregon <b>|</b> Library Support and Development Services
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">971-375-3491 <b>|</b> <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov">
darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov</a> <b>|</b> <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library">
www.oregon.gov/library</a> <u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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