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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi! The email below describes upcoming online courses offered by ALA’s Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC). While these courses cost quite a
bit of money, remember there is no travel involved and in most cases you can participate whenever works best for your schedule.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Questions? Please contact ALSC Program Officer for Continuing Education,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Kristen Figliulo</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">, </span><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:kfigliulo@ala.org"><span style="font-style:normal">kfigliulo@ala.org</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">,
</span></span></em><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-style:normal">or </span></em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">1 (800) 545-2433 ext 4026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx">Library Support and Development Services</a>
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<a name="1"></a><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlscBlog/~3/Y5wVvv4Wyuk/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099;text-decoration:none">New Semester of ALSC Online Courses!</span></b></a>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#555555">Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:01 AM PST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Start 2016 fresh with
<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">new skills and program ideas!</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Registration for Winter 2016 ALSC online courses is now open. Classes begin
<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Monday, January 4, 2016.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">One of the courses being offered this semester are eligible for continuing education units (CEUs). The American Library Association (ALA) has
been certified to provide CEUs by the <a href="http://www.iacet.org/"><b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none">International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET)</span></b></a>. ALSC online courses are designed to fit the needs
of working professionals. Courses are taught by experienced librarians and academics. As participants frequently noted in post-course surveys,<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> ALSC stresses quality and caring</span></strong> in its online
education options.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/its-mutual-school-and-public-library-collaboration"><b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none">It’s
Mutual: School and Public Library Collaboration</span></b></a><br>
6 weeks, January 4 – February 12, 2016<br>
Instructor: Rachel Reinwald, School Liaison and Youth Services Librarian, Lake Villa District Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/science-technology-engineering-and-math-stem-programs-made-easy"><b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none">Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Programs Made Easy</span></b></a><br>
4 weeks, January 4 – 29, 2016, CEU Certified Course, 1.2 CEUs<br>
Instructor: Angela Young, Head of Children’s Department, Reed Memorial Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/sibert_course"><b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none">The Sibert Medal: Evaluating Books of Information</span></b></a><br>
6 weeks, January 4 – February 12, 2016<br>
Instructor: Kathleen T. Horning, Director, Cooperative Children’s Book Center, University of Wisconsin- Madison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Detailed descriptions and registration information is available on the ALSC website at <a href="http://www.ala.org/alsced"><b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none">www.ala.org/alsced</span></b></a>.
Fees are $115 for personal ALSC members; $165 for personal ALA members; and $185 for non-members. Questions? Please contact ALSC Program Officer for Continuing Education,
<a href="emailto:kfigliulo@ala.org"><b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none">Kristen Figliulo</span></b></a>, 1 (800) 545-2433 ext 4026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><em><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Image courtesy of ALSC.</span></em><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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