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<div><font color="#1F497D">Those attending PLA may be interested in this session on certification: <font color="#000000"> </font></font></div>
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Be a Better You: Advancing Your Career through Certification</div>
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<li><b>Nancy Bolt <br>
</b>Consultant, Nancy Bolt and Associates </li><li><b>Peg Hooper <br>
</b>Branch Director, Jefferson County Library-Golden Branch </li><li><b>Bryan Fearn <br>
</b>Reference Librarian, Henderson District Public Libraries </li><li><b>June Kruer <br>
</b>Branch Manager, Charlestown-Clark County Libraries </li><li><b>Dorothy Morgan <br>
</b>Business Manager, Liverpool Public Library </li></font>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">Let's take conference learning beyond the closing session! There are hundreds of professional development opportunities for librarians and support staff! During this session we will talk about how to choose
programs that are right for you right now and long term. We will also explore national and regional certification programs with your colleagues who are participating and how they relate to state certifications.
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</b><font face="Symbol, serif">·</font> Participants will be able to link their professional development with their career goals.</font></div>
<div><font size="3"><font face="Symbol, serif">·</font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Participants will learn tools for selecting conference, workshop and course participation.</font></font></div>
<div><font size="3"><font face="Symbol, serif">·</font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Participants will understand the ALA/ALA-APA certifications for librarians and support staff.</font></font></div>
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<div><font size="3" color="#244061">Nancy Bolt is one of the program managers for the Library Support Staff Certification program. Long-term followers of the national library support staff scene may recall that Dorothy Morgan <font color="#1F497D">was the</font>
2000/2001 president of ALA’s Library Support Staff Interests Round Table, and <font color="#1F497D">the </font>2005 winner of the Dynix ALA-APA Award for Outstanding Promotion of the Salaries and Status of Library Workers. </font></div>
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