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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Please excuse any duplicate postings, this is a just an FYI regarding a number of online webinars and other professional development opportunities. And while
the focus is on small and/or rural libraries, many of these topics apply to libraries of any size.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Please visit the WebJunction website for additional information as needed:
<a href="http://ww.webjunction.org/rural-update">http://ww.webjunction.org/rural-update</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Darci<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:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services<br>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br>
503-378-2527 </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060"><a href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us" title="blocked::mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">darci.hanning@state.or.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"> <br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Ask me about Plinkit!
<a href="http://www.plinkit.org/" title="blocked::http://www.plinkit.org/">http://www.plinkit.org/</a>
<a href="http://oregon.plinkit.org/" title="blocked::http://oregon.plinkit.org/">
http://oregon.plinkit.org</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 16, 2011 9:31 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Darci Hanning<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Summer 2011 Rural and Small Library Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you are unable to see the links or images in this email, you can read the update here:</span></em>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.webjunction.org/rural-update</span></strong></span>
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This summer update brings news of many online and face-to-face opportunities for you to network with other library staff who work in rural library communities. As you'll find me at all of the events listed below, I wanted to extend a special invite and hope
you'll say "hi" either online or in person. I also wanted to share that I will be serving as chair of the
<a href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=850&c=2603936&l=56077&ctl=36EBC08:3093F1F087833EC7A8BE5CCFBC8BFA9073B57ADCC42EF300&">
Rural, Native and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds Committee</a> from 2011–2012. I'm truly honored and excited to use the opportunity to help build collaboration between rural libraries across the ALA, ARSL and Web Junction communities. I look forward to hearing
your ideas about the work of the committee in the coming year. Thank you for all you do in support of rural libraries!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#008B96">Register for Free Summer Webinars
</span></strong><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Webinars are one-hour live online training events on hot topics in libraries. You watch and listen to the presentation over the internet, chat with the presenters and other attendees—all from the
comfort of your desk. And if you are unable to attend the live session—no problem! We
<a href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=850&c=2603936&l=56077&ctl=36EBC09:3093F1F087833EC7A8BE5CCFBC8BFA9073B57ADCC42EF300&">
archive every presentation</a> and post it to WebJunction for you to watch at your convenience.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 21: </span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Foreclosure, and Bad Credit and No Job, Oh My!</span></b></em><br>
In these tough economic times, patrons faced with increased financial challenges need help and may be too afraid to ask. In this webinar, you'll discover how you can connect library patrons to trustworthy financial assistance information; and you'll learn how
three Minnesota county government departments collaborated to get reliable, just-in-time information to residents. Presentations will discuss how partnerships are established, programs are organized, and provide recommendations for other libraries and community
partners. Presenters: Joe Manion, Washington County Library; Nicola Viana, Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA); and Brian Huffman, Washington County law librarian.<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This session is the
fourth in a series brought to you in collaboration with the Jobs and Small Business Task Force of
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MELSA</a></span></em>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July 20: </span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Information Cartographer: Social Media Librarians of the Future
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Ever wonder if it's too late or too early to bring social media services to your library? Whether you are in a one-person library or one with one hundred staff, social media applications are impacting library services just like the Internet has. But how do
you fit social media into your already busy schedule, and is it worth the effort? Come hear from a library that has successfully "operationalized" its social media services and actually has fun in the process. Join Stephanie Bents, digital services librarian,
and Greta Chapman, director of the Rapid City Public Libraries, recognized by <em>
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">USA Today</span></em> as one of the top libraries in the U.S.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July 27:
</span></strong><em><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Finding a Legal Comfort Zone on the Web
</span></b></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
This webinar is brought to you in collaboration with ALA TechSource and ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. Allowing the public to contribute to, comment on and otherwise engage with your library's website content can be a scary thought. But it really doesn't
have to be that way. Eli Neiburger will present on how to move squeamish colleagues, administrators, or trustees to a point where web initiatives can be understood as less risky than the daily act of unlocking the front doors. Joining Eli will be Barbara Jones
from the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, who will focus on how the overarching principles of intellectual freedom apply to user engagement, access, and information literacy programming on social media.
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and registration »</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#008B96">Free Online Workshop: Libraries at the Core of Workforce Recovery</span></strong><br>
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communities from surviving to thriving by supporting local economic development and helping patrons increase their personal financial skills. You will look beyond the immediate needs of job seekers, discover other approaches to support the workforce in your
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Plan now to attend
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Trends in Library Training and Learning: Developing Staff Skills in the 21st Century</span></em>, a free two-day online conference to be held on
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 10–11</span></strong>. Produced in collaboration with the ALA Learning Round Table, this WebJunction event is free and open to all. Eight sessions will be presented over the two days, including keynote
presentations by <a href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=850&c=2603936&l=56077&ctl=36EBC32:3093F1F087833EC7A8BE5CCFBC8BFA9073B57ADCC42EF300&">
Jay Turner</a> and <a href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=850&c=2603936&l=56077&ctl=36EBC34:3093F1F087833EC7A8BE5CCFBC8BFA9073B57ADCC42EF300&">
Char Booth</a>. <a href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=850&c=2603936&l=56077&ctl=36EBC36:3093F1F087833EC7A8BE5CCFBC8BFA9073B57ADCC42EF300&">
View the full program schedule</a> and speaker bios, and then register to save your seat. If your library is interested in attending t he conference as a group, be sure to download our
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print and if it is a good time for libraries to invest in the current mobile devices on the market such as Kindles, iPads, and Nooks. The results of our 2011 survey of WebJunction members show that 29% of respondents from small public libraries have purchased
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Registration continues for the Association for Rural and Small Libraries 2011 Conference, to be held
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