<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
h1
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
font-weight:bold;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:blue;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;}
span.caps
{mso-style-name:caps;}
span.Heading1Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1";
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
font-weight:bold;}
span.stbuttontext
{mso-style-name:stbuttontext;}
span.BalloonTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text";
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:1617559759;
mso-list-template-ids:1908731608;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">I saw the below announcement in this week’s
<i>American Libraries Direct</i>. If you have questions about the webinar series, please contact PLA at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:plawebinars@ala.org"><span style="color:blue">plawebinars@ala.org</span></a> or 800-545-2433 ext. 5PLA (5752).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><a href="http://pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/guidetoebooks.cfm"><span style="color:blue">http://pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/guidetoebooks.cfm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Thanks,<br>
Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">School Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">503.378.5011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">OSLIS ||
<a href="www.oslis.org">www.oslis.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Learn to Research. Research to Learn.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h1>Write your public library’s e-book program with the help of PLA’s new webinar series<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p>For Immediate Release<br>
Tue, 09/27/2011 - 11:14<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="caps">CHICAGO</span> – The Public Library Association is pleased to introduce<a href="http://pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/guidetoebooks.cfm" target="_blank">
</a><a href="http://pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/guidetoebooks.cfm" target="_blank">“Public Librarian's Guide to E-Books: A
<span class="caps"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">PLA</span></span> Webinar Series”
</a>beginning Oct. 25. This special series features four weekly webinars designed to provide public librarians with practical information and actionable steps to integrate e-books, e-readers and related e-materials into a public library collection. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Each webinar will be moderated by consultant Carson Block and filled with guest speakers and panels. Participants will hear from librarians, technologists and e-material vendors.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The four webinars occur at 1 p.m. Central on the following days:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="http://www.pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/ebooks1.cfm" target="_blank">Oct. 25 - “Intro to E-Books”</a> (Learn about different e-reader devices and the e-book market.)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="http://www.pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/ebooks2.cfm">Nov. 1 - “Laying the Groundwork for a Successful E-Book Collection”</a> (Learn about licensing, purchasing, and loaning.)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="http://www.pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/ebooks3.cfm">Nov. 8 - “Powering Up Your E-Book Program”</a> (Learn actionable steps to create an e-book program for libraries of any size.)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="http://www.pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/ebooks4.cfm">Nov. 15 - “Strategies for Sustaining Your Library's E-Book Program”</a> (Learn how to determine costs to maintain program, understand risks, and measure effectiveness.)<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p>The program is designed to build upon each webinar, so it is recommended to register for the full series; however, it is possible to register for individual webinars.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The cost to attend <a href="http://pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/guidetoebooks.cfm" target="_blank">
“Public Librarian's Guide to E-Books: A <span class="caps"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">PLA</span></span> Webinar Series” </a> (four webinars) is $99 (<span class="caps">PLA</span> Members), $115 (<span class="caps">ALA</span> Members) and
$129 (Nonmembers). Groups of any size can register for the entire series for $379. Individual webinar registration costs $28 (<span class="caps">PLA</span> Members), $31.50 (<span class="caps">ALA</span> Members) and $35 (Nonmembers). Groups of any size can
register for individual webinars for $129.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>For more information about <span class="caps">PLA</span>, contact the <span class="caps">
PLA</span> office at (800) 545-2433, ext. <span class="caps">5PLA</span>, or visit
<span class="caps">PLA</span>’s website at <a href="http://www.pla.org/">www.pla.org.</a> <span class="caps">PLA</span> is a division of the American Library Association. <span class="caps">PLA</span>’s core purpose is to strengthen public libraries and their
contribution to the communities they serve. Its mission is to enhance the development and effectiveness of public library staff and public library services.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>