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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Greetings everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This free webinar from PLA may be of interest to many of you. Note that one of the presenters will be
<b>Vailey Oehlke</b>, from Multnomah County Library. Read on for more information and how to register or see visit this web page:
<a href="http://www.ala.org/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/ebookaction">http://www.ala.org/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/ebookaction</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Darci</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services<br>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br>
503-378-2527 <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us" title="blocked::mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us">
darci.hanning@state.or.us</a> <br>
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<b>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/">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Public Library Association [<a href="mailto:pla@ala.org">mailto:pla@ala.org</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 06, 2012 11:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jennifer Maurer<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Take E-book Action with PLA's Free Webinar!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">E-Book Action:</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Your Community</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#663399">Tuesday, December 18</span></strong><span style="color:#663399"><br>
</span></span></b><strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#663399">Noon-1:30 p.m. Central</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:black">How do you respond when patrons ask why there aren't more e-books at the library? It's not an easy question. Turn your (and your patron's) frustration into action. Attend PLA's free,
90-minute webinar, <a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0yODM0NDIxJnA9MSZ1PTEwMjAwMTYxNDEmbGk9MTQ1MTU4NTQ/index.html">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#663399">"E-Book Action:</span></strong></a></span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#663399"><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0yODM0NDIxJnA9MSZ1PTEwMjAwMTYxNDEmbGk9MTQ1MTU4NTQ/index.html"><strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#663399">Inform
and Inspire Your Community,"</span></strong></a> </span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:black">noon-1:30 p.m. Central on Tuesday, December 18, and learn about two creative e-book campaigns initiated by libraries, as well
as a comprehensive communications template kit to help you develop your own! You'll find new strategies for reaching out to your community members not only to explain why libraries have limited e-book collections but also to enlist their help in improving
e-book access.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:black">Presenters include
<strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">Lisa Bitney</span></strong>, reading and materials director, Pierce County (Wash.) Library System;
<strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">Jo Budler</span></strong>, state librarian, Kansas State Library;
<strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">Larra Clark</span></strong>, director, Program on Networks, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP);
<strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">Mary Getchell</span></strong>, marketing and community relations director, Pierce County (Wash.) Library System;
<strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">Vailey Oehlke</span></strong>, director of libraries, Multnomah (Ore.) County Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">E-Book Action: Inform and Inspire Your Community</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif""><br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">Tuesday, December 18, noon-1:30 p.m. Central</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#663399"><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0yODM0NDIxJnA9MSZ1PTEwMjAwMTYxNDEmbGk9MTQ1MTU4NTU/index.html"><strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#663399">REGISTER
FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR!</span></strong></a></span><span style="color:#663399"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">Registration is free; however space is limited, so sign up today to participate in the live event! The archived recording will be available after the webinar is presented. Deadline
to register is 4:30 p.m. Central on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012.</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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