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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Northwest Central (NWC<a></a>) is a community-driven online clearinghouse for library –related continuing education opportunities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>It serves library staff in Oregon, Washington, and beyond. As a free, community-oriented project, NWC<a></a> depends on members in the library community to share calendar listings and information about library-related CE events. Please take a moment
to explore the site, share information, and learn about CE opportunities that might interest you!
</font><a href="http://nwcentral.org/"><font color="#6c8c37" size="3" face="Calibri">http://nwcentral.org/</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><a></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">NWC</font></font> is embarking upon an exciting time of change and refocus. The website has two new administrators,
Elsa Loftis<a></a> and Gina Bacon, who will be coordinating the project on a part time basis. Elsa is a librarian at Everest College and is active in the Oregon library community in many roles, including serving on the L-Net Advisory Board. Gina is a student
in the Emporia program and works in the Marketing Department at Whole Foods. She is also the coordinator of the local student chapter of ALA.
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Northwest Central wants your input! In April, we will invite the library community to participate in an environmental scan that will determine the direction
of NWC<a></a>. Also, if you are interested in playing an active role in CE for the library community, please consider joining our Advisory Group. We will be at OLA/WLA<a></a> so please come by and meet us.<o:p></o:p></font></font></p>
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