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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:center"><strong><font color="#cc0000" size="4" face="arial narrow,sans-serif">Northwest Central invites you to check out some of the upcoming continuing education webinars and events happening this June!</font></strong></div>
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<td class="views-field views-field-title"><a href="http://nwcentral.org/build-staff-buy-volunteer-engagement-rescheduled">Build Staff Buy-In for Volunteer Engagement (Rescheduled)</a> </td></tr></tbody></table>Is your library open to engaging volunteers in new ways? Often one of the biggest challenges to a new model of volunteer engagement is the resistance of paid staff. The attitudes and fears of our co-workers prevent us from expanding the work that volunteers do. But, if you've never worked with volunteers before, it can be scary. In this webinar we'll discuss strategies for working with paid staff to engage volunteers. We'll cover what you can do to alleviate some of those fears, strategies for working within a Union environment, and how you can train and support your coworkers as they become responsible for managing volunteers.</p>
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<td class="views-field views-field-title"><a href="http://nwcentral.org/data-driven-libraries-part-3-decoding-data-plan-future">Data-Driven Libraries Part 3: Decoding Data to Plan for the Future</a> </td></tr></tbody></table>
Data-driven decision making is creating large pools of data around which public libraries are trying to define everything from overarching strategies to granular collection development strategies. Although the analysis of this data is often left to third-parties, some libraries are taking the step of hiring their own data analysts to help administrators decide what the data means, why it matters, and how best to present it to other stakeholders.</div>
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<td class="views-field views-field-title"><a href="http://nwcentral.org/chemawa-indian-school-salem-oregon">The Chemawa Indian School of Salem, Oregon</a> </td></tr></tbody></table>Explore the visual and documentary history of Oregon's Chemawa Indian School, the oldest federal Indian boarding school still operating in the U.S., and conclude with the screening of a short film made by Chemawa students in 2012 in collaboration with the 1491s, a Native American comedy sketch team.</p>
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<p><a href="http://nwcentral.org/using-census-data-get-grants">Using Census Data to get Grants</a> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>The basis for any successful grant proposal is objective evidence that a vital community need exists. This is why the best American fundraisers are intimately familiar with the US Census Bureau web site, including American FactFinder and mapping tools.This workshop is intended for those who either are new to the US Census site, are confused by its new format or haven’t had time to learn about the wide array of data and services offered at the site.</p>
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<td class="views-field views-field-title"><a href="http://nwcentral.org/servant-leadership-your-library">Servant Leadership in Your Library</a> </td></tr></tbody></table>Servant leadership can change the dynamics of a library--large or small--by cultivating strong loyalty from both employees and library users. Servant leaders focus outwardly and work in partnership with their staff and communities.Through exercises, group discussion, real-world stories and personal reflection led by professional library trainer Linda Bruno, preconference participants will develop their servant leader persona. Linda has presented for ASCLA at previous conferences, and is top-notch in both the content and delivery methods for her trainings. When you sign up for this event, you'll get an excellent return on your investment thanks in large part to Linda's outstanding work.</p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center"><strong><font color="#cc0000" size="4">Check out these events and more at <a href="http://nwcentral.org/">nwcentral.org</a></font></strong></p>