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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Title:</b> Going First: The Edge Pilot Project and Rural Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Time:</b> September 25, 2013 from 11am to 12pm Pacific Time<br>
<b>Organized By:</b> TechSoup for Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Cost: </b>Free<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Registration: </b><a href="https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=ao4i6xrhu05c">https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=ao4i6xrhu05c</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Event Description:</b><br>
The Edge Initiative is a voluntary assessment program that provides libraries with benchmarks, best practices, tools and resources that support continuous improvement and reinvestment in public technology services. Edge helps libraries connect their services
to community priorities. Edge will be available to public libraries nationwide in January 2014. See
<a href="http://www.libraryedge.org">http://www.libraryedge.org</a> for more information.<br>
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A group of pilot libraries has been testing the benchmarks in their libraries and communities. Join us as we talk with participants from pilot libraries located in rural communities. Mary Haney is the director of the Hennessey Public Library in Oklahoma and
Lee Ann Barnes is the director of the Okeene Public Library, also in Oklahoma. What did they do? What did they learn? What are they planning to do next? Hear their stories and ask questions, too.<br>
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Register for this FREE session at: <a href="https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=ao4i6xrhu05c">
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=ao4i6xrhu05c</a> . <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Recordings from previous sessions with pilot libraries from non-rural areas are also available, including:<br>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Marcia Johnson, Miami (OK) Public Library and Dionne Mack, El Paso (TX) Public Library<br>
<a href="https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/meetingArchive?eventId=m1rtqkwj9ro2">https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/meetingArchive?eventId=m1rtqkwj9ro2</a><br>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Denise Davis, Sacramento (CA) Public Library and Gretchen Pruett, New Braunfels (TX) Public Library<br>
<a href="https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/meetingArchive?eventId=25lnx7amudny">https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/meetingArchive?eventId=25lnx7amudny</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Darci<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="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 <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us" title="blocked::mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us">
<span style="color:blue">darci.hanning@state.or.us</span></a> <br>
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