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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><img border="0" width="211" height="86" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.idevmail.net/UserFiles/imls/image/logoIMLS.gif" alt="IMLS logo"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="midboldbrown" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Workshop Invitation for American Indian Libraries
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS, Department of the Interior, and the Federal Library Information Network (FEDLINK)<br>
Present a Day of<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Making Connections</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Washington, DC—</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Representatives from federal, state, public, academic, and special libraries and library associations
serving American Indians are invited to attend a free workshop entitled <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">American Indian Libraries Initiative:</span></em>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Making Connections</span></em>, on March 31, at the Library of Congress. The session will be available by web conferencing for those who cannot attend in person.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">The event, which is organized by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Department of the Interior Library, and hosted by the Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK),
is an opportunity for these librarians to connect with their colleagues across the country; to learn about resources available via FEDLINK, the Department of the Interior Library, and IMLS; and to hear from libraries with grants from IMLS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:24.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Date:
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Monday, March 31, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:24.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Location:
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Montpelier Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress<br>
101 Independence Ave., Washington, DC 20540<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:24.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Public Transportation:
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Metro Accessible by Capitol South (Blue/Orange Line) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:24.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Registration:
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Registration is free, but advanced registration is required.
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=1&d=73&mid=333802&m=1938"><span style="color:#0D6573">Register online here</span></a>. Web conferencing is available. Please let us know when you register if you plan to attend in person or virtually. If you cannot
attend after registering, please notify FEDLINK at (202) 707-4848 to free a spot for another registrant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">In response to a Presidential Executive Order in 2011, the Department of Interior Library surveyed the nation’s tribal college and university community to determine how the federal government can
increase the capacity of educational agencies and institutions to deliver high-quality education and social services to all American Indian and Alaskan Native students. The Department of Interior Library identified several areas where federal libraries could
provide support and will discuss those areas at the workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS offers its Native American Library Services grants program to provide opportunities for improved library services to these communities. Five recent grant recipients will discuss how they used
IMLS funds to meet local needs and will also address resource gaps that may still exist. Attendees will hear from the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Salish Kootenai College D'Arcy McNickle Library (Montana)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Aaniiih Nakoda College Library (Montana)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sealaska Heritage Institute (Alaska)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Library (Washington)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">This event is sponsored by the FEDLINK Education Working Group. For more information, call FEDLINK (202) 707-4848 or TTY (202) 707-4995. Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance
at <a href="mailto:ADA@loc.gov"><span style="color:#0D6573">ADA@loc.gov</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Our mission is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement.
Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=2&d=73&mid=333802&m=1938"><span style="color:#0D6573">www.imls.gov</span></a> and follow us on
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=3&d=73&mid=333802&m=1938"><span style="color:#0D6573">Facebook</span></a> and
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=4&d=73&mid=333802&m=1938"><span style="color:#0D6573">Twitter</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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