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<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
<span class="date">May 7, 2014</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS Press Contact</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
202-653-4799<br>
Giuliana Bullard, <a href="mailto:gbullard@imls.gov"><span style="color:#0D6573">gbullard@imls.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">E-Verify: Employment Eligibility Verification Webinar for Public Librarians</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">USCIS-IMLS webinar scheduled for June 2</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Washington, DC</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will offer the third in a series of free webinars for public librarians about immigration and U.S. citizenship topics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">The webinar,
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">E-Verify: Employment Eligibility Verification Resources for Employers, Workers and Job Seekers,
</span></em>will explore E-Verify, the federal government’s no-cost web-based service that enables employers to verify new hires’ employment eligibility. The presentation will also include an overview of Form I-9, the Employee Rights Toolkit, Self Check, and
other USCIS resources. Familiarity with these resources can be vital for public librarians to assist library customers with employment eligibility verification information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">It is not necessary to have participated in previous USCIS-IMLS webinars to participate in this session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Details:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">E-Verify: Employment Eligibility Verification Resources for Employers, Workers and Job Seekers</span></b></em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Monday, June 2, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST.</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Register by May 26.
</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Follow this link for the USCIS
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=1&d=73&mid=333802&m=2090"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D6573">Public Engagement Division email alert service</span></strong></a> and enter your email address. Once you have entered
your email, click on the “Subscriber Preferences” tab and then select “Event Registration.” Please provide the additional requested information to complete your registration. You will receive the URL for the webinar and the conference phone line information
from USCIS a few days after you register.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">This series was developed as part of a partnership between IMLS and USCIS to ensure that librarians have the necessary tools and knowledge to refer their patrons to accurate and
reliable sources of information on immigration-related topics. To find out more about the partnership and the webinar series, visit the
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=2&d=73&mid=333802&m=2090"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D6573">Serving New Americans page</span></strong></a> of the IMLS website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;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=3&d=73&mid=333802&m=2090"><span style="color:#0D6573">www.imls.gov</span></a> and follow us on
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=4&d=73&mid=333802&m=2090"><span style="color:#0D6573">Facebook</span></a> and
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=5&d=73&mid=333802&m=2090"><span style="color:#0D6573">Twitter</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">About U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=6&d=73&mid=333802&m=2090" title="http://www.uscis.gov/">
<span style="color:#0D6573">www.uscis.gov</span></a> or follow us on Facebook (<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=7&d=73&mid=333802&m=2090"><span style="color:#0D6573">/uscis</span></a>), Twitter (<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=8&d=73&mid=333802&m=2090" title="http://twitter.com/uscis"><span style="color:#0D6573">@uscis</span></a>),
YouTube (<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=9&d=73&mid=333802&m=2090" title="http://www.youtube.com/user/uscis"><span style="color:#0D6573">/uscis</span></a>), and the USCIS blog
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=10&d=73&mid=333802&m=2090" title="http://blog.uscis.gov/">
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D6573">The Beacon</span></em></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">ann.reed@state.or.us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">phone 503-378-5027<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">fax 503-378-6439<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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