<div dir="ltr">FYI,<div><br></div><div>Suzanne L. Sager<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Michael Dowling</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mdowling@ala.org">mdowling@ala.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, May 19, 2014 at 10:24 AM<br>Subject: [alacro-l] ALA Library Tour to India Opportunity<br>To: "<a href="mailto:alacro-l@ala.org">alacro-l@ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:alacro-l@ala.org">alacro-l@ala.org</a>><br>
<br><br><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To Chapters:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thanks for forwarding this message to your list. This is an ALA collaborative tour. Michael<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">________________________<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Colleagues:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I’m honored to be asked by People to People and the American Library Association to lead a tour to India November 2-11, 2014. </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I’ve been working with international libraries for 20 years, particularly in Bulgaria and other countries in <a name="1461584a9483a88f__GoBack"></a>Eastern Europe and I’m co-founder of the International Library Cultural Exchange Interest Group of the Colorado Association of Libraries. We are very pleased to have CAL’s support in our expanded work with international libraries. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I’m excited to lead this tour because it combines visits to cultural sites and interacting with our librarian colleagues in India. People to People tours always create wonderful opportunities for networking and expanding our understanding of the successes and challenges of our library colleagues around the world.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow">You can learn more about this trip at </span></b><a href="http://www.peopletopeople.com/ALA" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow">www.peopletopeople.com/ALA</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As People to People describes it: </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">You can experience India firsthand with your library and information services peers from India and around the world through <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">vibrant professional exchanges, valuable networking, and meaningful discussions tailored to your focus and interests.</span></strong></span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Professional highlights of the trip include: <u></u><u></u></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;line-height:13.5pt">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Local library and information science professionals from various sectors for a <b>mini-symposium in New Delhi</b>. <u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.5pt">
<u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">Librarians and information technology specialists at <b>local libraries</b> (public, children’s, and school depending on the interests of tour participants.) <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:13.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Professionals at a local university</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> to learn about the extent of professional development available to Indian librarians and the delivery mechanisms for professional development.<u></u><u></u></span></li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:13.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">Information about the cultural sites we will visit in New Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra go to </span></b><a href="http://www.peopletopeople.com/ALA" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.peopletopeople.com/ALA</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">. </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">You are invited to bring a guest with you who will have alternative visits while we meet with librarians.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">I hope you can join me for this trip to India.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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