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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You do not need to be a member of the Association of the Rural and Small Libraries to attend – this promises to be a fantastic national conference taking place in Tacoma, WA, from Sept 4-6.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Looking for more information? Then visit:<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><a href="http://arsl.info/category/conferences/conference-2014/">http://arsl.info/category/conferences/conference-2014/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Ready to register? <a href="https://www.amrms.com/ssl/arsl/membership/Conference/Registration.aspx">
https://www.amrms.com/ssl/arsl/membership/Conference/Registration.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Need more convincing? Here’s a countdown to the first five reasons you should come to the Association for Rural and Small Libraries conference on September 4<sup>th</sup> through the 6<sup>th</sup> in Tacoma:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:3.5in;text-indent:-3.5in"><b>Here’s what you share with your boss Here’s what you tell your family to get them to</b>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>#10</b> Keynote Speaker Daniel Rasmus Hiking Mt Rainier, the snowy volcano which<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Daniel Rasmus is the futurist whose session our dominates the eastern skyline<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">colleague raved about when she returned from <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">the <i>Computers in Library </i>conference<i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>#9</b> Preconference library tours& space planning Ferryboat ride on scenic Puget Sound<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Three very different libraries from which to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">observe and learn in the morning: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>a modular library built quickly & green which uses<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.25in">the bookstore method to shelve materials.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>See how King County Library, one of the best in the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.25in">country, builds in flexibility<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>An exquisitely restored & repurposed Carnegie<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> library<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Then in the afternoon I could take the Rooms that<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.25in">Rock: practical tips for library space planning<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.25in">session<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>#8</b> Which preconference would help me more? Try to decide which is better:
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">How to design a literature festival for our Getting up close and personal with polar bears
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">community or crafting a successful adult at the Point Defiance zoo or enjoying the zip
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">education program? line at Northwest Trek Animal park?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>#7</b> Which would benefit our community more: Gondola ride up Crystal Mountain in the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">attending the Gizmo Garage preconference Cascades with spectacular views of Mt Rainier<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">at which I could simultaneously increase my skill level
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">with gadgets and learn about the program or
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">do I need to take the preconference about delivering<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">youth services now that Thelma is retiring?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>#6</b> One of the keynotes is going to cover that new Decide between the America’s Car Museum
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">benchmarking system for technology called the which has a special Mustang review downtown<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Edge. I understand it helps give us info to use with or go ten miles away to go LeMay complete<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">stakeholders. collection in Parkland which covers acres?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Questions? <a href="http://arsl.info/category/conferences/conference-2014/">
http://arsl.info/category/conferences/conference-2014/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Ready to register? <a href="https://www.amrms.com/ssl/arsl/membership/Conference/Registration.aspx">
https://www.amrms.com/ssl/arsl/membership/Conference/Registration.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Carolyn Petersen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Association for Rural and Small Libraries Conference Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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