<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.12124998569488;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Help us spread the word! Digital Public Library of America (</span><a href="http://dp.la/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://dp.la</span></a><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) is looking for</span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> some great candidates for its Community <span class="">Reps</span> program.</span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="">DPLA</span> is a free, online library that collects cultural heritage content from institutions across the U.S. We are only about two years old but already work with content in all 50 states and</span><a href="http://dp.la/info/about/hubs/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">partners</span></a><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in a growing number of regions. <span class="">DPLA</span> Community <span class="">Reps</span> are instrumental in doing outreach for us in local communities--introducing new users to the site, building apps and playing with our data, helping us create new resources, and connecting us with new places.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We have 120 <span class="">reps</span> from the first two classes who come from all kinds of different professional worlds: public libraries, academic libraries, historical societies, higher education teaching, K-12 instruction, technology groups, genealogy groups, and museums. They represent the <span class="">DPLA</span> by offering a few outreach activities a year and bringing feedback to <span class="">DPLA</span> about what interests their audiences and what we can be doing better. The program is young but has so far been very successful at engaging a broad community around <span class="">DPLA</span>'s open mission. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The time commitment for <span class="">reps</span> is small--emailing with <span class="">DPLA</span> staff, an intro webinar, and 1-2 activities a year.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">More info about existing <span class="">reps</span>:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://dp.la/info/get-involved/reps/community-reps-meet-the-reps/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://dp.la/info/get-involved/<span class="">reps</span>/community-<span class="">reps</span>-meet-the-<span class="">reps</span>/</span></a><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical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