<div dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-6953207a-6254-b19e-02a0-f8dc33174012"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:21.3333px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(54,96,145);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Association of Christian Librarians</span><span style="font-size:21.3333px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(54,96,145);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br class=""></span><span style="font-size:21.3333px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(54,96,145);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Annual Conference</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:21.3333px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(54,96,145);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">June 13-16, 2016</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:21.3333px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(54,96,145);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">You are invited to contribute your library knowledge and experiences with colleagues from all over the United States at the Association of Christian Librarian’s Annual Conference, to be held at George Fox University June 13</span><span style="font-size:8.8px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">th</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">-16</span><span style="font-size:8.8px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">th</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, 2016! This year’s theme is </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Exploring New Frontiers</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">If you are interested in presenting, please </span><a href="http://goo.gl/forms/iS1xdjxHzK" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,255);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">submit your proposal</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(102,17,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">by Friday, October 23rd. We are looking for presentations that balance both theory and practice, are well researched, and presented in an engaging manner. Presentation proposals will be chosen based on several criteria including your level of expertise and the extent of your experience with the topic. Presenters should be prepared to discuss innovations or new ways of thinking about a topic. Everyone, from librarians with years of experience to library school students, is encouraged to submit proposals.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Be creative! Suggest topics you want to discuss at conferences. Consider topics such as:</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Information literacy & new ACRL framework</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">User/public services, student workers, Interlibrary Loan</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Student Retention</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Leadership/Management Strategies</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Cataloging (BIBFRAME, Electronic Resource Management)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Technology in the library</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Administration: budgets, annual reports/program review, assessment</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Archives & Institutional Repositories</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Outreach: engaging students & faculty</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Online Instruction and/or distance learners</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Speakers do not need to be ACL members; students and new professionals are encouraged to submit.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">We look forward to receiving your presentation proposals! Please feel free to forward this email to your library colleagues, other faculty members or anyone else outside of the ACL membership who might be interested. Let me know if you have any questions.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Blessings,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Jaime Pitt</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ACL Presentation Coordinator</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br class=""></span><a href="mailto:conferenceprezo@acl.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,255);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">conferenceprezo@acl.org</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><div><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></div></span></div>