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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><img width="94" height="91" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image003.png@01D0098A.84B20360" alt="State seal2"><img width="623" height="74" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image006.png@01D0098A.84B20360" alt="title"></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Kate Brown, Governor</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">State Library<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.6pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">250 Winter St. NE</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.6pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Salem, OR 97301-3950<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.6pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(503) 378-4243<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.6pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Fax (503) 588-7119<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Contact: MaryKay Dahlgreen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> State Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 503-378-4367<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">November 13, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Letterhead" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="298" height="57" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D11E1E.E3837370" alt="http://www.learningexpresshub.com/Image%20Library/Site%20Images/Allied%20Health/Learning%20Express%20Library/Administrator/LEL_Logo.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND JOB SEEKING RESOURCES FOR ALL AT YOUR LIBRARY<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Learning Express Library<sup>TM</sup> offers all citizens from young students to adults a range of skill development and job-seeking resources they can use to improve their lives. Oregon citizens can use the Learning Express Library<sup>TM</sup>
online from anywhere at any time. Features include <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Video tutorials for improving use of computers and common software programs<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Practice tests for high school equivalency and college admissions exams, such as the GED, SAT, GRE, AP Exams, and TOEFL<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Tools for job searching, exploring new careers, and preparing for occupational licensing exams<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Ebooks that can be downloaded for further review and study<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Spanish language versions of many resources<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Learning Express Library<sup>TM</sup> is available to all Oregon residents through the state’s public libraries, K–12 schools, colleges and community colleges, as well as Oregon Career Information System sites. Getting started is easy as
1 - 2 - 3!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">First-time users should access Learning Express Library<sup>TM</sup> from an authenticated website at local library or educational institutions, or the
<a href="http://librariesoforegon.org/">Libraries of Oregon</a> website.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">The next step is to create an individual account while at one of those authenticated sites. After that, Learning Express LibraryTM can be used from anywhere.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">The last step is to explore the system and see how it might help you. The system remembers where you are in tutorials, so you can learn at your own pace and track your progress.<a name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To locate a library in your area, use the <a href="http://librariesoforegon.org/">
Libraries of Oregon</a> web site. Just click on <b>Find Your Nearest Library</b> to locate contact and web site information.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Learning Express Library<sup>TM</sup> is part of the Oregon State Library’s Statewide Database Licensing Program (SDLP), a collection of electronic resources that also includes news and magazine articles and reference ebooks. The SDLP resources
are supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant administered by the Oregon State Library. For more information, go to the
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/technology/sdlp/index.aspx">SDLP web site</a>.
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