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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Big Talk From Small Libraries 2018</span><span style="color:#1F4E79"> – FREE ONLINE CONFERNCE.</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">There’s still time to </span>
<span style="color:#1F4E79"><a href="http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventshow.asp?ProgId=16839" target="_blank">Register</a> for Big Talk From Small Libraries 2018!</span><span style="color:#1F4E79"> </span></b><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Conference
date/time: </span><span style="color:#1F4E79">February 23, 2018, 6:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">It’s free, it’s online! See below for a list of session or visit the
<a href="http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/">conference website</a> for complete information.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79">GoToWebinar login instructions will be e-mailed to registered attendees the day before the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79">What is <b>Big Talk from Small Libraries?
</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F4E79">It’s an online conference with a focus on small libraries with awesome ideas. And best of all, it’s FREE. This free one-day online conference is aimed at librarians from small libraries,
but regardless of how big or small your library is, you are welcome and encouraged to come learn about the innovative things your colleagues are doing in their small libraries. Want to learn more? Check out the archived sessions from
<a href="http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/previous-conferences/">previous conferences</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Multiple attendees at your location:</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><br>
If several staff members from the same library want to attend the same online session, please consider registering for one seat and having staff members view/listen together via one workstation. List Additional Attendees on the one registration that is submitted
for your library.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Viewing parties:</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><br>
You are also welcome to arrange a viewing party for library staff in your area. Feel free to host a viewing and invite staff from other libraries. You only need to register for one seat with the conference. You can list your Additional Attendees on your one
registration or you can send us a list after the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79">Questions? </span><span style="color:#1F4E79">Please check out the
<a href="http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/faq/">FAQ</a> or </span><span style="color:#1F4E79">contact the conference organizers here:
<a href="http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/contact/">http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/contact/</a></span><span style="color:#1F4E79">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79">Can’t make it to the conference? All sessions will be recorded and posted to the <a href="http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/previous-conferences/">Previous Conferences</a> page after the conference. We’ll
also post any presentation materials provided by the speakers. However, this process, especially the video editing, will take some time. Everything will be posted as it becomes available, but experience tells us that this process will take a week or two.</span><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">List of Sessions, all times listed below are
<u>PACIFIC</u>, website lists them in <u>CENTRAL</u>. Detailed session information available
<a href="http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/schedule/">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">6:45-7:00am - Welcome to the Conference & Introductions</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">7:00-7:50am<a name="9am"></a> - At Your Service: the Library as a Community Hub</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">8:00-8:50am<a name="10am"></a> - If You Feed Them, They Still Might Not Come: Piloting a Successful Library Open House at a Small, Liberal-Arts College<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">9:00-9:50am<a name="11am"></a> - Best Small Library in America 2017: Boundary County Library District</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">10:00-10:50pm – Lightning Round!</span></b><a name="Noon1"></a><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Creativity in a Box</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F4E79"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Growing Together: Libraries and Homeschool Families<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F4E79"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Student Access Cards: providing students with the tools they need to succeed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F4E79"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Strategic Planning = Efficiency for the Small Academic Library<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F4E79"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Getting the BAND back together<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">11:00-11:50am<a name="1pm"></a> - Get Your Community Moving: Physical Literacy Programs for All Ages<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">12:00-12:50pm<a name="2pm"></a> - Outcome Measurement Made Easy: Lessons from the Field Using Project Outcome<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">1:00-1:50pm<a name="3pm"></a> - Can You Hear Me Now? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">2:00-2:50pm<a name="4pm"></a> - More Than Summer Lunches–Social, Cultural, and Healthy Connections</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Darci Hanning, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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