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<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">2018 ARSL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><a href="https://forms.zohopublic.com/ARSL/form/MembershipConfirmation/formperma/T4OTbMniSb3P2TEYtwS3840qyXLvqSInEvD4TmGd6ag">Early bird registration</a></span><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">**</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">
has opened for the <a href="https://arsl.info/2018-conference/">Association for Rural & Small Libraries 2018</a> annual conference being held September 13-15 at the Bank of Springfield Center in historic Springfield, IL. Register now to join over 500 library
professionals who will be <i>Linking Libraries in the Land of Lincoln.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">With early bird conference rates starting at $275 for members ARSL provides a conference that gives you serious bang for your buck. Conference rates
include breakfast on Thursday and Friday, lunch on Thursday and Friday, and brunch on Saturday. The rate also includes access to breakout sessions that are specific to small and rural library issues, keynote addresses (including Elizabeth Berg and Dr. Carla
Hayden (via live stream), and vendors who deal with small and rural libraries. And of course, there simply is no price to put on the value of being able to network with library professionals who can relate to issues unique to small and rural libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">If you are not a member, consider joining as the conference discount more than pays for the cost of <a href="http://arsl.info/membership"><b>membership</b></a>. <b>If
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">**</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Please note after you complete your registration, you
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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