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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">My colleague from the Idaho Commission for Libraries wanted to pass along the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#212121">[Regarding the possibility of] a master’s degree in Library Science program being offered in-person in Idaho.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#212121">The Dean of the
<a href="https://www.emporia.edu/slim/">Emporia State University School of Library and Information Management</a> will be in
<b>Boise, Idaho on</b> <b>January 18, 2019</b> to meet with those of you interested in learning more. The meeting will be held at the Idaho Commission for Libraries at 325 W State Street, Boise at
<b>9AM</b>. Emporia is tentatively planning to begin offering classes in the Fall of 2019.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#7030A0">If you are able to attend please RSVP to:
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</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D">Tammy Hawley-House, Continuing Education Consultant</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:tammy.hawleyhouse@libraries.idaho.gov%20%0d">tammy.hawleyhouse@libraries.idaho.gov</a> or 208-639-4144
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#212121">In preparing for your education, please keep in mind that Emporia offers some
<a href="https://www.emporia.edu/slim/prospectivestudents/financial-information/scholarships.html">
scholarships</a>, as does the <a href="http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/scholarships">
American Library Association</a>. Every little bit helps and once you have pulled the information together for one application, completing others is much easier.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#212121">Please also note that Emporia is
<a href="http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/accreditedprograms/directory/search">
accredited by the American Library Association</a>. Accreditation is an importance consideration in your continuing education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;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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</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">www.oregon.gov/library</span></b></a></span><b><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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