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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The State Library is very happy to announce that Niche Academy
is back! Currently there are two different "academies":<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://my.nicheacademy.com/oregonstaff"><span style="color:#804180">Library Staff Training</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: <b>Tutorials
for staff training</b> in areas such as ethics, public service, reference, and technology. (Note: many of these tutorials have been developed by other libraries, so feel free to let us know if some seem not applicable to Oregon library staff.)</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1F4E79;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<u><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://my.nicheacademy.com/libraryresearch"><span style="color:#804180">Library Research</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: <b>Patron-focused
tutorials</b> for common library products (like OverDrive and Mango Languages) as well as tutorials on research essentials. These tutorials can be <u><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17XxLLgH6mqEIGqbvjjrwDg3NCjUESjLNFlemijtA5Qw/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="color:#804180;text-decoration:none">embedded
on your library’s website</span></a></u> and also used for staff training.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Stay tuned for updates and more information in the coming months!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">For more online continuing resources, please visit the State Library’s web page:
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="http://bit.ly/OregonCE">http://bit.ly/OregonCE</a></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator<br>
</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><a href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us"><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">darci.hanning@state.or.us</span></b></a><b> | 503-378-2527|
</b><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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