<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div></div><div dir="ltr"><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Event:</b><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> Library 2.020: Small, Rural and Independent
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>Date:</b> Wednesday, June 17, 2020</font></p>

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San Jose State University School of Information is bringing you another <b>free online conference</b> on June 17, 2020,
as part of our Library 2.020 Worldwide Virtual Conference series. </font></span></p>

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second of three mini-conferences planned for this year </span>will focus on innovations to address
challenges often faced by rural, independent, tribal, and other small libraries. A
diverse array of topics will be discussed, such as:</font></p>

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to provide Internet access and training to rural patrons;</font></li><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif">New
ways that small libraries can offer services that the big urban libraries
offer;</font></li><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif">How
to take community partnerships to the next level;</font></li><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Tools
available to foster idea exchange among employees from small and rural
libraries;</font></li><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Novel
ways to fund special programs;</font></li><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Unique
“Internet of Things” offers that are tailored to specific communities;</font></li><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif">How
to deal with emergencies when the sheriff’s department is far away.</font></li></ul><p></p>













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three-hour conference will begin with a panel discussion moderated by Jim Lynch,
senior writer and editor of TechSoup for Libraries.org</span>, and Kate
Laughlin, executive director of the Association for Rural & Small Libraries.
Following the opening keynote session, concurrent presentations will cover virtual
story time, e-books, grants, re-opening plans, and other issues. Crosby
Kemper, director of Institute of Museum and Library Services, will deliver the
closing remarks. <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">A
full list of speakers is available on the </span><a href="https://www.library20.com/smallruralindependent" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">conference website</span></a><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">To attend live,
please <a href="https://smallruralindependent.eventbrite.com/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">register for the conference</a>. The final conference schedule with links to
join the sessions will be emailed to all conference registrants. <b>Those who register in advance will also
receive the recording links.</b> Please use #library2020 and #smallruralindependent
on your social media posts <span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">leading up to
and during the event. </span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">The Library 2.0 Worldwide
Virtual Conference series is open to everyone. Help us celebrate our 10^th
year of providing these free professional development web conferences by
sharing this email with your colleagues.</font><font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size:12pt"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-width:1pt;border-color:windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></p><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Contact:</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Nicole Purviance<br>Director of Marketing and Communications<br>

School of Information<br>

San Jose State University<br><a href="mailto:nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu" target="_blank">nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu</a><br>
<a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu" target="_blank">https://ischool.sjsu.edu</a></font></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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