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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><img width="150" height="147" style="width:1.5625in;height:1.5312in" id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://arsl.memberclicks.net/assets/site/arsl.png"></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi there, !<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you have opinions about what it takes to lead a library in a rural and/or small town? We would love to hear your thoughts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are currently developing ARSL’s Leadership Institute,
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Outstanding in Their Field</span></em>. As we design the outline of learning sessions, we are looking for feedback from those with no leadership experience and from those who have already been leaders in small/rural
libraries. We would like to invite you to join us for a conversation on Nov. 5 or 6 in Zoom to help us refine our vision for ARSL Outstanding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“What can I expect?” you ask? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We need a total of 15 - 20 volunteers for these engaging 30-minute focus groups. If selected to participate we will put you in one of 3 groups of 5 – 7 participants: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Two priorities of the ARSL Outstanding team are to include in our focus groups library staff who are Black, Indigenous, or other People of Color (BIPOC) and library staff who work extensively with BIPOC and/or
immigrant communities. If you can speak to either of those priorities we would strongly encourage you to consider participating.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Interested? Please go <a href="http://arsl.memberclicks.net/message2/link/5052c8aa-ce7f-4be0-9161-bf08d44739a6/1">
here</a> and fill out the form by Tuesday, October 20. We will contact you shortly thereafter to let you know if your name has been selected for participation. Questions may be directed to
<a href="mailto:info@arsl.org">info@arsl.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kieran Hixon & Sharon Morris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Curriculum Co-Designers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Disclaimer: No library staff have been or will be harmed in the making of these focus groups.
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">☺</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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