<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:black">We’re doing
things a little differently to kick off the Library 2.021 Worldwide Virtual
Conference. For our school’s first of three Library 2.021 mini-conferences, we
are partnering with the </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="http://creandoenlaces.org/about/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Seguimos Creando Enlaces (Creating
Connections)</a> <span style="color:black">bilingual
conference to bring it online. The goal of this year’s event is for library
workers to share best practices and build more inclusive library spaces for
all.</span></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">“This event fosters community connections and cultural
diversity in public, academic and special libraries,” said Steve Hargadon, who
co-founded the Library 2.0 Worldwide Virtual Conference series with Dr. Sandra
Hirsh in 2011 as a way to facilitate topical discussions among information
professionals worldwide. Dr. Hirsh will deliver opening remarks during the
conference welcome session.</span><span style="color:black;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;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The conference
will be held on March 25 and 26. </span>Registration is free, and
attendees will have the option to view live presentations in English and Spanish. Sessions
will be recorded and made available after the event. <span style="color:black"></span></font></p>

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Creando Enlaces 2021: Civic Engagement in Action</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>

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library staff members and library school students from around the globe</span></li><li><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> March
25 and 26, 2021</span></li><li><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Time:</span></b><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Pacific Time each day (UTC-7)</span></li><li><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Where:</span></b><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> Online
via Zoom</span></li><li><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Cost:</span></b><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> FREE!</span></li><li><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54)"><a href="https://creando2021english.eventbrite.com/?aff=sjsu" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,85,162)">REGISTER NOW!</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:black">(English
form) </span></li><li><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54)"><a href="https://creando2021espanol.eventbrite.com/?aff=sjsu" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,85,162)">REGISTER NOW!</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54)"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">(Spanish form)</span></li></ul><p></p>

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at 12 p.m.</span></strong></font></p>

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C. Rivera, MLIS, San José State University; Library Assistant III at San Diego
Public Library and Librarian at the Nancy K. Dubois Library at the Museum of
Photographic Arts (MOPA) in Balboa Park, San Diego </span></font></p>

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Food Security in Public and Academic Libraries</span></strong><strong><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"></span></strong></font></p>

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</b>This presentation
will introduce listeners to the advantages/disadvantages of the modern seed and
food industry. With a focus on food justice and food security, the presenter
will make a case for seed libraries as a way to democratize and localize food
production and ensure food security with rural and urban communities. Seed
libraries are an educational tool that can be utilized by libraries for
programming, outreach, STEM-based learning, and cultivation of rich community
connections. Civic engagement through the creation of seed libraries and
community gardens within libraries will also be highlighted. The possibilities
of seed libraries in academic institutions will also be considered.</font></p>

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the full schedule, including presentation descriptions and speaker biographies,
on the conference website at <a href="http://creandoenlaces.org/schedule/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">http://creandoenlaces.org/schedule/</a>.
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Creando Enlaces 2021 is presented by the San José State University School of
Information, Library 2.0 Worldwide Virtual Conference Series, Southern
California Library Cooperative in partnership with the SERRA Library
Cooperative, and the California State Library. This conference is supported in
whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the
provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in
California by the State Librarian.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Please excuse cross postings. Feel free to forward this email.</font></p>

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Purviance<br>
Director of Marketing and Communications<br>
School of Information<br>
San Jose State University<br>
<a href="mailto:nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu</span></a><br>
<a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://ischool.sjsu.edu</span></a></font></p>

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