<div dir="ltr"><h1 class="gmail-page-header" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:2rem;margin:0px 0px 1rem;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(17,17,17);padding:0px 0px 9px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">[FYI]</h1><h1 class="gmail-page-header" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:2rem;margin:0px 0px 1rem;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(17,17,17);padding:0px 0px 9px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Saying No: Harassment Intervention at the Library Webinar</h1><div class="gmail-region gmail-region-content-top" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(17,17,17)"><ul class="gmail-sharing__links" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:none"><li class="gmail-share gmail-last" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0px 2.5rem;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-bottom-style:initial;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-color:rgb(51,122,183);font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;float:left"><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);font-family:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit">For Immediate Release</span></li></ul></div><div class="gmail-region gmail-region-content" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(17,17,17)"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1rem 0rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Mon, 11/29/2021</span></p><div class="gmail-press-release-contact-info" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><h4 class="gmail-contact-header" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0.5rem 0rem;font-size:1.404rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Contact:</h4><p class="gmail-contact-name" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73)">Beatrice Calvin</p><p class="gmail-contact-job-title" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73)">Manager, Professional Development</p><p class="gmail-contact-unit" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73)">Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment & ALA-APA</p><p class="gmail-contact-phone" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73)">312.280.4280</p><p class="gmail-contact-email" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><a href="mailto:bcalvin@ala.org" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">bcalvin@ala.org</a></p></div><div id="gmail-node-17359" class="gmail-node gmail-node-member-news gmail-clearfix" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><div class="gmail-content gmail-clearfix" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-name-body gmail-field-type-text-with-summary gmail-field-label-hidde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> now to join our panel as they discuss this important topic.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1rem 0rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73)"> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1rem 0rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73)">Note: Harassment based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, and genetic information are all protected under the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). If you are currently experiencing harassment, there are steps you can take now. You may want to consider seeking legal counsel.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1rem 0rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73)"> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1rem 0rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:600;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Review these resources</span>:</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1rem 0rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73)">ALA resource <a href="https://www.ala.org/educationcareers/harassment-resources" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">page on harassment</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1rem 0rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73)">EEOC: <a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/what-you-should-know-what-do-if-you-believe-you-have-been-harassed-work" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">What to do if you believe you have been harassed at work</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#ffffff">-</font></div><span style="color:rgb(120,63,4)">Max Macias </span><a href="https://www.name-coach.com/max-macias" style="font-family:"open sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.538em;background-color:transparent;border-radius:0px;color:rgb(136,91,192);outline:0px!important" target="_blank"><img alt="A button with "Hear my name" text for name playback in email signature" src="https://www.name-coach.com/images/emailsig/email-sig.jpeg" style="border-radius:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:middle;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:15px"></a></div><div dir="ltr"><b style="font-size:12.8px">Pronouns: | He, Him, His |</b></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,255)"><b>Strengths:</b> Input, Ideation, Context, Connectedness, Intellection</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><font face="arial black, sans-serif">Social media is mind control.  </font></div><div><br></div>The ideas expressed in these emails in no way represent any organization's viewpoints, or opinions.  The opinions, ideas and reflections are my own personal intellectual property.<br><div><br><br>Publishing<br><br><a href="http://lowriderlibrarian.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lowrider Librarian</a></div><div><a href="https://www.librarianswithspines.com/" target="_blank">Librarians With Spines </a><br></div></div></div></div>