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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#E2E7EA" lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#114B9C"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Good morning Intellectual Freedom Fighters,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>In case you haven’t already seen it, this UFL/ALTAFF newsletter includes resources and trainings useful to defending against censorship attempts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Two “Tools for Trustees” handouts – “Terms and Definitions” and “Key Library Policies to Review and Revise”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Free ‘Keeping Governance on Track’ webinars for Library Boards, March 29 and 31 (60 minutes each)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Recordings now available on demand<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>PLA virtual town hall on "Facing the Challenge: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries" <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Preparing your Board of Trustees for a challenge or crisis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Scroll down to find the links.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>---------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Perry Stokes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Co-Chair, OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Director, Baker County Library District<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:director@bakerlib.org">director@bakerlib.org</a><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>(541) 523-6419 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#181818;background:white'>“Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice.”</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#181818'><br><span style='background:white'>― </span></span><span class=authorortitle><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333;background:white'>Henry Louis Gates Jr</span></b></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> United for Libraries <united@ala.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 10, 2022 8:55 AM <br><b>Subject:</b> News from United for Libraries, March 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td 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style='background:#114B9C;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:25.2pt'><span class=inline-color><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>MARCH 2022</span></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=10 style='width:.0104in;height:.1041in' id="_x0000_i1036" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.9pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B6FB5'>President's Message<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" 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style='width:.0104in;height:.1041in' id="_x0000_i1038" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>More United tools can be found at “<a href="http://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDQ4NzUwNCZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTg0NDU2JmxpPTkzMzczOTgz/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal'>Trustee Resources for Program & Material Challenges</span></strong></a>,” and ALA's "<a href="http://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDQ4NzUwNCZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTg0NDU2JmxpPTkzMzczOTg1/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal'>Fight Censorship</span></strong></a>" resource page includes further information on preparing for and responding to challenges, censorship legislation, how to support intellectual freedom, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Thank you for all you do for libraries, especially at this crucial time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Charity Tyler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>2021-2022 United for Libraries President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table 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style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=10 style='width:.0104in;height:.1041in' id="_x0000_i1040" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.9pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B6FB5'>Free ‘Keeping Governance on Track’ webinars March 29 and 31<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 0in 0in 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 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In “<a href="http://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDQ4NzUwNCZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTg0NDU2JmxpPTkzMzczOTgw/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal'>Keeping Governance on Track</span></strong></a>,” professional parliamentarian <a href="http://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDQ4NzUwNCZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTg0NDU2JmxpPTkzMzczOTg2/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal'>Nancy Sylvester</span></strong></a> (pictured) will share actions, training, and preparation boards and library directors can take now to be ready for problems and issues, and tips/best practices for handling in the moment problems/issues in board meetings. The March 29 webinar will address actions, training, preparation, etc. boards and library directors take to be prepared for problems/issues. The March 31 webinar will be a mock board meeting. This series is made possible by the Jack Neal Fund. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=10 style='width:.0104in;height:.1041in' id="_x0000_i1041" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#CF1F46;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td colspan=3 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img 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style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.9pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B6FB5'>Register for Learning Live Roundtable Discussions March 15<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.9pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span 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Learning Live programs are open only to United for Libraries members (including those in statewide group member states MA, MD, MI, NE, SC, SD, & TX and statewide training partner states MT, ND, NH, OR, & VA).<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=10 style='width:.0104in;height:.1041in' id="_x0000_i1050" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 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<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>United for Libraries has debuted a blog at <a href="http://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDQ4NzUwNCZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTg0NDU2JmxpPTkzMzczOTg5/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal'>http://united.ala.org</span></strong></a>. Visit to read about upcoming events, and conferences, updates on United for Libraries resources and initiatives, news about Friends of the Library groups, library Trustees, and library Foundations across the country, and more. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=10 style='width:.0104in;height:.1041in' id="_x0000_i1063" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#A5A9E5;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:#A5A9E5;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.9pt'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>Around ALA</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=10 style='width:.0104in;height:.1041in' id="_x0000_i1064" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.9pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B6FB5'>PLA virtual town hall on "Facing the Challenge: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries" now available <o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>As libraries continue confronting unprecedented attacks on the freedom to read, the Public Library Association (PLA) has made available a recording of a <a href="http://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDQ4NzUwNCZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTg0NDU2JmxpPTkzMzczOTkw/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal'>virtual town hall</span></strong></a> held on March 4. As those who have faced book banning attempts and related legislative efforts know, the experience is often isolating and stressful. During this free event, speakers participated in facilitated conversations that explored effective responses to the coordinated attempts at censorship currently sweeping the nation. 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style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.9pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B6FB5'>Registration is open for the 2022 ALA Annual Conference<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" 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Washington Convention Center and surrounding hotels in Washington, D.C., June 23-28, 2022. The event will feature more than 160 education sessions. United for Libraries will present sessions including “Ask the Experts: Friends of Libraries,” “Library Boards: Roles, Responsibilities, and Best Practices,” “Transformational Capital Campaigns,” and much more, along with author panels and ticketed events. The full conference scheduler will launch in April. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=10 style='width:.0104in;height:.1041in' id="_x0000_i1074" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 13.5pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#CF1F46;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td colspan=3 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img 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width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#A5A9E5;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:#A5A9E5;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.9pt'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>Tools for Trustees</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=10 style='width:.0104in;height:.1041in' id="_x0000_i1080" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.9pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B6FB5'>‘Ask an Expert’ program at PLA Conference will detail best practices for library boards<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span 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A panel of experts will address common issues that arise among library Boards and how to solve them. Panelists will present two in-depth scenarios, provide tips and best practices, and answer questions from attendees about the presented scenarios. During a "lightning round" session, speakers will field questions from attendees. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=10 style='width:.0104in;height:.1041in' id="_x0000_i1081" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#CF1F46;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td colspan=3 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal 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The on-demand session “<a href="http://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDQ4NzUwNCZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTg0NDU2JmxpPTkzMzczOTk1/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal'>Challenges & Crises: Preparing Your Board of Trustees</span></strong></a>,” featuring experts on these topics, is available on-demand via <a href="http://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDQ4NzUwNCZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTg0NDU2JmxpPTkzMzczOTk2/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal'>ALA eLearning</span></strong></a>. Learn how to be proactive in developing a well-prepared board, and what best practices, policies, and procedures need to be developed or revisited. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=10 style='width:.0104in;height:.1041in' id="_x0000_i1090" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 13.5pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#CF1F46;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td 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style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B6FB5'>John Cotton Dana Award applications due April 1<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 0in 0in 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1032" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" 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Up to eight $10,000 awards will be provided by the H.W. Wilson Foundation in 2022. 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style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.9pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B6FB5'>Spotlight: Friends of Tennessee Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The <a href="http://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDQ4NzUwNCZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTg0NDU2JmxpPTkzMzczOTk5/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal'>Friends of Tennessee Libraries (FOTL)</span></strong></a> is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The group has also recently organized into a team of mentors, organized by experience and specialty. Upon request from a Friends group, FOTL mentors with experience as Friends as well as familiarity with successful strategies of FOTL groups will provide confidential recommendations addressing specific needs. Also in the works for FOTL is advocating for their libraries as part of the annual Tennessee Library Legislative Day on March 15. And during the <a href="http://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDQ4NzUwNCZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTg0NDU2JmxpPTkzMzc0MDAw/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal'>Friends and Trustees Luncheon</span></strong></a> at the Tennessee Library Association Conference, they’ll recognize the 2021 Friends of the Year, and Mary Pom Claiborne, assistant director of marketing, development, and communications for the Knox County Public Library (KCPL), will share valuable lessons that the pandemic has taught library advocates about promoting the libraries that they love. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 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For bulk orders and other special purchasing arrangements, contact <a href="mailto:mgalus@ala.org" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal'>Peggy Galus</span></strong></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=10 style='width:.0104in;height:.1041in' id="_x0000_i1120" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #EEEEEE 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0104in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1121" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0104in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1122" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=10 style='width:.0104in;height:.1041in' id="_x0000_i1123" src="https://images.informz.net/Static/spacer-long.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.7pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>For its February <a href="http://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDQ4NzUwNCZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTg0NDU2JmxpPTkzMzc0MDA2/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal'>Tuesday Topics</span></strong></a> programs, <a href="http://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDQ4NzUwNCZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTg0NDU2JmxpPTkzMzc0MDA3/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal'>Friends and Foundation of the Rochester (N.Y.) Public Library</span></strong></a> recognized Library Lovers’ Month, Black History Month, and the World Day of Social Justice. 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