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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Here’s an exciting new opportunity for libraries from SciStarter (<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fscistarter.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C9f70b45ec7f34215f2c708da7bc0599e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637958363333096306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=sVh9%2FPyG%2BUKugqdomaPwTrJZJ8%2B4EMbaq7ifFS4pB8w%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">scistarter.org</a>),
a globally acclaimed, online citizen science hub where projects are searchable by location, topic, age level, and more. The following information and resources have been developed to support this effort:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://scistarter.org/">SciStarter</a> and
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsfis.asu.edu%2F&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C9f70b45ec7f34215f2c708da7bc0599e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637958363333096306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RmX55gUFXX9aQNcDdXmXU5axWiWrt66Mpmh%2Fbj7tYvA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
Arizona State University</a>, in partnership with <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fngcproject.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C9f70b45ec7f34215f2c708da7bc0599e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637958363333096306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=MLEXGJyha8xsC2n1lBSBwDIcACjd2NPuNxi%2BG6UfOuA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
The National Girls Collaborative</a>, have launched the <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fscistarter.org%2Flibrary-network&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C9f70b45ec7f34215f2c708da7bc0599e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637958363333096306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vUx0uAMPpubqT9G7NLe37sWt%2FOZKGs04zt1niZoA1qE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
<i>National Citizen and Community Science Library Network</i></a><i>. </i>The goal of this network is to provide resources, training and ongoing support to libraries that are interested in becoming community hubs for citizen science. This can be as simple as
having books displayed about citizen science, to more in depth engagement like hosting citizen science events and creating citizen science kits for library users and community groups to check out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently, they have around 400 libraries that have signed up to join the National Citizen and Community Science Library Network and have seen really good turnout on the national webinars that
they’ve hosted over the past year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To learn more about this work, please use the links below to access their suite of resources:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscistarter.org%2Flibrary-network&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C9f70b45ec7f34215f2c708da7bc0599e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637958363333096306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tJQA0blcicZjSdRJ%2B1MCGVXfGz81nqCbNRMDAyjUxho%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Library
Network webpage</a> – You can find links to promotional resources, the <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fscistarter.org%2Flibrary-build-a-kit&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C9f70b45ec7f34215f2c708da7bc0599e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637958363333096306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=MJbUUDhfLb0grlsQkaYd7Vi8t6oQnjZmGqca8z43TyQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
kit building guides</a>, and more at <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscistarter.org%2Flibrary-network&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C9f70b45ec7f34215f2c708da7bc0599e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637958363333096306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tJQA0blcicZjSdRJ%2B1MCGVXfGz81nqCbNRMDAyjUxho%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
https://scistarter.org/library-network</a>. <br>
<br>
<i>Please note that they are currently updating these website pages to make them simpler to navigate.</i><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLwA1sbEnQNrPg4XSESHFMfEWG_SjoJR7O&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C9f70b45ec7f34215f2c708da7bc0599e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637958363333096306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=P%2BWFQZGwgkwr2648fah9dk04TtocSEOg1XlgYCiK2SA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Webinar
Recordings</a><b> </b>- View webinar recordings <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLwA1sbEnQNrPg4XSESHFMfEWG_SjoJR7O&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C9f70b45ec7f34215f2c708da7bc0599e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637958363333096306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=P%2BWFQZGwgkwr2648fah9dk04TtocSEOg1XlgYCiK2SA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
here</a>. There will be new webinars in Fall of 2022.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSdWHAfFjQb6Lfni07fZF1zpTsHMb-zYirkaOiV5s18otqR1UA%2Fviewform&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C9f70b45ec7f34215f2c708da7bc0599e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637958363333096306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KowS9mIMxbylDtf1Dakiu1YJTIVV%2BUGuzAWNASx%2FYcQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Library
Network</a> – Your library is also invited to <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSdWHAfFjQb6Lfni07fZF1zpTsHMb-zYirkaOiV5s18otqR1UA%2Fviewform&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C9f70b45ec7f34215f2c708da7bc0599e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637958363333096306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KowS9mIMxbylDtf1Dakiu1YJTIVV%2BUGuzAWNASx%2FYcQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
sign up for the network</a> to start receiving their newsletter. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Science literacy for all ages is one of the participation outcomes in real scientific research through projects found on the SciStarter platform. Their team has put together kits with directions
to provide the tools that support specific projects. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have questions, please contact:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The National Citizen and Community Science Library Network Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscistarter.org%2Flibrary-network&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C9f70b45ec7f34215f2c708da7bc0599e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637958363333264578%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ooDdxf1KhHqGa9JZ9VWQRexSOv9d54xsiMOC%2BycdR8c%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://scistarter.org/library-network</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2Fu%2F4%2Fgoog_1217708104&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C9f70b45ec7f34215f2c708da7bc0599e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637958363333264578%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1ENgg1hj0UjCxQ90aCI1NrG1KWjg4brTILg72%2FFVzcE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">librarynetwork@scistarter.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Library of Oregon <b>|</b> Library Support and Development Services
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">971-375-3491 <b>|</b> <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov">
darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov</a> <b>|</b> <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library">
www.oregon.gov/library</a> <u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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