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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">Hello library community and happy Monday!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">I’m passing this along for those who might be interested – and please share with your colleagues and networks, thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hi folks,</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Happy almost fall! I hope you had a relaxing and fruitful
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">🍉</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">summer reading.<br>
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PLIX just launched our fall 2025 workshop series on Facilitating Creative STEAM Learning! This workshop series is especially perfect for libraries interested in strengthening their library programs with STEM concepts while maintaining fun hands-on open-exploration.
<b>It’s free, open to public, school, and academic libraries. </b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please share and consider applying:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">More info about the workshop series:
<a href="https://plix.mit.edu/news-updates/plix-facilitating-creative-learning-workshop-series">
https://plix.mit.edu/news-updates/plix-facilitating-creative-learning-workshop-series</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Infosession next Thu Sept 11th, 1-2pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Application deadline Thu Sept 25th<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">More info about PLIX:
<a href="https://plix.mit.edu/news-updates/transforming-how-local-communities-engage-with-creativity-and-steam-in-libraries">
https://plix.mit.edu/news-updates/transforming-how-local-communities-engage-with-creativity-and-steam-in-libraries</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://pk12.mit.edu/" target="_blank">pK-12</a> at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">Cheers,<br>
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Continuing Education Resources: <u><span style="color:#215E99"><a href="https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/"><span style="color:#215E99">https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/</span></a></span></u></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">State Library of Oregon
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<b>|</b> <u><span style="color:#215E99"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library"><span style="color:#215E99">www.oregon.gov/library</span></a></span></u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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