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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">ALA offers a series of online courses to help library trustees “become exceptionally proficient in their roles on behalf of their libraries.” The courses are recorded webcasts to be viewed at any
time, and each is just under an hour long.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Occasionally we in Library Development get asked about resources for new library board members, so I thought I’d pass along the information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"> United for Libraries Trustee Academy:
<a href="http://www.ala.org/united/trustees/trustee_academy/academy">http://www.ala.org/united/trustees/trustee_academy/academy</a><br>
Course info: <a href="http://www.ala.org/united/trustees/trustee_academy/course-info">
http://www.ala.org/united/trustees/trustee_academy/course-info</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Announcement about new course:
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/06/united-libraries-adds-%E2%80%98evaluating-library-director%E2%80%99-course-part-trustee">
http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/06/united-libraries-adds-%E2%80%98evaluating-library-director%E2%80%99-course-part-trustee</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">FYI,<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">School Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">503.378.5011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">OSLIS ||
</span></b><span style="color:blue"><a href="www.oslis.org"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">www.oslis.org</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Learn to research. Research to learn.©<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/oregon.srp.certificate.aspx">Summer Reading</a> 2013 at
<a href="http://libdir.osl.state.or.us/">Oregon libraries</a>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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